Related to a birth in S Africa (5)

I believe the answer is:

natal

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'birth in s africa' is the definition.
'natal' can be an answer for 'birth' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'in s africa' bit.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for natal that I've seen before include "old province" , "Native" , "Christmas is Jesus's -- day" , "KwaZulu-____ , South African province" , "South African region" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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