Tshabalala is a southern African surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Sport Daniel Tshabalala (born 1977), football player Evelina Tshabalala (born 1965), marathon runner and mountaineer Jerry Tshabalala, South African football manager Siphiwe Tshabalala (born 1984), football player Thandi Tshabalala (born 1984), cricket player Vincent Tshabalala (1942–2017), golfer

Entertainment Mduduzi Tshabalala (1978–2016), South African singer performing as Mandoza Tokollo Tshabalala, musician Velile Tshabalala (born 1984), British actress of Zimbabwean descent Xolile Tshabalala (born 1977), South African actress Tschabalala Self (born 1990), American artist

Others Cecilia Tshabalala, South African educator, women's rights activist, clubwoman and writer Manto Tshabalala-Msimang (1940–2009), South African politician, minister of health 1999–2008

See also Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa, a 2010 African film