Mandeni (also Mandini) is a town in

Ilembe District Municipality iLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of iLembe is KwaDukuza. The majority (82%) of its 606,809 people speak Zulu as their first language (2011 census). The district code is DC29. It ...

in the

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...

province of

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. The town is roughly 22 km north-east of

Stanger KwaDukuza is a municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 2006, the municipal name was changed to KwaDukuza (which incorporates small towns such as Stanger, Balito, Shaka's Kraal, but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well before ...

. The town has four shopping centres, namely; Mandeni shopping centre, where most residents go, Sundumbili plaza, Gcaleka Shopping centre (also known as KwaGcaleka) and seven townships. The town has many factories and attracts workers from afar. The biggest employer is

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, the largest paper manufacturer in South Africa. The

Tugela River The Tugela River ( zu, Thukela; af, Tugelarivier) is the largest river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. With a total length of , it is one of the most important rivers of the country. The river originates in Mont-aux-Sources of the Dra ...

flows through Mandeni and the mouth of the river is 10 km from the town center. Mandeni is located 22 km from

and 96 km from

Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...

. On December 28 and 27, 2020, a rather high maximum temperature of was registered.

Notable people

Vusi Ximba Vusi Ximba (19392011) was a South African musician, songwriter and comedian and satirist best known for his comic style of music and skit-like performances. He was born and raised in MSINGA, north of KwaZulu-Natal. He later moved to KwaSwayima ...

, musician *Zamakhetheka Ntshulane, sneaker designer

References

Populated places in the Mandeni Local Municipality {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub