Mandeni (also Mandini) is a town in
Ilembe District Municipality in the
KwaZulu-Natal province of
South Africa
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.
The town is roughly 22 km north-east of
Stanger.
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
Sappi
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, the largest paper manufacturer in South Africa.
The
Tugela River
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The river originates in Mont-aux-Sources of the D ...
flows through Mandeni and the mouth of the river is 10 km from the town center. Mandeni is located 22 km from
Stanger and 96 km from
Durban
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.
On December 28 and 27, 2020, a rather high maximum temperature of was registered.
Notable people
*
Vusi Ximba
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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
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