| Mandini | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.157°N 31.408°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | iLembe |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mandeni |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.02 |
| Population Total: | 3904 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 54.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 14.9% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 24.6% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 47.8% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 31.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 14.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 5.4% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 4490 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 032 |
Mandeni (also Mandini) is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
The town is roughly 22 km north-east of Stanger and 96 km north of Durban.
The town has four shopping centres, namely; Mandeni shopping centre, where most residents go, Sundumbili plaza, Gcaleka Shopping centre (also known as KwaGcaleka) and Mandeni Mall. It has seven township sections all falling under Sundumbili township. These sections are Bhidla, Sikhalambazo, Thokoza, Dark City, Red Hill, Island (sometimes referred to as Ireland), Chappies and White City. There is also a suburb which accommodated only the Whites during the apartheid era known as eKwatasi. The town has many factories and attracts workers from near and afar. Most factories are at an industrial area known as KwaSithebe. The biggest employer is Sappi, the largest paper manufacturer in South Africa.
The Tugela River flows through Mandeni and the mouth of the river is 10 km from the town center.
On December 28 and 27, 2020, a rather high maximum temperature of 43.2C was registered.[2]