Mandeni 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 and Mandeni Mall. It has seven township sections all falling under Sundumbili township.