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MANGWANANI
AFRICAN SPA

Full Name of Company: Mangwanani African Spa MISSION
Nature of Business: Spa & Wellness By unleashing the natural, inherent ability of previously
Services / Products: Spa Massage Treatments & Home disadvantaged women, through training and
development, Mangwanani offers a Rare Experience
relaxing products of African Indulgence that Blesses the Body and
Date Established: September 2002 Soul through Ancestral Therapies Mangwanani
Customer Base: Individuals & Corporate Businesses is committed to serving a Social Responsibility,
No. of Employees: +2000 Sustainable Development & Empowerment through
Job Creation. By uplifting Local Communities
B-BBEE Status: 2 Nationally, Mangwanani provides a Quality African
Branches: +22 Branches Experience, and Value for Money, by Committed,
Empowered & Happy People.
VISION
Mangwanani African Spa is a True African Spa & CONTACT DETAILS
Entertainment Destination Experience, Committed to HEAD OFFICE
Empowerment and Responsible Tourism. By marrying Physical Address: 8 Douglas Crowe Drive,
Western Cultures with Ancient African Rituals, Guests are Dolphin Coast, 4420
Pampered with decadent therapies for Total Relaxation of Tel: +27 (0)87 809 0055
Body, Mind, and Soul. Mangwanani is suitable for couples, E-mail: info@mangwanani.co.za
groups, and individuals of all ages. Website: www.mangwanani.co.za

HEAD-TO-TOE INDULGENCE provides access to professional counselling services
for its employees.
Mangwanani – the African Spa – came into existence in Signature Product Range
2002, when Erin Limbert, Mangwanani’s dynamic CEO, Thanks to the immense support of her family, and with
first set in motion her dream of creating a retreat where incredible determination, Erin, and Mangwanani have
people could experience true head-to-toe indulgence.
been able to develop a unique signature product range,
Coupling the ethos of revitalisation with an African having relaxation and well-being at heart. These are the
inspiration presented an initial challenge, because same products that are used in treatments.
of the uniqueness of this concept. However, one All products are made with natural and naturally derived
of Mangwanani’s primary focuses is to uplift rural ingredients and fragranced with essential oil – which is in
women, which ties in with the African spirit that drives line with awareness of Mangwanani’s carbon footprint.
Mangwanani.
Employees’ Wellness
More than just employing rural women, Mangwanani
also uplifts communities by providing on the job Healthy employees are more productive, happier
training to produce some of the finest qualified employees. By investing in employees’ wellness,
therapists available. These women are able to companies are not only reducing stress and boosting
completely change their lives with a ‘hand up’ instead the morale of their people, they are also reaping bottom
of a ‘hand out’. The premise is that ‘when you educate line benefits. These include reduced absenteeism and
women, you educate a nation’. minimal staff turnover, concomitant with loyalty and
greater productivity. Mangwanani Spa has wellness and
Mangwanani African Spa has an average of 180 000 relaxation therapy solutions that may be tailored to the
visitors enjoying its facilities annually. Currently, the unique requirements of your business.
company employs thousands of employees. They
are extremely proud to report that 95% of its team The incredible Nomadic ‘Mobile Spa’ team of
comprises previously disadvantaged individuals. empowered therapists can transform your workplace
into a spa sanctuary. They provide acupressure treat-
In addition, Mangwanani has created and ments to your staff while they sit at their desks in a call
implemented its staff wellness programme, which centre, or a general office environment. This implies
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