Mankayane

Mankayane is a town located in the Manzini region of Eswatini. This small town services the chiefdom of Velezizweni. Nearby are the extensive man-made forests which cover much of the high veld areas of Eswatini. The area around Mankayane is also covered in small homesteads where traditional forms of agriculture are carried out. Other small irrigation schemes now exist providing a cash cropping basis for some local farmers. One such scheme is Ntamakuphila.

The areas to the West and South of Mankayane are Swazi Nation Land (SNL). These areas are "tribal" lands. That is they are administered under traditional systems of land tenure where a chief gives land to men, enough for their wives and children to use. This happens at the point at which these men "give Khonta", or allegiance, to the Chief. Individuals do not own the land they have "rights of usufruct", rights to use land as they need it for their families. To the north are the man-made forests and these sit in Individually Tenured Land (ITL). These pieces of land comprising almost 50% of the country are those areas taken over for use as farms and industry at the time of colonisation. These areas are privately owned; originally by English or Afrikaans farmers and increasingly by indigenous or naturalised Swazi.

Notable people
1. Mr. Absalom Themba Dlamini (Honorary Doctor) - Former prime minister

2. Mr. Sotja Dlamini (late) - Former prime minister

3. Mr. Sibusiso "Spoko" Dlamini - Former football player.

4. Mr. Masheyini Dlamini - Bhunya Bombers Singer

5. Mr. Melika Vilakati (late) - Founder of Jericho Church in Zion

6. Rev. N Mamba - FEA Mission Pastor

7. Mr. Dumisani Cuthbert Khumalo - Former EBIS Radio Personality and Former Lubombo Regional Secretary

8. Mr. Bongani Dlamini - Former Marketing Manager Eswatini Tourism Association and Eagles Transport Director

9. Mr. Sipho Vilakati - Sweet Home Transport Owner

10. Rev. Mkhulu Kaizer Fakudze (late) - Metropolitan Evangelical Church Founder

11. Mr. Mihla K Khumalo - Former EBIS Radio Journalist and The Deputy Prime Minister's Office Spokesperson

12. Mr. Khanyakwezwe Mabuza - Former Nercha CEO and Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health

13. Mr. Mgabhi Dlamini (late) - Former Parliament House of Assembly Speaker

11. Mr. Mabili Dlamini - Former Ambassador and Minister, currently serving in one of Emabandla

12. Mr. Goodman Kunene (late) - Former Principal Secretary

13. Mr. Sihle Khumalo - First Secretary, Eswatini Embassy to Qatar

14. Mr. Lot Vilakati - SNAT Secretary General

15. Dr. Ngcebo Mbuli - Bible Society CEO

16. Mr. Vulindlela Msibi (late) - Former Member of Parliament

17. Mr. Vulindlela Kunene - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Under Secretary-Political

18. Mr. Nkululeko Dlamini (late) - Former Times of Eswatini Journalist

19. Mr. Gcina Dladla - Eswatini Environmental Authority CEO

20. Mr. Evart Madlopha - Former Principal Secretary

21. Mr. Siboniso Charles Madlopha - JA Africa Vice President Operations

22. Dr. Gculisile Khumalo - Stellenbosch University

23. Dr. Zitsile Z Khumalo - University of Johannesburg