The Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) established Mananga Agricultural Management Centre in 1972 as an International Management Development Centre catering for middle and senior managers. Since then it has provided management training to over 5000 managers from Africa, the Caribbean, Pacific and Asian countries and managed human resources development projects within Southern African Development Community (SADC). Managed first as a direct CDC project from London, Mananga now operates as a limited liability company registered in Swaziland, under the name “Mananga, Centre for Regional Integration and Management Development” (Swaziland Companies Act Reg. No.721/1997). It is a wholly African organization with a well-established network of associates, organisational and institutional collaborators in the SADC region, Africa and beyond.

In its history, Mananga has amply fulfilled its founder’s expectations and established itself as an African based world class center of excellence in management, providing relevant training and consulting services to organizations. Joint programs have been organized in conjunction with institutions like the EDI-World Bank, Royal Tropical Institute of Amsterdam, ISNAR, Oxford Policy Management, Silsoe College, ESAMI and several regional and national institutions. In support of its work, Mananga has had significant backing from the Netherlands Government, European Community, and Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation and many other agencies who share the belief that effective management is key in bringing together the benefits of development to the people in the developing world.