Nestled in the KwaZulu-Natal Diamond Foothills of uMnambithi, inbetween a UNESCO City of Literature, and a UNESCO Heritage Site, Zuri Manor House is a family founded holdings specialising in Society, Culture and Noble Obligation.
SOCIETY
The house values community and the family. Believing true wealth lies in family enterprise, the house extends resources into a service subsidiary that manages the social aspect of family owned, multi-generational business. Based in the countryside, the house prioritises enterprises of the same nature. This service, aptly titled Countryside Social, is led by house Founder and director, Nona Ngwenya. An authentic celebration of the family, efforts therein, and the results that shape the future of the local economy.
CULTURE
The house was founded by a member of a pioneering family that values literature, and community developed from shared intellectual/scholastic perspectives, philosophy and experiences. Thus the house has a flagship literary brand, Nona Zuri, that explores family dynamics within the scope of family enterprise, and touches on the nuance of it all as characters encounter the staunch hand of power, and the demanding requirements of wealth preservation and creation. Nona Zuri sifts through current affairs whilst masterfully drawing on heritage from a micro to macro scale, and skillfully produces belletristic literature published as handbound collectibles, limited in availability by the nature of indigenous materials used to create them. A patron model is offered in order to collect, and patron numbers are transferable from generation to generation.
NOBLE OBLIGATION
The house believes in being responsible towards the community it occupies, and its surrounds – from creating enterprise for ourselves to partnering with others towards community-wide economic empowerment. As such, house members guard the social development goals of a sister NPO, Thulisile Foundation, founded by our first investor and overseen by our young matriarch, the investor's daughter, Nona Ngwenya. Subsidiaries of the house partner with this foundation to ensure our core values of impact and family remain at the fore.