Feather in cap for My Pond Hotel
My Pond Hotel general manager Pearl Motaung-Mlangeni is one of four nominees for The Pyne Awards Africa.
Motaung-Mlangeni is the multiple-award-winning manager of the four-star hotel that also serves as a training facility for students at Stenden South Africa in Port Alfred.
She has been recognised on several occasions in recent years for her contributions to the future of tourism and hospitality. These include:
Standard Bank Top Women Young Achiever of the Year – 2018/2019/2020 (finalist)
Strategic African Women in Leadership 2021 (finalist)
Pyne Awards Africa – Rising Star of the year - Hospitality 2021 (winner)
Motaung-Mlangeni was awarded the Empowerment Award by South African Tourism during her trip to Durban for the Africa Travel Indaba 2022, where she was a panelist on crucial themes affecting tourism recovery.
The Pyne Awards named Motaung-Mlangeni one of the top ten Female Trailblazers to watch in Tourism 2022 Hospitality.
She serves on the advisory board of the African Association of Women in Tourism and Hospitality.
She has worked in the tourism and hospitality industries for over two decades and joined Stenden South Africa as the general manager of the hotel in 2021.
In line with its business goals, My Pond hotel has received a new corporate identity and a soft renovation.
Motaung-Mlangeni is currently nominated for The Pyne Awards Africa General Manager of the Year 2022, competing against four other general managers from various countries.
The awards ceremony will take place in Nigeria in September.
My Pond Hotel is a fullservice, four-star hotel situated on the Sunshine Coast in the Eastern Cape.