In 1996, Eat a Mango won a SAMA in the category "Best Adult Contemporary Performance: English" at the second annual South African Music Awards.
[1] The band recorded music videos for three songs from the album: "Eat a Mango", "New World (Beneath Our Feet)", and "Right Time".
[3] In a 2014 interview, lead singer Claire Johnston offered an explanation for the hiatus: "We experienced a creative lull.
The Gallo Record Company later reissued Eat a Mango for digital distribution via Amazon Music, eMusic, iTunes, and Spotify.
Drum magazine gave the album a favourable review, describing it as "a rocking collection of upbeat sounds celebrating life and love the Southern African way".