One of the largest and well known families in St Lucia is the 'Van Aswegens'. The family own two guest houses and two estuary based boats, "Born Free" and "Fannas - The Spirit of St Lucia", as well as St Lucia Safaris, a tourist information and booking office, in St Lucia, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The two guest houses owned by Hannes van Aswegen (the patriarch of the Van Aswegen clan) are Leopard Corner and Lalapanzi Guest Houses.

   Being an Afrikaans family, all of the second Van Aswegen generation were brought up with the ideals of respect, manners, kindness, and hospitality. This carries through to Leopard Corner as it is managed by Johannes (pronounced "yo-hun-nis") van Aswegen, the youngest of the Van Aswegen clan.

   Leopard Corner, as an organization, is very involved in the community in and around St Lucia. Both the manager and the assistant manager are members of the St Lucia Honorary Officers. The St Lucia Honorary Officers is a non-profit volunteer organization which assists Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife with its monitoring and enforcing of conservation related issues.

   Leopard Corner is also a member of several tourism associations and groups.
     Tourism Grading Council of South Africa
     KwaZulu Natal Tourism Authority
     Elephant Coast Tourism Association
     National Accommodation Association SA