The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall in Protea Glen, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, which opened in September 2012.[1][2]
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| Location | Protea Glen, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa |
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| Coordinates | 26°16′31″S 27°48′42″E / 26.2752°S 27.8116°E |
| Opening date | September 27, 2012 |
| Developer | 48 developers |
| Owner | Masingita Group |
| No. of stores and services | 96 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Parking | 1055 |
| Website | proteaglenmall |
Built at a cost of approximately R360-380 million, the mall is located at the intersection of R558 and Protea Boulevard in the centre of Protea Glen,[2] and has over 90 tenants.[3][4][5][6]
Background
editMike Nkuna, chairman of developer Masingita Group, first conceived of placing a mall in Protea Glen in 2005,[7] as residents had been traveling to Lenasia for their shopping.[8] It is the first mall located in the Johannesburg suburb, which has only been developed since the 1990s. It has been the sixth mall to open in Soweto.[9] Locally, it is considered notable for having both rival supermarket retailers Pick n Pay and Shoprite among its tenants.[10]
References
edit- ^ (11 October 2011). Soweto's Protea Glen mall attracts tenants, Bizcommunity.com
- ^ a b (28 March 2013). New mall for Protea Glen, Joburg.org.za
- ^ (16 October 2012). Protea Glen Mall: flight of a fine entrepreneur Mike Nkuna, Ujuh
- ^ (2 April 2012). Boosting Soweto's future, The Sowetan
- ^ (24 October 2011). Soweto's Protea Glen mall allures tenants, sacommercialpropnews.co.za
- ^ (18 October 2012). Soweto's Protea Glen mall is now open, Property24
- ^ "Protea Glen Mall – Shopping Mall". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ (28 March 2012). Row over who gets the jobs, The Sowetan
- ^ (2 October 2012). New Soweto mall, The Sowetan
- ^ (2 January 2013). Soweto mall's new customer strategy, The Sowetan