The five most popular malls – by foot traffic – in South Africa for the period January to October 2023, have been revealed. Photo: YouTube

Gauteng dominates as province with most popular MALLS in South Africa

The five most popular malls – by foot traffic – in South Africa for the period January to October 2023, have been revealed.

by Garrin Lambley

29-12-2023 08:57

in Business and Finance

The five most popular malls – by foot traffic – in South Africa for the period January to October 2023, have been revealed. Photo: YouTube

The five most popular malls – by foot traffic – in South Africa for the period January to October 2023, have been revealed.

According to Lightstone, four of those are to be found in Gauteng.

Mall of Africa, situated in Waterfall City in Midrand, was crowned the busiest shopping mall in South Africa this year having taken second place in 2022.

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Second place in 2023 went to the busiest mall last year, Galleria in KwaZulu-Natal.

Sandton City / Nelson Mandela Square ranked third for 2023 – the same as it did 12 months ago.

Fourth place was taken by Menlyn Park with Wonderpark rounding out the Top 5.

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Of the 20 busiest malls in Mzansi, 14 are located in Gauteng, four in KwaZulu-Natal and two in the Western Cape.

In terms of average shopping time, that honour went to the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town (105 minutes), while the Mall of Africa and Sandton City / Nelson Mandela Square both boasted an average of 90 minutes.

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