{"id":866970,"date":"2026-07-21T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=866970"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:02:58","slug":"massive-new-shopping-mall-opening-in-south-africas-richest-province-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/866970\/massive-new-shopping-mall-opening-in-south-africas-richest-province-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive new shopping mall opening in South Africa’s richest province this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leratong City Mall in Mogale City is making progress and is set to open its doors in October 2026, with further developments planned over the next decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new 35,000 sqm regional shopping mall is central to a 350-hectare mixed-use development in Gauteng. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mall is being designed by MDS Architecture and developed by McCormick Property Development (MPD). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development sits at the strategic intersection of major routes connecting Mogale City, Soweto, Randfontein, Merafong, Roodepoort, Florida and Johannesburg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mall will serve as the commercial anchor for a broader nodal development that includes 15,000 housing units, government services, and a private hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wider development was inspired by President Ramaphosa\u2019s 2019 national Smart City pronouncement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an investment value of R5 billion, it stands among the largest developments in Mogale City over the next decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mall portion is set to open in October 2026, with development of the remaining parts of Leratong City planned over the next 10 to 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development is a partnership between the Gauteng government, Mogale City Local Municipality and Trendville. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction is expected to boost broader economic and infrastructure development in the area. The mall is located across from Leratong Hospital and plans to serve the surrounding communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This isn’t just about creating another shopping destination,” said Louis Pretorius, partner at MDS Architecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s about driving broader community development. The architectural decisions we’ve made, the amphitheatre, the entrance plazas, the integration with pedestrian networks, all support the larger vision of creating a genuine urban centre.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by mining<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MDS said that the mall’s flexible floor plates accommodate a range of store sizes and configurations, while generous circulation areas can also host pop-up retail, markets, and community events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our approach to Leratong City was fundamentally about creating a space that serves the community beyond transactional retail,” said Pretorius. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This project required us to think deeply about how architecture can foster genuine community interaction while delivering a world-class retail experience.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mall’s shape and positioning are designed to bring in natural light while keeping the interior cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The food court also overlooks the amphitheatre, with sliding glass doors creating an indoor-outdoor dining experience that takes advantage of South Africa’s good weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mall will also have 3.3 MW of installed solar power capacity through rooftop panels, comprising 21 x 120kW inverters (2.52 MW of AC) and 5,376 PV Modules (3.3 MW of DC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mall is also designed with references to the mining industry, given the region’s deep roots in early mining in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes angular steel structures inspired by mining headgear, which Pretorius said creates “a sense of anticipation, marking the transition from the everyday urban environment into something special.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leratong Mall Photos and Renderings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Leratong City Mall in Mogale City will open its doors in October and forms part of the nation’s Smart City expansion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":866981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2079552238289027439","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12755],"tags":[25867,25866,24037],"class_list":["post-866970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-property","tag-leratong-city","tag-mccormick-property-development","tag-mds-architecture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=866970"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":866991,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866970\/revisions\/866991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/866981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=866970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=866970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}