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

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These were the FIVE most popular malls in South Africa in 2023

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

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

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.

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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TOP 5 BUSIEST MALLS IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 2023

RankMallProvince
1Mall of AfricaGauteng
2GalleriaKwaZulu-Natal
3Sandton CityGauteng
4Menlyn ParkGauteng
5WonderparkGauteng

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