Protea Glen Mall Explained

Protea Glen Mall
Location:	Protea Glen, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Coordinates:	-26.2752°N 27.8116°W
Opening Date:	September 27, 2012
Developer:	48 developers
Owner:	Masingita Group
Number Of Stores:	96
Number Of Anchors:	2
Parking:	1055
Floors:	1

The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall in Protea Glen, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, which opened in September 2012.^{[1] [2]}

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

Mike 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]

Notes and References

1. (11 October 2011). Soweto's Protea Glen mall attracts tenants, Bizcommunity.com
2. (28 March 2013). New mall for Protea Glen, Joburg.org.za
3. (16 October 2012). Protea Glen Mall: flight of a fine entrepreneur Mike Nkuna, Ujuh
4. (2 April 2012). Boosting Soweto's future, The Sowetan
5. (24 October 2011). Soweto's Protea Glen mall allures tenants, sacommercialpropnews.co.za
6. (18 October 2012). Soweto's Protea Glen mall is now open, Property24
7. Web site: Protea Glen Mall – Shopping Mall. 2021-08-25. en-US.
8. (28 March 2012). Row over who gets the jobs, The Sowetan
9. (2 October 2012). New Soweto mall, The Sowetan
10. (2 January 2013). Soweto mall's new customer strategy, The Sowetan