Gateway Theatre of Shopping
The Palm Court at Gateway Theatre of Shopping
The Palm Court at Gateway Theatre of Shopping
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Alternative namesGateway
General information
LocationuMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Address1 Palm Boulevard, uMhlanga
Construction started3 March 1998
InauguratedSeptember 2001
OwnerOld Mutual Property
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area176,398 m2 (1,898,730 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
Architecture firmJohnson Murray Architects (original mall), Impendulo Design Architects (2017-2023)
Structural engineerTobell Stretch
Main contractorGrinaker LTA (Original Mall), WBHO (Renovations)
Renovating team
Architect(s)Grant Bezuidenhout
Renovating firmImpendulo Design Architects
Awards and prizesSACSC RDDA Award
Other information
Number of stores380 stores [2]
Parking12,000 spaces
Website
www.gatewayworld.co.za

Gateway Theatre of Shopping (also known simply as Gateway) is a large shopping mall located on uMhlanga Ridge in uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Gateway is one of the 100 largest malls in the world.[3]

The mall sees more than two million visitors coming through its doors per month.[4] The centre was modelled on the Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall centres and was developed by Old Mutual Properties.[5]

The construction and opening of Gateway Theatre of Shopping has also been the driving force for many new developments in the area. Originally a sugar cane plantation, the establishment of Gateway on the site has led to the development of a new town centre and both commercial and residential developments within the region. There is also a hotel attached to the mall called the Gateway Hotel operated by AHA Hotels.[6]

Facilities

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Gateway has an 18-screen Ster-Kinekor cinema complex with its first IMAX opened in South Africa on November 2013, as the cinema itself was opened in September 2001 with the mall itself until the cinema was closed permanently on May 9, 2025,[7] with Nu Metro taking over the space and launching on September 2025,[8] with 90 restaurants and more than 380 stores, an arcade and theme park, indoor fun fair, a gym, valet parking,[9] and a vortex tunnel (the first of its kind in South Africa).[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Menlyn Park mall, now Africa's largest, will reopen soon".
  2. ^ "About Gateway Theatre of Shopping - Gateway Theatre of Shopping". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Redevelopment - Gateway Theatre of Shopping". Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Gateway". eThekwini Online. City of Durbin. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Global award for Gateway Theatre of Shopping". Old Mutual. 28 March 2003. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  6. ^ Clur, Belinda (2007). "South African Property Market Continues to Sizzle". Research Review. 14 (2). International Council of Shopping Centers: 67. Retrieved 6 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Ster-Kinekor closes cinemas in major South African mall".
  8. ^ "Nu Metro is Coming Soon in Gateway!".
  9. ^ "Valet Parking". Gateway Theatre of Shopping. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  10. ^ Vortex Tunnel The Entertainer; retrieved 1 May 2021
  11. ^ 5 things to do for the last few days of holiday at gatewayworld.co.za; retrieved 1 May 2021
  12. ^ "Zulu Kingdom tourism site".
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