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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JUNE
2014
Leading South African property and development company
Atterbury together with Shoprite Checkers and local developer
2020 Developments are developing the new Bela Mall, which
will bring top shopping and dining to the town of Bela-Bela in
Limpopo when it opens on 23 October 2014.
PROPERTY
Bela-Bela, formerly called Warmbaths, is
a town famed for its natural hot
springs. The 17 800 m
2
Bela Mall
convenience shopping centre is
on a prime site on the R101, near the N1
highway to Polokwane, and has already
secured a top line-up of retailers starting
with anchor tenants Checkers and Game.
Well-known national retailers Edgars,
Foschini, Truworths, Jet, Pep, Legit, CNA,
Total Sports, Identity and Chanson Fashion
Collection have also confirmed they will
open shops at Bela Mall. They will be joined
by the services of MTN and Capitec Bank,
among others.
Gerrit van den Berg of Atterbury
comments, “Bela Mall is designed to create
a quality, convenient retail and restaurant
experience for all those living and visiting
Bela-Bela. It has been well received by
The Moolman Group has further
entrenched and extended its
long standing association with
Kuruman by acquiring the
Shoprite Centre in Livingstone
Street. The property is located
in the heart of the Kuruman CBD
directly opposite the taxi rank.
The shopping centre will be redevel-
oped in partnership with Kuruman
Eiendomsontwikkelaars, the original
owners and developers. The current centre
consists of approximately 11 000 m
2
of space
and host tenants such as Shoprite, Pep, Dunns,
Edgars Active and Old Mutual Bank.
The first phase will see the redevelop-
ment of the existing centre and is due to be
completed and open for trading in November
2014. The centre will undergo a major facelift
which will see the addition of new façades,
attractive courts, natural light and general
finishes of the highest quality. The second
phase will see the creation of an additional
14 000 m
2
to the centre and will open during
the last quarter of 2015. The following tenants
are expected to take a place in the centre:
Checkers, Edgars, Legit, Truworths, Identity,
Foschini, Fashion Express, Markham, Exact,
Mr Price and many others.
“Kuruman Mall will consolidate the
otherwise fragmented retail offering in
Kuruman under one roof, where the resi-
dents of Kuruman can do all their shopping
in one facility,” says Jannie Moolman.
With the current decline of the Kuruman
CBD, the redevelopment will improve the
general condition of the CBD and afford
customers the opportunity to shop in a safe
and convenient environment.
Construction of the Kuruman Mall
commenced in March 2014 with an estimated
project value of R400-million. The develop-
ment will see approximately 300 job oppor-
tunities being created during the construction
phase and a significant portion of the labour
will be made up of people employed from
the local area.
An official sod-turning ceremony was held
on 10 April to mark the beginning of the new
revamp. The event was attended by local
dignitaries included members of the local
municipality. The local council has welcomed
the move to upgrade the Mall as it will bring
benefits to the entire surrounding area.
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BELA MALL TO OPEN
IN OCTOBER
retailers and we expect it to be equally
popular with shoppers. Bela Mall will fulfill a
unique retail need in this community.”
Adding to the convenience of Bela Mall,
it enjoys excellent access from all the main
arterial routes in Bela-Bela. The single level
mall also offers over 800 parking bays.
An aerial view of Bela-Bela showing the
mall’s location.
