Madadeni gets its first enclosed shopping mall with 75 retail outlets
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The 19,000 square metre Madadeni Mall outside Newcastle has opened with Shoprite and Boxer as anchors, targeting a catchment of more than 40,000 households in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Madadeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal has opened its first enclosed shopping mall, a 19,000 square metre centre developed by The Muller group and anchored by Shoprite and Boxer.
The mall sits about 16 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district and serves a residential catchment of more than 40,000 households. It combines national retailers, local businesses, food outlets and services spanning banking and healthcare.
"Madadeni has a substantial, established consumer market, and the opportunity existed to bring a broader retail offering closer to the people who live and work here," said Jonathan Tagg, chief executive officer of The Myriad Retail Property group.
Besides the two supermarket anchors, tenants include Clicks, Ackermans, Pep, Pep Home, Clothing Junction and Nizams, with Roots Butchery adding to the food offer. Furniture and household retailers include Bradlows, Beares, Real Beds and The Bed Shop, while food outlets include McDonald's, KFC, Wimpy and Debonairs alongside local businesses such as Mbuthweni Bakery.
The centre's position on a major transport route puts it within reach of commuters and nearby institutions including Majuba College, Majuba Technology Centre, Madadeni Hospital and Madadeni Nursing Campus, as well as the police station and magistrate's court.
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Musa Zondi joined Amajuba District Municipality leadership at the official opening in Section 6. "Opening day is an important milestone, but the long-term measure of success will be how well the mall serves its community," Tagg said. The mall opened to the public on Thursday, 29 October 2026.