Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Shopping centre in uMhlanga, South Africa
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Gateway Theatre of Shopping (also known simply as Gateway) is a large shopping mall located on uMhlanga Ridge in uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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 The Palm Court at Gateway Theatre of Shopping | |
 Interactive map of the Gateway Theatre of Shopping area | |
Alternative names | Gateway |
General information | |
| Location | uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1 Palm Boulevard, uMhlanga |
Construction started | 3 March 1998 |
Completed | September 2001 |
| Inaugurated | September 2001 |
| Owner | Old Mutual Property |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 182,398 m2 (1,963,320 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Johnson Murray Architects (original mall), Impendulo Design Architects (2017-2023) |
Structural engineer | Tobell Stretch |
| Main contractor | Grinaker LTA (Original Mall), WBHO (Renovations) |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | Grant Bezuidenhout |
| Renovating firm | Impendulo Design Architects |
| Awards | SACSC RDDA Award |
| Other information | |
| Number of stores | 450 stores [2] |
| Parking | 12,000 spaces |
| Website | |
| www | |
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
Gateway has an 18-screen Nu Metro cinema complex, as they took over the Ster-Kinekor space, and launched on October 3, 2025, with its first ScreenX in South Africa.[7] Gateway also has 90 restaurants and more than 380 stores, an arcade and theme park, indoor fun fair, a gym, valet parking,[8] and a vortex tunnel (the first of its kind in South Africa).[9][10][11]