Northmead Square

Opened in 1998, Northmead Square [1][2] is known as the first shopping centre to bring cinemas back to the South African town of Benoni (Ekurhuleni), Gauteng.

Northmead Square is a community centre that services people within a 5 km radius, though because it has regional branches of three of South Africa's banks (FNB, Nedbank and Standard Bank) members of the public do come from greater distances.

In the 90s when the proposed shopping centre was being planned opposition came from the surrounding neighbours and some businesses which delayed the development.

Construction eventually went ahead as planned and the centre was opened by the ANC's politician Sicelo Shiceka.

Northmead Square hosts an annual "Shavathon" with the national cancer charity CANSA.