By Obakeng Maje

Taung-The residents of Taung can finally breath that “sigh of relief” after chances of them to see the mall in their area were uncertain.

The residents had to wait for six years before a resolution they took in 2006 came into effect. Taung Mall will finally see the light of the day tomorrow when the doors will be opened to the consumers.

The ambitions of having the mall in the area were congealing off apparently after result of time-consuming paperwork that had to be attended to by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR).

The value of the Taung Mall escalated from R 60m to over R 92m all courtesy of inflation incurred over the six-year wait. According to reports,all the investors who were initially involved in the building of the mall allegedly pulled out. 

“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Eris Property Group for helping make this dream a reality” Cas De Villiers of the Vildev Group told reporters.

Cas explained that the Mall will(is) a 9 000m² and will include national tenants like Edgars, Total Sports, Ackermans, Markham, Shoprite and Boxer Superstore. 

“Ten shops will open its doors tomorrow and a grand opening ceremony will take place tomorrow at 07:30 am” said Keyrene Markley of Eris Property Group.

Markley said they expecting various delegates from North West provincial government and Local government from Greater Taung municipality.

Most residents are very delighted about the mall and say this will curb unemployment in the area.

However, some faction in the area were left crestfallen after they alleged that the shops in the mall hired outsiders.

“The municipality has no right over the hiring of people at the mall. The mall is a private sector and Batlhaping ba ga Phuduhutswane are the ones hold the rights” spokesperson of Greater Taung municipality Charity McCord said.

McCord said if that is the case, the municipality would like to see many youths and residents of Taung being employed.

Kayrene Markley also refutes the claims saying that most of the people hired are locals.

The ceremony will take place tomorrow and Kgosi Tshepo Mankuroane expected to be main speaker and to bring down the curtain.

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