Kwa Zulu NatalShopping

Shopping in Kwa Zulu Natal

  1. A

    Wilson's Wharf

    Wilson's Wharf is a reasonably hip waterside development, with a clutch of decent eateries, boat-charter outfits, shops and a theatre. Enter by car opposite Fenton St.

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  2. B

    Victoria St Market

    At the western end of Anton Lembede (Victoria St), this is the hub of the Indian community and offers a typically rip-roaring, subcontinental shopping experience, with more than 160 stalls selling wares from across Asia. Watch your wallet and don’t take valuables. Note: most shops run by Muslims close between noon and 2pm on Friday.

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  3. Gateway Mall

    The giant Gateway Mall, the mother of all shopping malls, houses some indoor extreme activities including a wave house (www.wavehouse.co.za), the first of its kind in the world (which includes a huge skate park), and the highest free-standing indoor climbing rock in the world. The mall is north of central Durban.

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  4. Woza Moya

    This centre supports people in nearby local communities with HIV/AIDS. Among its many initiatives (that includes a feeding centre) is an income generation scheme – a wonderful craft shop selling contemporary bead work, Christmas decorations, embroidery and other knick-knacks at reasonable prices.

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  5. Flea Market

    This Sunday car boot and secondhand clothing flea market, behind Greyville Racecourse and opposite Standard Bank, is a regular event for some Durbanites who buy and sell the secondhand items, which are sublime and ridiculous.

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  6. C

    Pavilion

    On the city’s outskirts in Westville, just a 5km drive from the centre on the N3 towards Pietermaritzburg.

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  7. D

    Ike’s Books & Collectables

    More like a museum than a bookshop, this antique-filled delight is chock-a-block with 1st editions and is everything an antiquarian bookshop should be.

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  8. E

    African Art Centre

    On the fashionable Florida Rd, this not-for-profit gallery has an excellent selection of high-quality work by rural craftspeople and artists.

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  9. F

    Essenwood Market

    A mainstream market that sells an okay – if increasingly imported – range of handicrafts, homemade wares and clothes.

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  10. Shongweni Farmer’s Market

    Fresh organic produce, homemade pastries, cakes, good quality arts and crafts in a rural atmosphere.

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  12. Gateway Theatre of Shopping

    The mother of all shopping malls is in the north of Durban and popular with Durbanites.

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  13. Steve & Toni's

    A labyrinthine bookshop selling secondhand books, and with an exchange service.

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  14. G

    Workshop

    The city centre's shopping mall, Workshop, is housed in a former train shed.

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  15. H

    Adam’s & Co

    Good bookshop with a second outlet at the Musgrave Centre in Berea.

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  16. I

    Musgrave Centre

    For necessities, other major shopping centres include Musgrave Centre.

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  17. J

    Adams

    Has a wide selection of books and maps.

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