Izikhungo zokuthenga zande ngokushesha e-Afrika yonkana eminyakeni yamuva nje, okugcizelela ukukhula kwesigaba esimaphakathi nezwekazi kanye namandla alo omnotho amakhulu. Lezi zitolo ezinkulu manje seziyinsakavukela emadolobheni, zinezitolo ezinkulu ezifana neShoprite neGame yaseNingizimu Afrika, kanye nesikhondlakhondla saseFrance iCarrefour, okuyiyona ehamba phambili ekukhuleni kwabathengi. Izimakethe ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye nezindawo zezitolo ziyanda kulo lonke elase-Afrika.
Ucwaningo lukaMcKinsey lukhombisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwemali esetshenziswa ngabathengi e-Afrika kulindeleke ukuthi kudlule isigidigidi esi-1 ngonyaka wezi-2020, okuwukukhuphuka okukhulu kusuka ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-R800 ngo-2008, okugqugquzelwe ukufudukela emadolobheni okusheshayo kwamadolobha abalulekile ase-Afrika.

Kulabo abafuna ulwazi lokwelapha lokudayisa ezwenikazi lonke, nazi ezinye izimakethe eziphezulu nenxanxathela yezitolo e-Afrika ongazihlola:
Two Rivers Mall

I-Two Rivers Mall, eku-Limuru Road eduze kwezindawo zabantu abacebile njenge-Runda, Gigiri, Nyari, kanye ne-Muthaiga, iyinxanxathela yezitolo enkulu kunazo zonke eMpumalanga Afrika. Imboza indawo engamamitha-skwele angama-65,000, idlula i-Garden City Mall ekuThika Road ukuze ibe yinxanxathela yesibili ngobukhulu eKenya. Le nxanxathela yezitolo inezitolo eziningi ezihlukene, ezinemikhiqizo edumile efana ne-French Retail giant Carrefour, amalebula emfashini kanokusho afana ne-Zara ne-LC Waikiki, uhlobo lobucwebe i-Swarovski, izitolo zezimpahla ezidumile nezamateku ezifana ne-Nike, i-Adidas, kanye noMr Price, kanye umhlinzeki wokuzijabulisa wasendlini odumile iMagic Planet. Phakathi kwemikhiqizo yaseKenya emelwe i-Nove Coffee Roasters kanye ne-Designer Studio.
Ivulwe ngoFebhuwari 2017, i-Two Rivers Mall bekuyiphrojekthi eyizigidi eziyi-10, ingxenye yenkampani yokutshala imali iCentum.
Gateway Theatre of Shopping

I-Gateway Theatre of Shopping, eseMhlanga Rocks esiFundazweni saKwaZulu-Natali eNingizimu Afrika, iyinxanxathela yezitolo enkulu kunazo zonke eNingizimu Nenkabazwe nasezwenikazi lonke, isakazeke ngaphezu kuka-220,000 square metres enezitolo ezingaphezu kuka-390 kanye nezindawo zokudlela ezingu-70.
Yavulwa ngo-2001, i-Gateway Theatre of Shopping inikeza ukukhethwa okubanzi kwemikhiqizo yemfashini yaseNingizimu Afrika neyamazwe ngamazwe njengo-Mr. Price, Zara, kanye ne-Forever New. Le nxanxathela yezitolo idume ngenxanxathela yayo ye-cinema eyi-18 i-Ster Kinekor, i-IMAX Theatre, kanye nezinketho zokuzijabulisa ezahlukahlukene ezihlanganisa iTony Hawk Skate Park enerempu ecishe iqonde mpo nezitsha ezimbili zikakhonkolo, kanye ne-Wave House esetshenziswa abatshuzi bendawo, umzimba- ama-boarders, nama-wake-boarders ukuze ajabulele emanzini nokuthuthukiswa kwamakhono. Ukwengeza, inxanxathela yezitolo ithatha i-The Gateway Hotel, okwenza kube lula ukufinyelela kuzo zonke izinsiza ezingaphakathi kwenxanxathela yezitolo.
I-West Hills Mall

I-West Hills Mall, etholakala cishe imizuzu engama-30 ngaphandle kwesifunda sebhizinisi esimaphakathi sase-Accra eGhana, ibalwa nezitolo ezinkulu eNtshonalanga Afrika. Ihlanganisa amahektha angama-23 (ngaphezu kwamamitha-skwele angu-93,000), ihlinzeka ngengxube ehlukahlukene yemikhiqizo yasendaweni yaseGhana, yaseNingizimu Afrika, kanye neyamazwe ngamazwe. Izitolo ezibalulekile zifaka uShoprite, Edgars, kanye nePalace. Inxanxathela yezitolo inezindawo zokuzijabulisa ezivulekile nendawo yokuzijabulisa ekwazi ukubamba amakhonsathi avulekile kanye nemidlalo yasetiyetha.
Ivulwe ngo-2014, iWest Hills Mall bekuyiphrojekthi eyizigidi ezingama- $ 93 eyakhiwe ngokuhlanganyela yiDelico Property Investments, Social Security, kanye neNational Insurance Trust.
I-Mall yase-Arabia

I-Mall of Arabia ingenye yezitolo ezinkulu kunazo zonke e-Egypt, eseCairo. Njengoba idla izitolo ezingaphezu kuka-900, inemikhiqizo edumile efana ne-Zara, iMango, ne-LC Waikiki, kanye nezindawo zokudlela eziningi, izitolo zekhofi kanye ne-hypermarket Spinny's. Okukhangayo okuphawulekayo umthombo wokudansa wase-Egypt wokuqala, owenza izivakashi zijabule ngomsindo ovumelanisiwe nemibukiso ekhanyayo kuze kube ngu-11 p.m. nsuku zonke.
Uma kubhekwa ubukhulu bayo, ukuhlola iMall of Arabia kahle kungase kudinge izinsuku ezimbalwa. ULwesihlanu neMigqibelo yizinsuku ezidume kakhulu ukuthi izivakashi zijabulele konke okunikezwa yinxanxathela yezitolo.
Umdlalo we-City Mall

I-Game City Mall, esenhlokodolobha yaseBotswana, iGaborone, ibambe obala ngokuba inxanxathela yezitolo enkulu kunazo zonke ezweni. Ihlanganisa ngaphezu kwamamitha-skwele angu-50,000, le nxanxathela yezitolo ibisiza izivakashi kusukela yasungulwa ngo-2003. Inezinhlobonhlobo zezitolo ezikhethekile, izitolo zemfashini ezifana ne-Edgars, Levi’s, kanye ne-Nike, futhi ihlanganisa nesitolo somnyango esivelele, i-Game. Izinketho zokudlela e-Game City Mall zihlanganisa ama-franchise adumile afana ne-KFC, i-Chicken Licken, ne-Nando's, iqinisekisa ukukhetha okubanzi kwabathengi nabadlayo ngokufanayo.
Izakhiwo ezishiwo ngenhla, okuhlanganisa iTwo Rivers Mall, Gateway Theatre of Shopping, West Hills Mall, Mall of Arabia, neGame City Mall, zihlukaniswa ngokusebenzisa kwazo i-alucobond cladding acp sheet njengento yazo yangaphandle. Ngasinye salezi zindawo zokuthenga ezivelele sibonisa ukuguquguquka nokukhanga kobuhle kwalokhu kukhetha kwezakhiwo, okuhambisana nemikhiqizo yazo ebanzi nezindawo zokuzijabulisa ezihlukahlukene e-Afrika yonkana nase-Egypt.