Riverside is a suburb of

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and is situated 4 km north of the Mbombela CBD. The suburb, which is categorised as a City Improvement District (CID), is situated on the western banks of the

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and Nels rivers.

History

The concept of Riverside was brought about in the early 1990s when Halls Properties realised the potential of the land. It also donated land to the Mpumalanga Provincial Government for the development of the new Provincial Government complex when

(then Nelspruit) obtained provincial capital status. The development of Riverside was also largely as a result of the need for additional land for light industrial development in Mbombela. The development of two planned townships, Riverside Park and Riverside Industrial was approved in 1995. In November 2004, following a successful application, Riverside Park Phase 1 was established as a legalised City Improvement District. Later in 2009, Phase 1 became operational, and shortly after in March 2010, the municipal council of the City of Mbombela approved an amended business plan which expanded the previously legislated boundaries of its je Riverside Park CID to include both Phase 1 and 2. In 2015, Riverside Industrial City Improvement District (CID) was established as a separate CID after the application was approved by the city.

Riverside Industrial

Riverside Industrial CID, situated south of the R37 and east of the R40, is a predominantly light-industrial suburb mainly comprising commercial land use.

Riverside Park

Riverside Park CID is a

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mainly comprising a mixture of commercial, residential and retail land use. It is bordered by the

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s to the east. The main thoroughfare through Riverside Park is the R40, also known as Madiba Drive, in which Phase 1 is situated east of Madiba Drive and Phase 2 is situated west thereof. The area is anchored by four main developments: * Mpumalanga Provincial Government complex (includes Office of the Premier and provincial departments) * Riverside Mall (one of the largest shopping centres in Mpumalanga) * Tsogo Sun's Emnotweni Casino * Southern Sun Mbombela Other significant developments or components of Riverside Park include The Grove Riverside Shopping Centre,

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(The only Makro outlet in Mpumalanga) and the

(situated on the banks of the Crocodile River and east of Riverside Park).

Transport

Riverside straddles along the R40 (Madiba Drive) connecting White River to the north with Barberton to the south. The R37 from Mashishing in the north-west terminates at the intersection with the R40 in Riverside.

References

{{Reflist Suburbs of Mbombela