With branches at exclusive addresses such as Sandton, Constantia and Umhlanga Rocks, the latest tenant to call Block 5 home is MTN, who have moved from Mbombela’s CBD to the fast-growing Riverside precinct. Securing such a top-notch leaseholder is a feather in Block 5’s hat - the building continues to attract A-list corporate tenants. Providing voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale and API services to 288 million customers in 17 markets, MTN operates in 17 countries across Africa and the Middle East, MTN’s goal is to enable the benefits of a modern, connected life to everyone. Block 5’s clean, safe and accessible location makes visiting the MTN offices a pleasure for their many customers. The Directors of Block 5 extend a warm welcome to the new ‘kid on the block’ and wish MTN a long and successful residency in their new home.

Premier office space in Mbombela’s first office park has attracted another Blue-Chip client. York Timbers has joined an exclusive, upmarket mix of professional tenants in Block 5 and quickly made themselves at home. Incorporated in 1916, York is an integrated forestry company, the largest solid wood processor producing lumber and plywood in South Africa. Their relocation to the Riverside Precinct, the heartbeat of Mpumalanga’s capital city, Mbombela, places them in the business centre of the province yet close to their forestry and processing operations in Sabie. The Directors and shareholders of Block 5 extend a warm welcome to York and wish them every happiness and success in their new home.

The prestigious assurance, advisory and tax services group begin their tenant installation on the top floor of Block 5 mid January 2018.  PwC will open for business on 1 April 2018, filling the entire 860m2 floor for an initial lease period of 5 years. The marriage of the most forward thinking, cutting edge business premises with PwC is a fitting match and PwC have released an official statement regarding their new ‘home’ in the capital of Mpumalanga: "We are excited to take the lead and be the first professional services firm to be moving to Riverside. We believe that this move will prove to be of value for our clients and our staff and the first of many other professional services firms to follow" said Pierrie Cronje, partner at PwC Mbombela. Karin Lategan from Cape Town based Formist, who are responsible for creating the signature ‘office of the future’ for […]

Our mission at Block 5 is to develop a hub of positive energy and growth; something needed even more in the new, post-COVID-19, world we’re facing. It is with delight that we announce the arrival of our new tenant, 4IRI, who moved into their fantastic new offices on the ground floor of Block 5 in September 2020. 4th Industrial Revolution Incubator, 4IRI, was established in 2018 to develop capability and capacity in the digital learning industry. It seeks to develop innovative city ecosystems by creating favourable conditions for the localisation of high-tech companies. Supported by PwC and SEDA, 4IRI runs learning programmes to teach critical skills to enable the workforce to adapt to the fourth industrial revolution work environment. (www.4iri.co.za) From inception, the vision of Block 5’s developers has been to provide cutting edge premises for businesses that lead the pack in their respective fields and complement each other. It […]

Block 5 extends a warm welcome to Bryte Insurance who have made themselves at home in Riverside Park. Block 5 – stylish, sophisticated business premises attracting corporate leaders.