Sandton's popular Village Walk shopping centre is due for a major overhaul which will include the demolition of parts of the precinct for re-development. The final plans are yet to be approved by the Metropolitan Properties' board before timelines for the project will become available.

Second in size only to Johannesburg CBD, the Sandton business district has greater potential than any other modern CBD in South Africa to dramatically increase in size and density, with several developers ready to commence new development projects within the next five years, says JHI property services group.

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, today announced the fares applicable for the Gautrain once the full system is operational, which is expected to be on the 1 July 2011.