35-638: The area referred to as Fourways (which is a collection of suburbs, including the traditional suburb of Fourways) is the fastest-developing commercial and residential hub in Sandton , north of Johannesburg , South Africa . The main access routes to Fourways are off the N1 at R511 Winnie Mandela Drive , or alternatively along R564 Witkoppen Road . It is located mostly in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality . It
70-809: A distinct region of the city and operates as a macro-suburb. Urban decay in downtown Johannesburg caused many corporate offices to move from the Johannesburg Central Business District to Sandton in the 1990s. It has become the new financial district of South Africa and Johannesburg's premier business centre. Much of the financial focus of Johannesburg has shifted from the Central Business District to Sandton. However, three of South Africa's four largest banks have kept their head offices in downtown Johannesburg. The other bank, Nedbank , has its headquarters in Sandton. A considerable amount of
105-456: A playground and a tea garden. There has been much alteration to the manor. It contains Art Deco finishes which abound and remain, such as seashell -inspired window fastenings, and air grates above windows delicately molded of plaster and depicting classic Art Deco ideas: the stag and a sylph-like female form in a forest. In 2015, the Norscot manor house was awarded 'blue plaque' heritage status from
140-501: Is divided into three City Improvement Districts, which have a unified identity called the Sandton Central Management District, branded as Sandton Central . This district is responsible, using additional funds levied on its behalf by the municipality, for the provision of additional services. The Sandton Central Management district provides additional cleaning, law enforcement, beautification and planning services to
175-673: Is in the classic Cape Dutch style, although it is far too large and misshapen to be considered a true Cape Dutch. After being sold off piece by piece, the stately manor house was given to the City Council of Johannesburg in the 1970s, who named the suburb that was planned around it 'Norscot'. The mansion now serves Fourways as Norscot Manor Recreation Centre, the majority of it being a library , but also encompassing an art gallery, lessons for children in Irish & Highland dancing, Ballet, Biodanza , Indian and Modern dancing as well as Judo and Karate,
210-600: Is roughly as far as one can go in the Johannesburg Metropolitan area before it dissolves into rolling hills, game farms and the capital Pretoria , 55 kilometres to the northeast. Hartebeespoort Dam and the Magaliesberg Mountains lie half an hour to the north-west. It is bordered by Bryanston to the east and south and Randburg to the west. The Fourways area is also home to the Fourways Mall which became
245-578: Is served by Dainfern College (grades 0-12). Further closer to the Lanseria area is Heronbridge College, a prestigious private school off the R114 Niedgedatcht. Residents of Fourways have a precedent stake in entering their children in Bryanston's elite government primary schools Bryandale Primary School and Bryanston Primary School, because of Fourways' close proximity to Bryanston. The poor soil quality of
280-471: The Lycée Jules Verne , a French international school, is in Sandton. Sandton used to be home of the former Bond University South Africa. Sandton also houses many primary to high schools including: Sandhurst, Gauteng Sandhurst is an affluent residential area in Sandton , in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality , Gauteng , South Africa. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs in
315-593: The African National Congress ' victory celebrations after the party was re-elected at the 2004 election. When it comes to green buildings in Africa, Sandton is an epicentre. One of the highest rated green buildings in South Africa – rated by Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) – is Upper Grayston Office Park, located in Sandton. One of the main attractions in Sandton is Sandton City , which ranks among
350-592: The Anglo-Boer War . The ruins are visible on the northern bank of the Klein Jukskei River. The Wilhemi family, upon return from Germany built the 'new' 1906 Driefontein Farmhouse on what is present-day Fifteenth Street, Parkmore cum Riverclub . The farmhouse served as the icon and headquarters for the now defunct Sandton Historical Foundation and is listed as a City of Johannesburg Owned Heritage Site. Sandton
385-676: The National Party government which had a strong constituency in the adjacent town of Randburg . The construction of Sandton City by Rapp & Maister (which was eventually taken over by the Liberty Group which still retains 75% of the complex) marked a significant change for the Sandton area. It created rapid commercialisation and industrialisation. Sandton came to symbolise the White Flight movement of Johannesburg and secured itself as Johannesburg's second Central Business District . After
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#1733085751522420-606: The South African Police Service located in Douglasdale service the majority of the Fourways District and Bryanston area. [1] 4. Some still call it "The Sticks" but we call it HOME! Sandton Sandton is a financial, commercial and residential area, located in the northern part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality . Formerly an independent municipality, Sandton's name came from
455-834: The koppies located in Greater Johannesburg , Fourways has one located in the Fourways Nature Reserve, named the Norscot Koppies. Lone Hill and Beverley has another, located in the Lonehill Nature Reserve, named the Lonehill Koppie. Apart from the metropolitan's older and most prestigious suburbs, such as Westcliff in Johannesburg and Sandhurst in Sandton, this area has some of the metro's priciest and most sought-after homes. Central Fourways comprises
490-640: The City of Johannesburg, which was unveiled by local Ward Councillor Chris Santana on 18 February 2015. Fourways was so named because of the four-way stop where William Nicol Drive and Witkoppen Road met. Today William Nicol Drive cuts under Witkoppen Road and is 3 lanes wide. The Fourways name is symbolised with two four-way roundabouts on Kingfisher Drive, the main thoroughfare of the Greater Fourways suburb, intersecting Robin Drive and Alexander Avenue. This suburb also has
525-572: The Southern Sun, Hilton, Radisson and Protea brands. Liberty Group announced in 2008 that Sandton City will receive a R 1,77-billion upgrade. Nelson Mandela Square , formerly known as Sandton Square, was renamed in March 2004, after the unveiling of a 6-metre bronze statue of the former South African president. Liliesleaf Farm , where Nelson Mandela lived in the early 1960s and where many leading political activists were arrested in 1963 and tried as part of
560-499: The area is owed to the fact that the top-soil was sold off between the 1920s and 1960s. Some of the main attractions in Fourways are: These facilities are on the intersection between the R511 and Witkoppen Road, the intersection after which the area was named. There are two urban legends, one that the Lonehill Nature Reserve came to be when alarmed residents heard that an American had bought
595-629: The area it services. Sandton houses the flagship station of the Gautrain rapid rail link. The station is located on the corner of West Street and Rivonia Road. The system has direct connections to OR Tambo International Airport and an inter-city commuter service from Pretoria through Rosebank to Johannesburg Park Station Sandton's associated Gaubus network comprises direct routes to Fourways , Gallo Manor , Randburg and Rivonia . People can also connect busses and travel to many parts of Centurion , Marlboro , Parktown , Rosebank and Pretoria using
630-542: The city's A-grade office space is to be found in Sandton. The JSE Securities Exchange , Johannesburg's stock exchange, relocated its offices to Sandton from the central business district in the late 1990s. Sandton is home to the Sandton Convention Centre, one of the largest convention centres on the continent and primary site of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (also known as "Rio + 10"), which Johannesburg hosted. The convention centre also hosted
665-461: The city's high crime rate. Dainfern is centred on a golf course, while Cedar Lakes, Fourways Gardens and Fernbrook Estate are centred on family ideals and parks, Fourways Gardens has a small nature enclosure which used to be home to a set of zebra and several blue cranes. The weather is warmer here than that to the South. Fourways will, on average, enjoy Pretoria's temperatures, owing to their proximity. Of
700-500: The combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown and Bryanston . Archaeological findings suggest the area which Sandton comprises today, had originally been occupied by various indigenous groups, before European settlement, most notably the Tswana and, to a lesser extent, Sotho people . The remains of an Iron Age smelter was discovered in Lone Hill , a suburb of northern Sandton. One of
735-564: The country and is home to some of the most impressive mansions on the African continent. Part of the commercial centre of Sandton, known as Sandton City, entrales in Sandhurst. A small few estates were built in the early 1900s, however the majority were built in the middle and early-latter parts of the century between 1940 and 1970. Many of these properties have diminished in area however due to subdivisions. This Johannesburg -related article
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#1733085751522770-409: The demise of Apartheid , by 1996, Sandton initially formed part of the interim Eastern Metropolitan Substructure, and in 2000 came to be included, along with the former towns of Randburg and Roodepoort , as part of the newly demarcated City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality thus losing its separate municipal government and town status. Despite this, Sandton is still unofficially regarded as
805-464: The entertainment district. These centres are Design Quarter, just north of Magaliessig, Fourways Mall north of Fourways, Montecasino to the east of Fourways, Fourways Crossing just east of Fourways Mall and the newest development, Cedar Square to the north-west of Fourways Mall. It must be mentioned that Broadacres and Lonehill are served by their own smaller shopping centres. These centres are chic, and are frequented by stay-at-home moms, Broadacres being
840-565: The first Voortrekker parties to settle in the area were the Esterhuysen family on the farm Zandfontein ( Afrikaans and Dutch for Sandy Spring or Sand Fountain ). A monument to commemorate them may be found just off Adrienne Street in Sandown where the family cemetery is located. Zandfontein, Driefontein (Afrikaans and Dutch for Three Springs/Fountains ) and Rietfontein (Afrikaans and Dutch for Reed Spring or Fountain of Reeds ) encumbered what
875-489: The largest shopping centre in Africa post an extensive upgrade. Montecasino, which is a leisure and casino complex, is also located in the Fourways district. Long before the district came to be called Fourways, it was a 245-hectare (605-acre) residence and game farm owned by the Eriksen family. The residence they built here in the early 1940s was named Norscot Manor (after their nationalities 'Nor'wegian and 'Scot'tish). The house
910-470: The largest shopping centres in Africa. The completion of this precinct by the Liberty Group was the catalyst for the subsequent development of this entire area. Together with Nelson Mandela Square , the centre, with some 144,000 m of shopping space, is one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Much of Johannesburg's business tourism is centred on Sandton, which has various 5-star hotels under
945-533: The now infamous Rivonia Trial , is just north of Nelson Mandela Square, close to the N1 Highway, off Rivonia Road. Discovery Holdings has, in 2018, completed a large new head office along with shopping mall in the area. A 55-floor mixed use building, The Leonardo , become the tallest building in all of Africa at the time 234 metres (768 ft) following its completion in 2018, but has since been replaced by other taller buildings. The central business area of Sandton
980-754: The original ( c. 1905 ) house the Eriksen lived in before Norscot Manor was built, and it can be found on Flamingo Avenue. The Fourways area encompasses several suburbs and estates. The suburbs include Fourways (on the Western side of William Nicol Drive, with a small portion on the Eastern side colloquially known as Little Fourways), Magalies View, Bryanston Ext. 34, several Magaliessig extensions, Norscot, Norscot Slopes, Lone Hill and Beverley, Craigavon, Broadacres. The estates are Cedar Creek, Cedar Lakes, Fourways Gardens, Dainfern , Dainfern Valley, Dainfern Ridge and Fernbrook Estate. The estates have come to be because of
1015-546: The particular favourite because of the large park-like grounds it encloses, making it a safe and enjoyable haven for children. Fourways has several reputable schools. They include the government school Fourways High School in Greater Fourways (grades 8-12), the private Crawford schools: Pre-Primary, and Preparatory in Craigavon (grades 000-7) as well as Crawford Pre-Primary, Preparatory and College in Lonehill (grades 000-12). Dainfern
1050-654: The service. The main freeway to get in to the city is the M1 freeway through the M60 at Marlboro Drive, the M40 at Grayston Drive and the M30 at Corlett Drive. The N1 freeway ( Western Bypass ) passes through the northern part of Sandton, with off-ramps at the M9 (Rivonia Road) & R511 / M81 (Winnie Mandela Drive). One can use the M9 , M27 , M71 , M75 and M85 metropolitan routes. The main campus of
1085-667: The topmost rock of the Lonehill Koppie. In a panic they had the surrounding area declared a nature reserve, and the American could no longer remove it. The second was that Afrikaners believed that the English would be driven out of South Africa if the top rock could be dislodged. The reserve is open from September through April on Saturdays and Sundays and is an idyllic place to laze away or exert oneself - both koppies may be climbed, and original rock art can be observed. The Douglasdale office of
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1120-594: The upper-middle classes and Johannesburg elites. Prior to the 1960s a stream was located at the site of present day Katherine Street. The Rivonia Trial derives its name from the Liliesleaf Farm precinct situated in the Sandton suburb where many of the Black freedom fighters such as Nelson Mandela were captured by the South African state and subsequently tried for treason. Rivonia had previously been known as Edenburg and
1155-480: Was changed to make itself distinct from Edenburg, Free State . It was named for the surname Riven. Sandton and its constituencies were traditionally relatively more liberal than surrounds. For example, the motion which never materialised by residents in favour for the inclusion of Alexandra, Gauteng then a demarcated black township in terms of the Group Areas Act , into Sandton's jurisdiction proved troublesome for
1190-587: Was established as a separate municipality in 1969 by the office of the Administrator of the Transvaal. It had formerly not formed part of Johannesburg but was managed, in part by its administrators and Pretoria through the North Eastern Peri-Urban Land administration. Initially, it was very much a residential area consisting mostly of small holdings with a rural equestrian lifestyle attracting many of
1225-602: Was to become Sandton. The municipal coat of arms of Sandton pays homage to the three farms with three round fountain barrels on its chevron. In the late 19th-century the Wilhelmi family of Hannover , Germany acquired the farm Driefontein No. 3 while Rietfontein was owned by the Ehler family. The original Driefontein homestead, now within the confines of the Field & Study Centre, was looted during
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