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UTC+2 ( SAST) Postal code (street) 2196. PO box. 2146. 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 the combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown and Bryanston.
The Johannesburg Central Business District, commonly called Johannesburg CBD, is one of the main business centres of Johannesburg, South Africa.It is the densest collection of skyscrapers in Africa, however, due to white flight and urban blight, many of the buildings are unoccupied as tenants have left for more secure locations in the Northern Suburbs, in particular Sandton and Rosebank.
The city is often described as Africa's economic powerhouse, and contentiously as a modern and prosperous African city. [ 134] Johannesburg, like many metropolises, has more than one central business district (CBD), including, but not limited to, Sandton, Rosebank and Roodepoort in addition to the original CBD.
The skyline of Sandton has grown rapidly and there are many projects under development in the area. Sandton is also the location of the JSE Securities Exchange, Africa's largest stock exchange, which relocated from the CBD in 2000. The quality of life deteriorates on the outer fringes of the northern suburbs.
The South African postal code system was previously used in Namibia, then "South West Africa", including the enclave of Walvis Bay, which remained part of South Africa until 1994. It was allocated the number range 9000–9299. Following independence, use of the South African postal code system was discontinued.
Area code. 011. Randburg is an area located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly a separate municipality, its administration devolved to the newly created City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, along with neighbouring Sandton and Roodepoort, in the late 1990s. During the transitional period of 1996–2000, Randburg was ...
Marlboro, Gauteng. / -26.094; 28.086. Marlboro is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is a suburb of Sandton . Marlboro is divided into 2 zones: Marlboro Gardens, a residential area originally established as a suburb for Indians, and Marlboro Industrial Township (Marlboro South).
Sandton City is a large shopping centre situated in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. [ 2] It was built and owned by property development company Rapp and Maister, in partnership with brothers Hilliard and Eli Leibowitz, and was later taken over by Liberty Life (now part of Liberty Holdings Limited ). The centre opened to the public on 12 ...