This May, Sandton is swapping boardroom banter for belly laughs as the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival takes over the Convention Centre from 2 to 4 May 2025. Expect an electric weekend of top-tier stand-up, international comedy heavyweights, sharp satire, and a festival atmosphere that celebrates...
Africa Rail isn’t just a conference—it’s the meeting point for the people shaping the future of rail across the continent. On 13 and 14 May, Sandton Convention Centre will be the engine room of ideas, innovation, and major deals, as transport ministers, tech giants, investment heavyweights and...
Life in a post-global-pandemic world is different. From how we look at hand sanitiser (liquid gold), how close we’re willing to get to strangers in the grocery store, or how bad most of us have realised we are at keeping house plants alive – there have been significant shifts in the way we...
On the 21st of March 2023, our nation is celebrating Human Rights Day. Though it’s always exciting to have a day off (especially in the middle of a week!) it’s important that we acknowledge and honour those who lost their lives to set our beautiful nation free. Today, Human Rights Day in South...
Check, check…1,2! Check! The 13th of February is World Radio Day, and here at Sandton Central we’re celebrating this monumental medium with great tunes, engaging conversation, and incredible signal. Why? Because we’ve got several radio broadcasters dotted throughout our diverse precinct, and...
It’s been 84 years since we popped the champagne corks as the clock struck 2023, and we’ve spent every second of the decades that have made up January so far watching our bank balances eke ever closer to the danger zone. No matter how many times we seem to wake up, work, sleep it off […]
The 26th of November is International Cake Day. Yes, that’s a thing, and it’s fantastic. If we’re honest, we don’t know why this isn’t a monthly occasion. To celebrate, the Sandton Central team is (of course) going to indulge in a slice of deliciousness, but we’re also going to take a closer...
Every November, the Movember foundation runs worldwide initiatives to raise money and awareness of men’s health issues like prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s mental health. Since the organisation began in 2004, they’ve raised over $837 million and funded over 1,200 projects in more...
Joburg, are you ready for the 33rd Pride Parade and Celebration in Sandton? We celebrate advocacy, activism, and change to drive equality globally and liberate every LGBTQ+ person across Africa to live their most authentic lives! Join us on Saturday, 29 October 2022, as we march the streets,...
Spend one of the most iconic days in Sandton Central with us! It’s International Beer & Pizza Day on Sunday, 9 October 2022. There is no better combination of food and drink than this, and even better when you spend it in Sandton Central with family and friends. In this blog, we’ll take you...