From Friday 16th Dec to Sunday 8th Jan 2012 the Gautrain will be running a special holiday timetable. Essentially both trains and buses will run every 20 minutes on weekdays. On weekends and public holidays, trains will run every 20-30 minutes but there will be no bus services. Please visit http://www.gautrain.co.za/ for detailed timetables.

Roberto Rosa has been appointed as GM of Legacy Hotels and Resorts' flagship hotel, the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton. He succeeds Hans Prenner, who retires this month after more than a decade as GM.

La la la-la la la, Sing a happy song. La la la-la la la, Smurf your whole day long. They are blue, three-apples tall, and they are on another adventure – this time the Smurfs are taking over Sandton City!