Tshwane Business Nodes

Hatfield Business Node

History

Brief Overview

Accesibility

Hatfield CID

Spatial Development Frameworks

Demographic Information

Land Uses

Recreation and Open Spaces

Contact Information

 

Brief Overview

Being the Administrative Capital of the country, Tshwane has also developed a substantial diplomatic community - most of which live in Arcadia and Hatfield. The current community of this busy node is a good mixture of Afrikaans and English, Sotho and Ndebele speaking South Africans. There is also a very lively student and art scene supported by the large Pretoria University campus. It is a cultural hub, a centre of research and learning, but much more than this it is a friendly area with open streets made for the young and old.

Hatfield boasts bars, cafes, boutiques, sidewalk coffee shops and restaurants from which you can soak up the South African sun and watch the passing parade of students, artists, street artists and sidewalk traders selling goods from all over Africa.

Attractions to Hatfield

• University of Pretoria
• Private educational institutions, i.e. Damelin College
• Hatfield Square – restaurants
• Bookshops
• Embassies
• Offices – KPMG, BKS, Africon

Attractions in the Hatfield Station Area

Hatfield was selected as a Gautrain Station position for a number of reasons, including its accessibility from the N1 and N4 freeways, major arterial roads and the vibrantly growing Hatfield node. Several established developments, planned initiatives, as well as other activities and services contribute to the need for the Hatfield Station, including the following important places:

• The Blue IQ Innovation Hub Strategic Development Initiative between the CSIR and University is currently under construction on a portion of the experimental farm of the University of Pretoria

• The campus and sports grounds of the University of Pretoria. The Gautrain will provide an alternative means of travel for students, academic staff, other employees and visitors, and can contribute to address the critical parking shortage in the area surrounding the University

• Securicor Loftus Stadium where important rugby and soccer games are played and that has been included in the list of stadiums earmarked for the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament

• Diplomatic missions and Embassies

• The Hatfield retail and office node

• A range of academic institutions that include Pretoria Boys’ High School, Pretoria High School for Girls, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool and Afrikaans Meisies Hoër, as well as private schools and colleges in the Hatfield node.