RAPID GROWTH: Centurion has come a long way from being a sleepy southern suburb of Pretoria, with smallholdings and large open spaces. Having experienced stupendous growth since 1994, like the rest of urban South Africa, many businesses have relocated there, and property development is boosting the ever expanding city limits. This development has meant there is now little break between the outskirts of Pretoria to the north, and Midrand and Johannesburg to the south. The Gauteng Provincial Government envisages that, according to current growth trends, much of the Gauteng province will be a city by 2015. CENTURION AEROSPACE VILLAGE (CAV): The CAV was formally established in 2006 in order to create an aerospace supplier park where anchor firms are at the centre of the aerospace cluster and are supported by small and medium-sized producers. The supplier park is modelled on the local automotive industry and mirrors similar international parks, such as Silicon Valley, in California, and Toulouse, in France. The CAV is located in Pierre van Ryneveld, Tshwane, on state-owned land, adjacent to Aerosud Holdings, and along the eastern boundary of the Waterkloof Air Force Base. Aerosud was selected by the South African dti to be the industry driver and catalyst for this development. The CAV development was made possible with the financial support of the European Union and the South African government, through the Sector-Wide Support Enterprise, Employment and Equity Programme (SWEEEP). INFRASTRUCTURE: Today Centurion features modern shopping malls (Centurion Mall), several entertainment spots, a theatre, golf courses and a driving range. Several Hotels including "Irene Country Lodge" as well as a plethora of smaller Guest Houses.The U.N.I.T.A.S. hospital is the largest private hospital on the African continent (including helipad) and is part of the Netcare group. Technology companies like Aerosud, Denel Aerospace Systems, Siemens, SAAB Grintek Technologies, Telkom and others are located here. THE CENTURION MALL: Established during 1983/1984, the Centurion Mall was constructed around the Centurion Lake (on the Hennops River) and was the only shopping centre with the standard big-name retailers of that time in Centurion until the 21st century. In 2003, the mall underwent its first major revamp which was estimated at around 250 million ZAR. 29,760 m2 of retail space was added to the mall bringing the mall's total size to 105,000 m2, making it the second largest shopping centre in the Pretoria region, Gauteng, South Africa. The mall is also famous for its man-made color water fountain amenity, which is located in the centre of the lake, on the North side of the mall (known as the 'bay' area). This very same water feature has been used as a 'logo' for the former City of Centurion, seen at many of the entrances of the previous municipality

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