Update, 12.51pm

Captain Kay Makhubela, spokesperson for the South African Police service, confirmed that police are on scene in numbers for the reported bomb scare at a building next to the Gautrain. “Police with dogs and the Explosives Unit are busy conducting a search of the building.”

Makhubela said it is not known where the bomb scare came from and is forming part of the investigations.

“The scene has not been cleared yet,” said Makhubela. However, the Sandton Chronicle journalist on the scene said that people were seen re-entering the building.

Original report, 12.11pm

Hundreds of people have been seen leaving their businesses and walking down Rivonia Road due to an alleged bomb scare in Sandton.

There is a heavy police presence including police vans, the bomb squad and fire trucks.

An Alexander Forbes employee who wished to remain anonymous said, “[We] were told by our safety officer to evacuate the building. We were told to walk up Rivonia Road and make our way down 5th to a safety point.”

Earlier Gautrain users were unable to access the entrance, and Rivonia Road was closed but has since reopened.

A Sandton Chronicle journalist is on the scene and more updates will follow.

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