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| Experience another great stay in Umhlanga |
 | Southern Sun’s new Garden Court Umhlanga hotel charms the KwaZulu Natal travel experience. Whether in the region for business or leisure, guests are assured of the definitive Garden Court experience where a great stay starts and ends with a great day.
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| SA invested $100 million in World Cup Tourism Marketing |
South Africa invested about $100 million (about R769.8m) in tourism marketing in the build up to the 2010 soccer World Cup, the tourism ministry said on Monday. "The total investment in these campaigns was approximately $100m over the four years running up to the World Cup," Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said in a statement.
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| SA’s Zulu culture turns into World Cup tourist drawcard |
 | Spear-wielding warriors pour over the hilltops to attack a startled red-coat army, in a battlefield re-enactment that hopes to lure World Cup fans away from the stadiums between matches. South Africa’s 19th-century battlefields gave birth to the Zulu nation, as military genius King Shaka brought together a large swath of the country under his rule, only to clash with the British colonisers.
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| South Africa offers Safaris during World Cup |
Lions and cheetah, check. Water buffalo, check. Rhino, hippo and leopard. check. Penguins, check. South Africa has them all. The country has nearly 600 national parks and reserves, plenty of opportunity for the hordes of visitors coming for Africa’s first World Cup to do something besides watching football.
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| Cape Town: South Africa’s show case city |
 | Majestic mountains, generous expanses of beach, legendary vineyards and a pulsating metropolis. Cape Town is without doubt the most attractive venue for the soccer World Cup in South Africa. The tournament takes place during winter in the southern hemisphere, yet that should by no means diminish the power of this magnet to attract football fans and tourists from all over the world.
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| Drought scorches World Cup host Port Elizaberth |
The green pitch at Port Elizabeth’s World Cup stadium has become an island in a sea of brown, exempt from water limits imposed due to a drought that has scorched the land outside. Five people work day and night to maintain the grass inside the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, designed to resemble a flower that now appears to blossom from the baked earth.
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| A stadium architect’s wild monument to Africa’s World Cup |
 | Glowing orange on the horizon, a herd of giant steel giraffes greets visitors as they enter Nelspruit - the roof supports for this World Cup host citys new 43,500-seat stadium. Besides hosting four first-round matches, Nelspruit is the jumping-off point for Kruger National Park, South Africas largest game reserve and one of the continents most famous safari destinations.
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| Women take top awards in annual chef competition |
All four titles in this year’s most prestigious chef competition, the Unilever Foodsolutions Chef of the Year, which was held on Friday in Durban, have been scooped by women – a notable achievement in an industry traditionally dominated by men. Proving their skill, creativity and culinary talent in the most exciting mystery basket cook-off of the year, Dilene Cranna, a self-employed pastry chef walked away with the title of Senior Chef of the Year, while Belinda Angelo of the 1000 Hills Chef School in Durban was awarded the Junior title.
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| New partnership to boost domestic tourism |
 | New private sector partnerships have been entered into to boost domestic tourism, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday. Van Schalkwyk made the announcement in Newtown while launching tourism month, in September. "I am very pleased to announce today that we have entered into a number of additional partnerships with the private sector as part of our Shot Left campaign," he said in a statement.
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| The Bakubung Bush Lodge |
The Bakubung Bush Lodge, situated in the serene heart of the Pilansberg National Park, is the home to Africa’s Big Five: elephant, buffalo, lion, rhino and the leopard. It is only a 2-hour drive away from Johannesburg and Pretoria. The Pilanesberg National Park borders the famous Sun City resort which is also known as Africa’s kingdom of pleasure.
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| The restaurant that makes being addicted to food a good thing! |
 | Situated in the heart of Greenside in Johannesburg, Addictions offers elegant and sophisticated dining in a warm and intimate setting. Addictions is owned and run by siblings Tony and Maria Foundanellas, and with their unique eye for decor and palate for fine dining, guests are ensured of an eating experience that is more than just about the food.
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| South Africa sees tourism gold in World Cup |
South African tourism operators are seeing marketing gold in the 2010 World Cup, a chance to sell the country as a destination to foreign travellers long after the games are over. "We have no doubt that stadiums and hotels will be full. There is a lot of interest in the World Cup. We are confident," Didi Moyle, head of the South African Tourism Board
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| Highlights in Southern African history |
 | 1991 -- President FW de Klerk and ANC leader Nelson Mandela meet to discuss ways to end township violence in the country. They agree to close or convert hostels to family units and to ban the carrying of dangerous weapons, apart from assegaais and sticks, in public in unrest areas.
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| Coast Experience-Mossel Bay |
There’s a couple of things that this country should pride itself in: it’s history, heritage, diversity of cultures and not forgetting – breathe-taking scenery. The coast has always been one of the favourites, especially come holiday season. Speaking of the coast – We visited Mossel Bay Situated between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay is one of most exciting destinations in South Africa
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| Highlights in Southern African history |
 | APRIL 17:1990 -- President FW de Klerk announces in Parliament that "power-sharing with an equal vote for all South Africans and constitutional protection for minorities is the only viable solution for South Africa".
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| Highlights in Southern African History |
1996 -- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, under
commission chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu, starts its first formal hearings in East London to lift the veil on 33 years of human rights abuses during the struggle against apartheid.
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| Sabi can be affordable as a group experience |
 | this lodge offers the same animal viewing as those around it yet at a tenth the price. The Normal bush lodges around go for around R6000 per person per night sharing, as opposed to a R7000 for the night for the whole lodge at Ululapa, which sleeps 10.
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| Sabi Lodges worth experiencing |
Experience the Tranquility and the Big five at the Luxurious Sabi
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