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Lesotho Casino and Hotel reopens with new look

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Sun International officially opened the refurbished Lesotho Casino and Hotel this week. The R140-million upgrade was jointly funded by Sun International and the Lesotho Government, which contributed R30-million. The opening was hosted by Sun International CEO David Coutts-Trotter and the guest ...Read More »

Five winemakers join CWG

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Membership of the Cape Winemakers Guild has increased to 41 leading South African winemakers after the induction of five new members this month. The latest winemakers to have joined the association are Rianie Strydom (Haskell Vineyards), Andries Burger (Paul Cluver Estate ...Read More »

Tourvest Inbound Operations reveals plans for its new sporting events management company

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Tourvest Inbound Operations (TIO) has launched new Tourvest Event Activation Management (T.E.A.M.) as part of its business strategy for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The new company specialises in sporting events and its new logo represents a scoreboard. TIO CEO Martin ...Read More »

Tsogo Sun, Gold Reef Resorts to merge

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SABMiller has agreed to merge Tsogo Sun, its South African hotels and gaming associate, with Gold Reef Resorts Limited, a Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed business with premier gaming assets in five of South Africa`s provinces, through an all-share merger. The deal ...Read More »

London Fleet Street walking tour

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Recounting a visit to London's Fleet Street in the 1700s, the Scottish lawyer, diarist and author James Boswell wrote that the assault on his senses had left him "agreeably confused". Standing directly above the subterranean river Fleet in the central ...Read More »

Top 10 best budget restaurants in Cheltenham and Gloucester

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CHELTENHAM If you're looking for "cheap eats" you could easily overlook this smart basement restaurant. It is located below an upmarket hairdresser and beauty salon in one of Cheltenham's many handsome Regency buildings. The window, moreover, is dotted with Michelin stickers ...Read More »

Hubbard, Friedrichsen rejoin Queensgate board

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Less than a month after they resigned from the board of directors of Queensgate Hotels and Leisure, Andrew Hubbard and Holger Friedrichsen, the founders of the business which is now focused on development in the leisure and tourism industry, have ...Read More »

Franchise expo focuses on recovery from recession

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The International Franchise Exhibition (IFE) 2010 held under the auspices of the Franchise Association of Southern Africa (FASA) will take place from 6 to 8 May at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The first local franchised fast food outlets were ...Read More »