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Mzansi recognised as a top luxury travel destination
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South Africa has been recognised as a top luxury travel destination, with Roxstar Global Consulting highlighting its appeal in their 2025 Luxury Travel Trends Report.
Top of the list is the USA, followed by the United Arab Emirates, the Maldives, South Africa, and France.
Roxstar Luxury Travel founder, Roxy Robinson, says Cape Town combines vibrant urban culture with some of the world’s most beautiful natural scenery, while the safari lodges in the north provide a complete escape.
She says a few destinations offer such a compelling mix.
Top of the list is the USA, followed by the United Arab Emirates, the Maldives, South Africa, and France.
Roxstar Luxury Travel founder, Roxy Robinson, says Cape Town combines vibrant urban culture with some of the world’s most beautiful natural scenery, while the safari lodges in the north provide a complete escape.
She says a few destinations offer such a compelling mix.
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Johannesburg secures grant for sustainable waste management
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The City of Johannesburg has signed a landmark agreement with Invest International Public Programmes, securing about R548 million grant for the Alternative Waste Treatment Technology Project.
The project will improve waste management by reducing landfill use and increasing recycling and renewable energy.
The grant will also support job creation, gender inclusion, and local innovation.
The project will improve waste management by reducing landfill use and increasing recycling and renewable energy.
The grant will also support job creation, gender inclusion, and local innovation.
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high-tech Orthopaedics Unit opens at Cape Town's Red Cross Children's Hospital
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Cape Town's Red Cross Children's Hospital has opened a new, high-tech Orthopaedics Unit, made possible by a public-private partnership.
The unit will treat over 5,000 patients annually and serve as a training hub for future doctors.
Fully funded by donors through the Children's Hospital Trust, the unit features advanced facilities, including a 30-bed ward, operating theaters and a physiotherapy gym.
Chantel Cooper from the Children's Hospital Trust:
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The unit will treat over 5,000 patients annually and serve as a training hub for future doctors.
Fully funded by donors through the Children's Hospital Trust, the unit features advanced facilities, including a 30-bed ward, operating theaters and a physiotherapy gym.
Chantel Cooper from the Children's Hospital Trust:
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 17.38 to the US Dollar, 23.15 to the British Pound, and 20.17 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,163.27 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 62.10 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 112,040.00.
The Rand is trading at 17.38 to the US Dollar, 23.15 to the British Pound, and 20.17 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,163.27 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 62.10 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 112,040.00.
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