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Southern Sun's
Heritage Library

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Welcome

Welcome to the virtual heritage library of Southern Sun, the leading hospitality group in southern Africa. With an established 50-year heritage, Southern Sun proudly encompasses over 90 hotels and resorts across all market segments in South Africa, Africa, the Seychelles and the Middle East.

The Southern Sun heritage library houses the group's historical documents, press clippings, supplements, photographs, videos, annual reports and publications. Browse the Southern Sun heritage library by category, year or key word or phrase. If you’re looking for something specific, use our advanced search functionality. Visit our timeline and travel through the years by milestone.

Some of our Milestones

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72

Southern Sun published its first internal newsletterwhich invited employees...

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79

The Financial Mail produced a Special Report on the rise of Southern Sun...

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83

A novel concept, the “Southern Sun Fun Train”, was launched by the group...

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80

The thirty third hotel in the group, the Cape Sun was built at a cost of R48 million...

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98

A new hotel graced the waterfront – the Holiday Inn Cape Town Waterfront...

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09

In 2009 the group launched a new advertising campaign that was flighted...

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14

Beverly Hills celebrated its 50th anniversary, and this iconic and legendary...

The information contained within this website is historical and relates to Southern Sun’s heritage; it should be interpreted in the context of the time when it was produced.

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