The Drakensberg is unquestionably one of South Africa's most magnificent natural creations: a mountainous wonderland and world heritage site embodying sheer beauty and a wealth of biological diversity. The magic of the expansive Drakensberg mountains is a treasure to behold – one that the Drakensberg Lifestyle Resort is working hard to preserve. 

Friday the 13^th April marked the dawn of an exciting new era in the history of the Southern Sun Group, as they launched their new identity as Tsogo Sun.

Luxuriously comfortable with spectacular sea views, the Suncoast Hotel & Towers is in close proximity to the King Shaka International Airport and is situated in the heart of Durban’s Golden Mile. With architecture that mirrors the classic Art Deco of Miami, this hotel offers both business and leisure travelers stretching golden beaches, luxurious surroundings and all the fantasy of the Suncoast Casino and Entertainment Complex.

The Suncoast Hotel & Towers, situated on Durban’s Golden Mile, now features the Towers Lounge. This is a versatile venue designed to accommodate small meetings, seminars, training sessions, presentations, meetings and cocktail functions.

Southern Sun's Riverside Lifestyle Resort, situated on the banks of the Vaal River, is the perfect venue for a business event, conference or teambuilding weekend. A few kilometers from Vanderbijlpark and only 45 minutes drive from Johannesburg, with its luscious manicured gardens, the Riverside Lifestyle Resort, previously known as Riverside Hotel and Conference Centre, is the ideal venue for conferences and team building activities and promises business guests homely comfort, culinary delights and efficient service.

Mati Nyazema, Executive Director of the Sandton Convention Centre (SCC), has been selected as a finalist for the Businesswoman of the Year 2011 Award, hosted by the Business Women’s Association of Southern Africa (BWASA).

According to The World Hunger Education Service’s 2010 findings, one in seven people go hungry every day. That’s a staggering 925 million people. This alarming number is what compelled the South African Chefs Association, along with a group of concerned South African business partners, to host the first ever World Cooks Tour for Hunger in 1993. For 11 days, 100 of the world’s finest chefs worked in South Africa to raise funds for two nominated charities. This was repeated in 2003, when South Africa hosted the Tiger Brands World Cooks Tour for Hunger. These two events raised a total of R2 million for the selected charities and successfully united an industry worldwide in the fight against hunger.

Hot chocolate, marshmallows, soup and Gluhwein – what more could you need for a cosy, comfortable winter’s conference?

Southern Sun has put together a day conference package that is sure to prevent brain freeze and will keep your delegates warm, happy and entertained.

How often do we stop and think how fortunate we are? If you are reading this newsletter, you more than likely have a job and a steady income, and the company you work for arranges conferences and team-building activities for you.

Riverside Lifestyle Resort is the ideal riverfront destination for business conferences and pure relaxation. The resort looks out onto lush landscaped gardens sloping down to the Vaal River. An experienced banqueting team will assist in planning your event, from elaborate meetings to imaginative theme evenings for up to 300 delegates.