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British Airways opened a R19.8-million luxury lounge at Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday, a month ahead of the airline's increased schedule of flights to the city from seven to 10 a week.

The designer meets the choreographer, and together they make happy music. Black Coffee's Jacques van der Watt and Vuyani's Gregory Maqoma have worked together for more than a decade, culminating in a performance of purity and distortion, a surreal journey from outer space to the landscapes of Earth.

Balmy Durban, known for its easy-going attitude and excellent surfing conditions, is making waves on the New7Wonder Cities long list. The nomination sees the city rub shoulders with world capitals such as Kyoto, London and Mumbai.
SA top African leisure spot

Cape Town has once again been crowned one of the top 10 cities in the world, coming fourth in Travel and Leisure magazine's annual "World's Best Awards" and claiming a spot in the magazine's hall of fame.

South Africa's Western Cape boutique hotels and guesthouses have seen a surge in investment by overseas buyers, and recent market activity indicates growing interest in the region, according to Pam Golding Lodges and Guesthouses.

Travellers on South African Airways can now access a range of travel and airline information, as well as by-pass airport queues by checking in for flights, using their iOs or Android mobile phones and tablets.

South African hotel and casino operator Tsogo Sun is to invest R220-million in Durban's famed "Golden Mile" through refurbishing and combining its Southern Sun Elangeni and Southern Sun North Beach hotels into one complex, the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani.

South Africa's Protea Hospitality Group has signed an agreement that will see it continue its west African expansion through the opening of a hotel in Takoradi in southwest Ghana in early 2014.

London-based investment holding company Lonrho and British entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's investment business, the easyGroup, have joined forces to open their first African budget hotel in Johannesburg.

Planning minister Trevor Manuel has detailed an ambitious national development plan that, if properly and successfully implemented, will see South Africa boast an employment level heading towards 90%, no poverty, and strong economic growth by 2030.
• Manuel to head global green fund