Southern Sun Hotels
South African multinational hospitality company
Southern Sun (officially Southern Sun Limited) is a South African multinational hospitality company headquartered in Sandton, South Africa, and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The company is partially owned by Cape Town-based investment holding company Hosken Consolidated Investments.
The group was founded in 1969 by hotelier Sol Kerzner, and South African Breweries. Between 2012 and April 2022 the group was known as Tsogo Sun. Southern Sun owns and operates over 90 hotels in South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Seychelles, and the Middle East.
In addition to hotels, the group operates conferencing venues, including Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton, food and beverage outlets, and spas.
History
Southern Sun Hotels was formed in 1969 through a partnership between hotel magnate Sol Kerzner and South African Breweries Limited. At the time, Southern Sun Hotels was the largest hotel group in the Southern Hemisphere. The group started with six hotels including the Beverly Hills hotel in uMhlanga, near Durban.
In 1983 the group split, with the casino operations becoming Sun International, and the hotels remaining as Southern Sun.
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