Please note that you are using an outdated browser which is not compatible with some elements of the site.
We strongly urge you to update to Edge for an optimal browsing experience.
SA and US hotel groups join forcesOne of Southern Africa's largest independently owned hotel groups announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with a US-based hotel group to jointly find acquisition and development opportunities in the Americas (Canada, USA, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean).SA hotel group buys Midlands hotelThe three-star Wartburger Hof Hotel in KwaZulu Natal was recently purchased by Orion Hotels & Resorts, South Africa's largest independently owned hotel group, and will begin operating the establishment as the Orion Hotel Wartburg in February 2008.Govt employees keep PMB boilingA steady influx of government servants into Pietermaritzburg since the city took over provincial capital status from Ulundi has ensured that its residential property market, especially in the lower and middle class sectors, remains on the boil. By Ingrid Smit