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A rollicking time at Big Time Taverna

January 13, 2020 · By John Young

There’s really no way of getting consolation for missing out on a game of golf on one of South Africa’s finest courses. Even when no-one else on the sub-continent is playing. I was in St Francis Bay hoping to play St Francis Links on the weekend that snow was seen on Table Mountain and coastal

Tags: Jeff Clause, Peri Tsiotsiopoulos, Restaurant review, St Francis Bay, St Francis Links

Turning green into gold

January 13, 2020 · By John Young

Denmark has found a way to grow its economy and reduce energy consumption. The House of Green in central Copenhagen is a sophisticated, high-tech, showcase of Denmark’s green economy. At the touch of a button you can call up any number of statistics to do with energy use and water wastage – and quickly show

Tags: Denmark, energy, Renewable energy, Utility, Wind turbines

Experience in icy Greenland pays off in sunny Uganda.

January 9, 2020 · By John Young

Solar-powering up a community for improved living conditions – and profit. When the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) realised that the forests on the shores of Lake George in the southern Ugandan district of Kasese were being depleted by villagers in search of wood to burn, they turned to a Danish think-tank to help

Tags: Africa, Denmark, Renewable energy, Solar power

Stop flooding, save R100-million and create a lovely park – it can be done.

January 9, 2020 · By John Young

When a little town north of Copenhagen was buffeted by a once-in-a-generation flood, the estimated cost of building canals and dams to prevent it happening again was put at 100-million Danish Kroner. Even for a rich country, R200-million is a lot of money to fix a stream – and for something that not might not

Tags: Denmark, Design, green economy, NIRAS, Water conservation

The oceans economy holds great promise for local and foreign investors

December 9, 2019 · By John Young

A regional economic overview of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, with a focus on the maritime economy.

Tags: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, maritime, oceans economy

Doubling tourist arrivals is a national priority

November 1, 2019 · By John Young

Airports Company South Africa is on a massive spending drive. More than twice as many foreign tourists will visit South Africa in 2030 than is currently the case. President Cyril Ramaphosa has publicly announced that a target of 21-million foreign tourists per year is attainable. What might seem like a lofty goal is given credence

Tags: hotels, Kruger National Park, Tourism, travel

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