Makeover time at CLHG
THE City Lodge Hotel
Group has a series
of refurbishments in
progress, with Courtyard
Sandton and five Road Lodges
around the country undergoing
makeovers.
Road Lodge Umhlanga
Ridge is undergoing a soft
refurbishment, with new
carpets and vinyl flooring in
the bedrooms. Furniture in
the 125 bedrooms is being
replaced, the bedrooms are
being repainted and television
sets will be upgraded. Planned
completion is August 16.
Road Lodge East London,
Road Lodge Southgate, Road
Lodge Mbombela and Road
Lodge Randburg are also
being given new carpets and
vinyl flooring in the bedrooms,
as well as new curtains
and bedding. Road Lodge
Mbombela was completed on
August 4, and the East London
and Southgate properties will
be completed on August 25.
Work at Road Lodge
Randburg has been completed
and Road Lodge Rivonia
refurbishments will be
completed on November 12.
The Courtyard Hotel Sandton
will begin refurbishments soon,
during which the Club Lounge
in the commercial area will
receive new vinyl flooring and
furniture. A new central drinks
bar and food serving area will
be created.
Comair ups flight frequencies
PASSENGERS on British
Airways (operated by
Comair) will be able to
enjoy increased flight
frequencies from
mid-September.
There will be 34
additional weekly
flights – on routes from
Johannesburg to Cape
Town, Durban and Port
Elizabeth, and between
Cape Town and Durban.
The flights are now
available for booking.
Shamwari opens Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
SHAMWARI Private Game
Reserve outside Port
Elizabeth has opened a new
R5m Wildlife Rehabilitation
Centre.
Injured, ill or abandoned
animals are treated at the
centre and cared for before
being released back into
the wild. The new centre is
part of a US$25m (R356m)
investment in Shamwari
by owners, Investment
Corporation Dubai.
Shamwari ceo, Joe Cloete,
says: “This operation
has become an epicentre
for successful wildlife
rehabilitation and the
facilities we’re opening will
be integral to that. It will
also be the new home of
the Wildlife Rehabilitation
team under the stewardship
of wildlife vet, Dr Johan
Joubert, and ecologist,
John O’Brien,” says Joe.
He says over the past
25 years, Shamwari has
restored much of the
region’s rich ecology and
attracted or re-introduced an
abundance of animals, birds
and insects.
An essential component
of its operation is the
expansion, management,
development and
rehabilitation of its land,
following many years of
farming.
This effort, says Joe,
is paying dividends with
the resurgence of wildlife
and biodiversity to which
Shamwari is now home.
Eastern Cape game reserve reintroduces lions
MOUNT Camdeboo Private
Game Reserve in the Eastern
Cape has released three
relocated lions after eight
weeks in isolation. This is the
first time Mount Camdeboo
has had lions in 180 years.
The lions were relocated
from Limpopo’s Marakele
National Park and Kwandwe
Private Game Reserve near
Port Elizabeth as part of their
owners’ plans to find safe
environments for their growing
lion populations. By making
the reserve available for
species that may otherwise be
culled or poached, it plays a
vital role in increasing numbers
as well as allowing genetic
diversity.
Mount Camdeboo’s Iain
Buchanan says: “The cats
were darted to make it as
stress free as possible and to
allow the veterinary team to
do their regular health checks.
It is of great importance that
these creatures are returned to
their natural environment."
