Southern Sun Hotels

Southern Sun
Company typeHotel chain
SSU
IndustryHotel
Founded1969
FounderSol Kerzner
Number of locations
South Africa, UAE, Zambia, Seychelles, Tanzania and Mozambique
Key people
Marcel von Aulock (CEO)
Websitesouthernsun.com
Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town

Southern Sun is a South African multinational hospitality company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange[1][2] (JSE). The group was founded[3] in 1969 by hotelier Sol Kerzner and South African Breweries. Between 2012[4] and April 2022[5] 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[6][7] in Sandton, food and beverage outlets, and spas.

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  3. ^ "Obituary | Sol Kerzner, a perfectionist with a short fuse". Businessinsider. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
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  6. ^ "Sandton Convention Centre | Sandton City | We are The City". sandtoncity.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. ^ "Sandton Convention Centre". Sandton Central. Retrieved 2022-11-17.