New SAA Amenity kit designed by young local artist

Arrival...I think...

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April 22nd 2016
We have just arrived in Jo'burg...I think...this has been an interesting fun and looooooooong flight We have also had our first introduction to how SA is making use of its local talent. Many may not have realized it, but the amenity kit that we received while in flight was designed by a Johannesburg based artist, Mphelane Boitumelo Mareletse. "...the design was inspired ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more