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Address delivered by Minister of Tourism, Patricia De Lille, on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa at the official opening of the Club Med Beach & Safari Resort, Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal

The PresidencyRef: GOVNEWS-10415 at https://www.thepresidency.gov.za

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Collected on 26 September 2026

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This is an address by Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa at the official opening of the Club Med Beach & Safari Resort in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. It highlights the resort's more than R2 billion investment, its tourism offering, and the jobs and local employment associated with the development. The resort is presented as an available destination for travellers.

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Club Med Beach & Safari Resort

The resort offers travellers two tourism experiences in one destination: the Indian Ocean coastline and the wildlife of northern KwaZulu-Natal.

Who it is for: travellers

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This resort brings together two extraordinary experiences: the Indian Ocean coastline and the wildlife of northern KwaZulu-Natal.

Facts

Places

KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

GOVNEWS-10415 at https://www.thepresidency.gov.za

Amounts

R 2 000 000 000

Key Takeaways

Official opening of the Club Med Beach & Safari Resort in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Address delivered by Patricia De Lille on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa
More than R2 billion investment
More than 2,300 direct and indirect construction jobs
600 permanent direct jobs and 1,500 indirect jobs supported
84 percent of Beach Resort employees are South Africans
Published 17 September 2026
Patricia De Lille
Cyril Ramaphosa
Thamsanqa Ntuli
Guo Guangchang
Stéphane Maquaire
Moses Tembe
Club Med Beach & Safari Resort
Fosun International
Club Med
Tinley Leisure Ltd
Collin Residential
KwaZulu-Natal Economic Council
Southern African Development Community
The Presidency

Dates

Opening Date

17 September 2026