Here are a few random facts to start your morning off:
- The Cape Floral Kingdom is one of the world’s six floral kingdoms – and the only one which is wholly contained within a single country.
- South Africa’s drinking water is rated 3rd best in the world for being “safe and ready to drink”.
- South Africa is the only country in the entire world that has voluntarily abandoned its nuclear weapons programme.
- The world’s largest themed resort hotel in the world – The Palace of the Lost City – is found in South Africa. Surrounding the Palace is a 25-hectare manmade botanical jungle with almost 2 million plants, trees and shrubs.
- South Africa is home to the oldest meteor scar in the world – the Vredefort Dome in a town called Parys. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Your weather forecast for today:
A minimum of 4°C and a maximum of 22°C
Hazy sun; air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive groups
Sunrise: 6:53 AM
Sunset: 5:35 PM
*Weather update by AccuWeather
