The proposed N1/N2 Winelands toll project in Cape Town could have an adverse impact on both local and international tourism, according to industry players.

South Africa stands out as a tourist destination in the world, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Tuesday.

Forget about the rhino for a moment and spare a thought for the lions. When the rhino poaching problem subsides in five to 10 years, wild lions will be gone.

The continent's lion population has shrunk by 75% in the past two decades, according to wildlife experts.

They are currently "vulnerable" on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's list of threatened species. In west and central Africa lions are classified as "endangered".

Cape Town’s Dignified Places Programme is a cornerstone of the city’s 2014 World Design Capital bid. Conceived in 1999, it's an effort to implement, through design, the principles of equity, integration and sustainable development in the city’s poorest areas. In so doing, the city aims to improve accessibility, quality of life, and dignity for all.

Last week the Sabi Sand Wildtuin Association announced the introduction of a chemical composition that will make it a health risk to consume rhino horn, hopefully serving as the ultimate solution to rhino poaching. A mixture of pink dye and parasiticides injected into the rhino horn will render consumers of the powdered horn seriously ill.