South Africans Urged To Vote for Table Mountain as a Wonder of the World

PRETORIA  (NNN-BUANEWS) -- With less than a fortnight before the closing date for votes to be counted for a new set of 7 Wonders of the World, the Cabinet has urged South Africans to cast their vote for Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain.

Table Mountain is one of only two African nominees out of 28 worldwide competing for the title of one of the Wonders of the World, including the Dead Sea, the Amazon, the Great Barrier Reef and the Black Forest.

Briefing the media here Thursday, Cabinet Spokesman Jimmy Manyi encouraged people to SMS their vote to 34874 or vote online on the website www.votefortablemountain.com.

The Cabinet also congratulated Cape Town for winning the World Design Capital for 2014, beating rivals Dublin, Ireland, and Bilbao, Spain. Winning the title will see Cape Town host a number of prestigious design-related events and conferences organized by the World Design Capital initiative and the local committee.

Manyi said the awards would improve South Africa's competitiveness for tourism and investment. -- NNN-BUANEWS