CNN editor-at-large Richard Quest is back in South Africa where he chaired sessions at the 2023 African Indaba and ended up befriending Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille. Quest told BizNews they were planning a road trip through Africa next year and were still arguing about who was going to drive. During a visit to Cape Town in February this year his big takeaway was the “unimaginable” power outages. In this interview with Linda van Tilburg the CNN anchor said that until Africa gets to grip with its air links issue, tourism will continue to “hobble with one hand behind its back, a patch on one eye and a shot in one foot.” Quest also commented on demands from some South Africans that the Cullinan diamond that was prominent in King Charles III’s sceptre and Queen Camilla’s crown during the King’s coronation should be given back and asked what the sell-by date would be for claiming back disputed artefacts.
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