Philippine Asian News Today Vol 19 No 24 | Page 9

December 16 - 31, 2017 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY durianrepublic by JJ Atencio First thing you realize about South Africa is that it’s summertime in De- cember. So if it’s a white Christmas you’re dreaming of, this is probably not the place for you. As a tourist destination, it’s cer- tainly impressive that a country of only about 56 million South Africans is visited by at least 15 million tourists every year, while the Philippin