after the end of apartheid in south africa in 1994, the so-called homelands were re-integrated into the new south africa. this allowed southern sun to develop its own gaming resorts and began to compete increasingly with sun international. in 2000, southern sun sold its stake in sun international to kersaf investments limited, who then continued to acquire minority interests in sun international. in 2004, kersaf investments limited merged with sun international to form sun international limited, the company that exists today. as of 2017, sun international limited owns or is involved in 19 international hotels, casinos and resorts.