Hotel and casino magnate, Sol Kerzner, dies at age 84.

The founder of the Southern Sun Hotel Group and Sun International, Sol Kerzner, has died.

Kerzner died on Saturday night surrounded by family members at the family home in Leeukoppie Estate, Hout Bay, near Cape Town. He had been suffering from cancer.

Family spokesperson Ian Douglas said in a statement: ''Kerzner maintained a massive business reputation but remained an intensely family-orientated man.''

He was 84 years old, and is survived by his 4 children and 10 grandchildren.

Douglas added that Sol Kerzner will be buried in a small, private funeral with only immediate family in attendance.

Done By: Mitchum George