South Africa reopens famous caves holding secrets of human origin. 15m. ... In addition to the Sterkfontein Caves, it includes other fossil sites and features a large interactive museum.

While it remains a symbol of Afrikaner heritage, it is also a reminder of South Africa’s complex history and the country’s ongoing journey toward unity. 5. The Big Hole and Kimberley Mine Museum ...

Famous Taung Child fossil from South Africa is 2.58 million years old, ... From 1990 he was head of the Department of Palaeontology and Palaeoenvironmental Studies at the Transvaal Museum ...

5) Heart of Cape Town Museum, South Africa Africa is a continent of many firsts. One of them being the world’s first successful heart transplant, performed in 1967 by Dr Christiaan Barnard.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Just one thing went wrong for the thieves during Sunday’s daring theft from the Pretoria Art Museum, which netted about $2 million worth of famous South African works.

Meanwhile the island’s most famous inmate turns 90 this summer. Mandela planned to spend his July 18 birthday quietly with his family in rural southeastern South Africa.

Among South Africa’s most famous living artists who has exhibited in some of the world’s most respected museums and counts celebrities Usher, Swizz Beatz, John Legend and Oprah Winfrey as ...