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Air Peace to commence Johannesburg and Sharjah services in Jul-2019

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Air Peace to commence Johannesburg and Sharjah services in Jul-2019: Air Peace chairman and CEO Allen Onyema said the airline plans to commence Johannesburg service on 02-Jul-2019 and Sharjah service on … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Scandal-hit Steinhoff posts narrow .3 billion loss in delayed 2018 results: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African retailer Steinhoff International Holdings NV on Tuesday reported a narrow loss of 1.2 billion euro ($ 1.34 … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Scandal-hit Steinhoff posts .3 billion loss in delayed 2018 results: By Nqobile Dludla. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – African retailer Steinhoff on Tuesday reported a 1.2 billion euro (£1.07 billion) loss for the 2018 fiscal … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Scandal-hit Steinhoff posts .3 bln loss in delayed 2018 results: By Nqobile Dludla. JOHANNESBURG, June 18 (Reuters) – African retailer Steinhoff on Tuesday reported a 1.2 billion euro ($ 1.34 billion) loss for the … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. 5 Top Luxury Hotels in South Africa: When staying in Johannesburg, the most prestigious hotel is found on the rocky high mountains of the Witwatersrand ( fondly called, 'The Rand' by … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? While Johannesburg is also known as the City of Gold, or ‘eGoli’ because of its beginnings as a gold-mining town, it is known fondly to locals by the shortened ‘Joburg’, or now more popularly as ‘Jozi’.

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The Cradle of Humankind and Ancient Roots

While the modern city is only about 140 years old, the ground beneath it holds the secrets of humanity’s earliest ancestors. Located just 50 kilometers northwest of the city center is the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This area contains a complex system of limestone caves, including the famous Sterkfontein Caves, where nearly 40% of all the world’s human ancestor fossils have been discovered.

Significant finds like “Mrs. Ples” (Australopithecus africanus) and the near-complete skeleton of “Little Foot” have provided scientists with crucial evidence about how early hominids walked upright and transitioned into the Homo genus. More recently, in 2013, the discovery of Homo naledi in the Rising Star cave system stunned the scientific community, suggesting that ancient human relatives may have practiced ritualized burial much earlier than previously thought. This proximity to the “birthplace of humanity” gives Johannesburg a unique cultural depth; while it is a city of skyscrapers and high finance, it is also a place where you can stand on the very ground where our species took its first steps.