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South Africa Anti-Graft Advocate Warns on Her Removal

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. South Africa Anti-Graft Advocate Warns on Her Removal: … warned parliament against her early removal and threatened to go to court to defend her position, Johannesburg-based Sunday Times reported. – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Director Angus Gibson: My Audience is 'Young, Black South Africans': DURBAN–Sophiatown, 1958. On the outskirts of Johannesburg, as the apartheid police prepare to demolish the community at the heart of black South … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Police probing whether Marc Batchelor was killed in revenge cocaine hit – report: Batchelor died after he was shot several times in his car outside his home in Olivedale, northern Johannesburg. He was travelling with his gardener … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Rassie: A few guys put their hands up for World Cup selection: JOHANNESBURG – SA Rugby's Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, lauded several players for superb individual performances in the Springboks' … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Tupou robbed twice, according to Cheika: Prop Taniela Tupou had his phone snatched in Johannesburg but Wallabies coach Michael Cheika believed a second robbery happened at Ellis Park … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Johannesburg Zoo based in Parktown, is over 100 years old, and houses the only two polar bears in Africa – Geebee (who came from Canada) and Wang (who came from Japan).

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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.