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Sterkfontein Caves

Itumeleng Molefe follows in his father's footsteps to unearth the links to humanity’s deep past

Our Burning Planet

Itumeleng Molefe follows in his father's footsteps to unearth the links to humanity’s deep past

By Julia Evans

Wits reopens Sterkfontein Caves — ‘a time capsule of identity’ — after 2022 flooding damage

Our Burning Planet

Wits reopens Sterkfontein Caves — ‘a time capsule of identity’ — after 2022 flooding damage

By Julia Evans

SA back in contention for being the place where our species originated following new Sterkfontein Caves discovery

South Africa

SA back in contention for being the place where our species originated following new Sterkfontein Caves discovery

By Shaun Smillie