South African human rights lawyer and former United Nations human rights chief Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday, October...
Archaeologists have described 18 hominin fossils from South Africa that offer new evidence about the early history of Homo erectus and the evolution of another ancient human relative.
The fossils come from Drimolen Main Quarry in South Africa’s Cradle of...
Researchers studying a cave in South Africa have found evidence that could push the record of ancient fire use back hundreds of thousands of years.
The findings come from Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa's Northern Cape Province, a site that...
Humans deliberately selected and quarried stone for tools as early as 220,000 years ago, far earlier than previously believed, according to new research. The study, led by researchers from the University of Tübingen, focuses on findings from the Jojosi...
After more than a year on the road and over 44,000 kilometers (about 27,300 miles) across continents, Nikos Leontis’ motorbike journey from Greece and Cyprus to Africa became far more than an endurance challenge. As he told Greek Reporter,...
Two young Greek sisters from the Hellenic diaspora in South Africa have achieved international acclaim, winning a prestigious global competition with an innovative project that harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence to protect one of Greece's greatest treasures: the...
Researchers in South Africa claim to have discovered what could be one of the oldest mixed poisons in the world. While researching early human hunting techniques, they found multi-component poison on weapons that date back 7,000 years. The discovery...
Rescue operations at an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where at least 78 people died, concluded on Thursday, January 16. Over 200 survivors were rescued and detained at the site.
The removal of miners began in August 2024, when...
A scientist in South Africa has calculated that 420 tons of gold – with a value of $24bn – in the form of minuscule particles are locked inside other minerals in the mine dumps found all over the Johannesburg...
