After the Council meeting on 7 September 2023, the members welcomed Yvonne Viljoen who retired from the Council and the Western Cape Branch committee in April this year. The Vice President, Dr Antonia Malan, presented her with the President's Medal for her outstanding contribution to the
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26 Aug 2023
South African scientists share our country’s latest fossil discovery with the world using live virtual technology.
26 Aug 2023
Researchers have identified what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world.
26 Aug 2023
The world-renowned scientist, Professor Tobias passed away today, Thursday, 7 June 2012 in Johannesburg after a long illness.
26 Aug 2023
2 million year old teeth reveal a diet of bark, leaves, sedges, grasses, fruits…[image above is a palm phytolith from dental calculus].
26 Aug 2023
Genomic variation in seven Khoe-San groups reveals adaptation and complex African history.
26 Aug 2023
A 2 million year-old fox has been found at Malapa and is another new species from this extraordinarily rich fossil site in the Cradle of Humankind.
26 Aug 2023
Three tiny ear bones, the rarest fossils, from two hominids at Swartkrans in the Cradle of Humankind, provide clues about evolution.
26 Aug 2023
Follow an intrepid team of spelunking archaeologists in a high-tech expedition deep under the Cradle of Humankind.
26 Aug 2023
High precision microfocus X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) of the Taung skull disproves it shows human-like infant development