Today, these plants are iconic to the Australian bush. But banksias and their many relatives originated in far-away shores 130 million years ago.
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Qanats are an ancient system which could be a useful way of getting water to farms in arid areas.
Some time between 1100 and 1700 AD, a Massospondylus bone was discovered and carried to a rock shelter in Lesotho.
Elephants can be viewed as geological engineers that create minor tectonic forces on the substrate they walk on.
South Africa’s plan to transition to green energy may eventually benefit big private companies more than ordinary citizens.
Opinions differ widely about the true character of the EFF and what it really stands for since it gained seats in parliament in 2014.
The trace was probably made between 93,000 and 83,000 years ago, almost certainly by a puff adder.
A psychologist analyses the rugby star’s life to extract lessons.
Pollen can become preserved in sediment deposits over thousands, or even millions, of years.
Trackway findings support the notion of southern Africa being one region where human cognitive and practical ability developed a very long time ago.
South Africa’s white shark population is not in decline but migrating to survive.
Better monitoring of groundwater is important for sustainable management.
Some footprints last thousands or even millions of years, preserved in sand that turned to rock.
The word shows that language isn’t static, it evolves to reflect developments in a society.
Ammoglyphs – ancient ‘sand art’ – are a relatively new find.
Social enterprises need to be proactive in improving their internal processes and structures. They also need to share essential information.
To what extent should the costs of protecting globally valued rhinos be carried by their local custodians?
This was an area in which early anatomically modern humans survived, evolved and thrived, before spreading out of Africa to other continents.
Aquifers are highly prevalent across Africa – but they’re not always going to be usable.
It hasn’t been clear how common the species was on the Cape south coast because its body fossils are predominantly from southern Africa’s west coast.
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Research Assistant, Media and Communication, Nelson Mandela University
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Senior lecturer in Languages and Literature, Nelson Mandela University
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Research fellow, Nelson Mandela University
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Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Nelson Mandela University
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Senior Lecturer and head of the Department of Media and Communication, Nelson Mandela University
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Senior Research Fellow, Nelson Mandela University
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Professor, Department of Business Management, Nelson Mandela University
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Lecturer, Nelson Mandela University
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Research Director: South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI), Nelson Mandela University
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Lecturer, Nelson Mandela University
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Research fellow, Department of Geography, Archaeology & Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand; Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
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Researcher, Nelson Mandela University
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Lecturer in Business Management, Nelson Mandela University
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Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University