south africa

I know there are a couple of South African forum members as well as a number of non-South Africans who are interested in the country (mostly just in our rugby team!), so I thought this might be a topic of some interest. Currently in South Africa there are wide raging protests at Universities...

Cavers have found a treasure trove of hominid fossils in South Africa. No word yet about the species. http://agridigest.com/2013/11/28/student-caver-helps-unearth-hominid-treasure/ And an ongoing blog at National Geographic...

My daughter, Kate is on a gap year in Gauteng and sent me a description of the following birdie: Any South African birders want to take a stab at that? Bit of a long shot I guess.

From http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/world/africa/26aids.html?hp According to an Harvard study, a conservative estimate of 365000 people died prematurely of AIDS due to the anti-science, HIV-denying, backwards policy of Mbeki and his infuriating health minister Tshabalala. I'm glad those...

A group of South African skeptics have put together a Stop Danie Krugel site, with the aim of informing more people about the suspicious nature of Krugel's claims, and to correct several common mistakes made by the media when reporting on Krugel. I'm new to the forum and cannot post links, but I...

Does the grass grow all year round in the Bushveld? I was approached about taking part in a super-secret research project in the Bushveld in South Africa. It would involve a whole lot of vegetation sampling, but the company in question wants to go during the South African winter. It's a...