An ability to breathe life into the minutiae
What was it that made Phillip Tobias so charismatic? He undoubtedly had personal magnetism, which is impossible to analyse, writes Jane Dugard.
Evolution of the man who rocked the cradle of humankind
Goran Strkalj and Jane Dugardpay tribute to Phillip Tobias - one of the world's greatest palaeoanthropologists - who died last week at the age of 86.
Tobias: Framed by famous fossils
It's not unusual to hear an octogenarian described as a fossil but you dared not say that about Phillip Tobias, writes Anthony Paton.
[Slideshow] Remembering Phillip Tobias
He was of one of SA's leading scientists. We take a look at the life and many achievements of Phillip Tobias, as a palaeoanthropologist - and as an activist.
South Africa's eminent prof of fossils dies
After battling a long illness, Professor Emeritus Phillip Tobias passed away on Thursday morning.
Sharing a bone or two will tempt the tourists
The Palaeontological Scientific Trust launched 'Scatterlings of Africa', which aims to use fossils to promote common aancestry and heritage tourism.
Of Shakespeare and detachment
At work a few weeks ago I began to see sudden flashes of light, which was strange for a cloudless day in Port Elizabeth...
Top honours for immunologist
This year's prestigious Phillip Tobias Lecture Award has gone to one of SA's top molecular immunologists, Professor Malegapuru William Makgoba.
Prominent citizens condemn UFS video
Dozens of prominent South Africans have signed a statement condemning a racist video that surfaced at the University of the Free State (UFS) last month. The list of 81 signatories includes renowned authors Nadine Gordimer and Andre Brink, journalists John Perlman and Max du Preez, retired judge Arthur Chaskalson and cartoonist Zapiro.
