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Sterkfontein Caves

Sterkfontein Caves reopened after safety upgrades
National
/ 21 April 2025

Sterkfontein Caves reopened after safety upgrades

The international landmark closed in 2023 after heavy rainfall caused soil movement that threatened safety

By Umamah Bakharia
Little Foot: Two assistants credited for finding ‘needle in haystack’
Article
/ 8 December 2017

Little Foot: Two assistants credited for finding ‘needle in haystack’

Little Foot grabbed the world’s attention and the palaeontologist credited with the discovery was sure to recognise Stephen Motsumi and Nkwane Molefe

By Govan Whittles
Karabo is finally complete
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Karabo is finally complete

The Sterkfontein Caves have revealed another ancient ancestor, confirming South Africa as the home of humanity, writes Sipho Kings McDermott.

By Sipho Kings
Into Mrs Ples’s parlour
Article
/ 12 February 2010

Into Mrs Ples’s parlour

David Smith takes a trip to the historically unique
Sterkfontein Caves to look for the Garden of Eden.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 16 January 2010

Welcome to Sterkfontein, welcome home

Rian Malan, the South African journalist and author, once made a spiky defence of Johannesburg in a British newspaper.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 22 February 2009

Johannesburg a mecca for study of early man

SA’s economic hub is the very model of a skyscraping major city. But Johannesburg also is a mecca for those with an interest in the pre-modern.

By Donna Bryson

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