Wits Origins Centre
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‘Atlas of Uncertainty’ reimagines the African city through art and flux
A sprawling exhibition at the Origins Centre challenges colonial narratives and reframes African cities as spaces of resilience, creativity and constant transformation
Grass roots of Ice-Age extinctions
Mammoths and sabre-tooth cats once roamed the continent, but were our ancient ancestors responsible for their disappearance?
Ancestry: The ultimate selfie
A quick DNA test at the Origins Centre in Jo’burg can show you just how insignificant you are
Humanity traced in original lines
The fine link between ?humankind and otherness is explored in artwork that resurrects its creator.