Two million-year-old hominin with human-like thumb knuckles is the earliest ancient human ancestor to use its hands to grasp objects as well as climb trees, study shows Australopithecus sediba is a distant relative that lived two million years ago Study claims its fingers were suited to climbing and grabbing branches But its thumb was well-suited … Read more
A pack of dogs have been trained to protect South Africa‘s wildlife – and have already saved 45 rhinos from being poached. Many breeds of dog from beagles to bloodhounds have been used to protect the endangered species from poachers. The dogs begin training from birth and learn how to handle all the pressures of … Read more
It’s a stopping service like no other. Behold what is undoubtedly going to be one of the most sensational hotel openings of 2020 – a set of 13 restored train carriages that will house 31 luxury rooms positioned on an epic bridge inside South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Views of the local wildlife will be … Read more
Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister has been filmed trying to put a face mask on his forehead and over his eyes, in a clip that went viral over the weekend Koen Geens was visiting a sewing shop in Wijgmaal, Belgium, where volunteers had made 35,000 fabric masks to help the country’s coronavirus efforts. Unfortunately it seemed … Read more
An Instagram star who shares terrifying videos of himself playing with lions is being investigated for alleged animal cruelty after he was filmed punching one of his cubs. Dean Schneider, 27, who quit his job as a financier in Switzerland to look after a pride of lions at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa, uploaded … Read more
‘I thought I was going to die’: Katie Price says she was sexually assaulted at gunpoint during horrific carjacking with her children in South Africa Katie said she was groped and held at gunpoint in South Africa 2018 The model was with her children Junior, 14, and Princess, 12, when the carjacking happened Katie said … Read more
You had one job! South Africa’s President Ramaphosa hilariously struggles to put coronavirus face mask on while demonstrating how to wear them South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa struggled to secure mask on his ear President Ramaphosa annouced nation would be easing lockdown restrictions Twitter users reacted using #MaskOnChallenge and #CyrilMaskChallenge Here’s how to help people … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s son Archie was showered with gifts during his first official overseas royal tour – receiving everything from soft toys to a pair of dungarees. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was just four months old when Meghan and Harry took him to South Africa last autumn and his parents were given armfuls … Read more
Taking IT too far? Mother dresses as Pennywise and hides in a wheelie bin to terrify her clown-phobic son after he refuses to make her a morning coffee Hester Greeff, 41, horrified her son Ruan Becker in Johannesburg, South Africa She dressed as the character from Steven King’s novel and the 2017 film IT Ruan, … Read more
If you truly want to get away from it all Bouvet Island is the place to be – because it’s the most remote island in the world. This 19-square-mile chunk of wind-ravaged rock and ice lies 1,600 miles from the nearest permanently inhabited land – South Africa – and 1,100 miles from the coast of … Read more