Nelson Mandela grew up in this tiny South African village; his childhood landscape is now being preserved as a heritage centre

On the rolling hills of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, Qunu remains a small rural village, much as it was when Nelson Mandela ...

Africa's rocks hold ancient stories. We need better ways to document and protect them

From the Vredefort Dome in South Africa (the world's oldest and largest known meteorite impact structure) to the volcanic ...
Phys.org

Changing African landscape may have influenced early human communication

The shift from dense forests to open plains in Africa may have caused our ancient ancestors to change their vocal calls, research involving Durham University anthropologists has found. The researchers ...

A South African farmer planted trees to stop erosion in 1976; 50 years later, the land became a major forest-restoration experiment

A small planting on a South African farm in 1976 was meant to solve an immediate problem: stopping floodwater from washing away soil and threatening livestock. The spekboom cuttings survived, but ...
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The lie of the land : representations of the South African landscape / Michael Godby ; with essays by Cherryl Walker ... [et al.]

"Published to accompany the exhibition at: The Iziko Michaelis Collection, Old Town House, Cape Town, June - September 2010; Sanlam Art Gallery, Bellville, October 2010 - January 2011."--Page facing t ...
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Museum Brings a Bit of South Africa to Central London

An African landscaped garden is growing (and thriving) in front of The British Museum. The plants were brought from South Africa's Cape region by ship and include a quiver tree and poker plants. In ...