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Researchers Find a 5-Million-Year Old Animal Related to the Honey Badger

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 11.03.2020 06:00 AM

About five million years ago, the West Coast of South Africa saw its share of dangerous mammals - wolverines, bears, saber-tooth tigers - and now, a small carnivore related to the modern honey badger.

Bunkering Activity in Algoa Bay Are a Major Threat to African Penguin Populations

08.17.2020 07:17 AM

Bunker activity such as cargo ships refueling remain a major threat to the remaining African penguin population in South Africa. Disturbances such as minor oil spills may be the end of the penguin population which all other species are dependent on.

[VIDEO] Giant Squid Washed Ashore at South African Beach Stuns Beachgoers

06.18.2020 05:47 AM

Watch! A giant squid washes up onshore on June 7, 2020, on Golden Mile Beach in Britannia Bay, South Africa. The remains of the sea creature will be subjected to further studies at Iziko Museums of South Africa, which holds the largest collection of giant squids in Africa.

Hydrogen May Be the Next Star in the Global Market for Renewable Energy

08.19.2019 08:53 AM

South Africa is the ideal place for the production process to be put up, but through electrolysis, transportation to other countries will not be a problem.

Lions Are Being Poached At Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary In South Africa

06.05.2017 11:55 AM

Poachers recently killed two rescue lions in the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa. A good number of lions transported to South Africa from Colombia and Peru in 2016.

Study Finds Hominid May Have Lived Alongside Modern Human

05.10.2017 20:31 PM

Recent fossils analysis has found that primitive hominids could have been living with a modern human in Africa.

Ancient Human Species Findings of Homo naledi Bring More Questions of Human Evolution

05.10.2017 20:21 PM

As scientists have announced the finding that hominid, known as Homo Naledi, lived alongside the modern human, questions about human evolution become more complex.

Where Is The Best Place To Conserve Rhino, Australia Or South Africa

04.29.2017 18:59 PM

A proposal for the safety of rhino is to be taken regarding the transportation of 80 rhinos from private farms in South African to captive facilities in Australia which will bear a cost over US $4M.

Fossils Found In South Africa Can Be Earliest Known Specimens In Formation Of Life

04.27.2017 02:17 AM

Fossils found in South Africa's Northern Cape Province were 2600 feet beneath. If it verified as both multicellular and fungal, it can be the 2.4 billion-year-old minuscule creatures.

Leopard Population Is Declining Alarmingly In South Africa, New Study Reveals

04.21.2017 01:29 AM

A new study reveals the reducing trend of the leopards in the Soutpansberg Mountains in South Africa.

Donkey Slaughter Is a Crucial Fact In Africa: the Brutal Butchery Meets the Demand of the Chinese Medicine

03.21.2017 15:11 PM

The painful slaughter of the donkey in Africa is a bitter reality and the key aim behind this sinful act is to meet the demand for the Chinese medicine.

Tuberculosis Elimination By 2035 In Peril After Research Funding Crashes

11.29.2015 23:28 PM

Treatment Action Group states that the financial situation of tuberculosis research is crashing down year-by-year.

New Human Species Called Homo Naledi Found In "Rising Star"

09.13.2015 19:59 PM

More than 1500 bones, belonging to at least 15 skeletons were recently found by a team of researchers in a cave system dubbed as the Rising Star located in South Africa.

First Successful Penis Transplant Raises Questions around South African Circumcision Ceremonies

03.14.2015 18:18 PM

While a South African patient’s identity is being protected for ethical reasons, according to Tygerberg Hospital, news of his successful procedure and sexual history are making headlines nonetheless. Fully recovered from a nine-hour operation that occurred on Dec. 11, 2014, the young man whose name is not being disclosed at this time, marks a great achievement in that doctors were the first to successfully complete a penile transplant operation in his case.

South Africa To Spend $2.2 Billion On HIV Drugs In Next Two Years

11.18.2014 12:19 PM

South Africa to spend $2.2 billion on HIV drugs in next two years The sharp 33 per cent decline in new HIV infections from 2001 to 2013 is a good indicator that there is increased awareness and understanding of the disease, and of its modes of transfer especially in high risk groups.

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