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Fossils Suggest Hominids May Have Lived Alongside Modern Humans

Primitive hominids may have lived in Africa at the same time as humans, researchers said Tuesday, in new findings that...

International

Remembering the Anti-Apartheid Giant Ahmed Kathrada

Flags were lowered to half-mast and mourners lined the streets outside Westpark Cemetery on Wednesday morning. Many...

International

South Africa’s Social Security Payments In Chaos

Millions of vulnerable South Africans risk missing out on vital social security payments from next month in a scandal...

Opinion

Student Protests Spread In South Africa

Johannesburg (AFP) - Student protests in South Africa spread Wednesday with police firing rubber bullets at...

Africa & World

Mass Protests in South Africa Forces Government to Halts University Fee

President Zuma announces embargo on fee increases for the 2016 academic year, but protesters view it as a "hollow" win....