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Earliest known skull of Homo erectus unearthed by Australian-led team
The Guardian   02 April 2020   South Africa  
Homo erectus cranium outline. The earliest known skull of Homo erectus has been unearthed by an Australian-led team in South Africa. Photograph: Supplied by La Trobe University
<p>The earliest known skull of Homo erectus has been unearthed by an Australian-led team of researchers who have dated the fossil at two million years old, showing the first of our ancestors existed up to 200,000 years earlier than previously thought.<br>The ...
Baringo to host first geological park in E. Africa
Daily Nation   01 October 2017   Kenya   Baringo County  
<p>Baringo County is set to host a global geopark, the second in Africa after Morocco and the first in sub-Saharan Africa.<br>A geopark is a unified area with geological heritage of international significance. It uses its rich history to promote awareness ...
Expect Mine Closures In This Key Gold Mining Nation
OilPrice.com   13 September 2017   South Africa   South Africa  
<p>I wrote yesterday about the collapse of mining in key African gold nation Tanzania. And today, emerging news shows another major gold producer entering crisis.<br />South Africa.<br />The dire warning on South Africa&rsquo;s gold sector came from ratings ...
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Markets await UK construction growth report, as South African rand slides
The Guardian   04 April 2017   UK   UK  
The Canary Wharf finance district of London. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
<p>South African government bonds have fallen sharply this morning, matching the drop in the rand.</p><p>Shares in the country’s banks are also being hit, on worries that other credit ratings could follow S&amp;P and downgrade South Africa to Junk.</p><p>Economist ...
Filed under: Construction News