Jean-BaptisteLamarck (1744-1829) formulated the first real theory of biological evolution, in which organisms acquired traits directly from adapting to the environments they faced and passed those new traits on to their offspring. If there’s one thing high-school biology students learn, it’s that Darwin was right about natural selection. If there’s a second thing, it’s that […]

The Karoo-based MeerKAT radio telescope, located about 90 km from Carnarvon, in the Northern Cape, was inaugurated on July 13, giving the public a glimpse into what was unveiled as the best of its kind and a true benchmark in terms of pioneering scientific cosmic discovery, says South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (Sarao) chief scientist […]

If you undertake regular road trips, you will discover the world is indeed a small place. It was therefore with some amusement that I pulled the Nissan Patrol off the undulating road between Uniondale and Avontuur onto the Hoogstedrift farm. There had been little rain in the past months and the veld, ravaged by fire […]

Mr Mohapi, my geography teacher in Form 1, would have saliva oozing out of his mouth, spraying it all over your face as his passion for teaching drove him into a trance. We called him Tsoela Boy because of this experience. There were seven proofs that Earth is a sphere and Mr Mohapi would move […]

IT took about 12 hours, from darting to delivering 13 of the first 28 elephants, and making history releasing these gentle majestic African giants to an area where their ancestors roamed 150 years ago. But, July 31st was not only the celebration of expanding the range of Addo Elephant National Park’s elephants to the Darlington […]

South Africa’s government this week began evaluating comments from the public on controversial plans to open up the semi-arid Karoo region to shale gas exploration activities. The country’s authorities have for years stalled on awarding exploration rights to Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell, UK-listed junior Falcon Oil Gas and Bundu Gas — a local subsidiary of Australia’s […]

Chairperson of the Northern Cape Tourism Authority, Colin Fortune, says the newly launched South African MeerKAT radio telescope and the ongoing construction for the larger Square Kilometre Array (SKA) have both injected life back into these small towns, with the youth in the area now feeling encouraged to return to their home towns upon completing […]

A scientific mega-project to unlock cosmic conundrums from dark energy to detecting extraterrestrial life was given a boost on Friday, when the 64-dish MeerKAT radio telescope was inaugurated in the remote South African town of Carnarvon. Built at a cost of 4.4 billion rand, MeerKAT will be incorporated into the complex Square Kilometre Array (SKA) […]

South Africa is country rich in scenery and heritage. The magnificent landscapes which complement the tapestry of cultures blend together, forming a truly unique African experience. Whether sightseeing in the picturesque countryside or exploring the upbeat inner city, South Africa provides the global traveller a buffet of beauty and experience, which can, at times, be […]

Some speakers at the Constitutional Review Committee’s Beaufort West land hearing described the process as a farce on Thursday. However, most supported an amendment to the Constitution’s property clause – Section 25 – to allow expropriation of land without compensation. A representative of the conservative lobby group AfriForum said the process was a “ruse and […]

Old wounds caused by forced removals were opened up at the Joint Constitutional Review Committee’s hearing on the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution in Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape’s Klein Karoo region. “It was bitter when you got home in the evening and a bulldozer is sitting there next to your fence,” a […]

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Cape Party Logo / via www.capeparty.com Secessionist movements in the Western Cape are growing – but is the idea of an independent state nothing more than a pipe dream? Secession is, by definition, a process of withdrawal; whereby a smaller group chooses to abandon centralised government administration, by claiming independence, sovereignty and self-determination. Questions outweigh […]

Cape Party Logo / via www.capeparty.com Secessionist movements in the Western Cape are growing – but is the idea of an independent state nothing more than a pipe dream? Secession is, by definition, a process of withdrawal; whereby a smaller group chooses to abandon centralised government administration, by claiming independence, sovereignty and self-determination. Questions outweigh […]

Driven by the desire for the understanding that a mere glimpse into the vast and luminous universe can yield, billions of dollars have been spent developing more and more sophisticated telescopes capable of capturing electromagnetic radiation from myriads of lightyears away. In keeping with this trend, the MeerKAT, a radio telescope consisting of an array […]

The interior of the country is expected to be cool while most of the coastal regions are expected to be warm on Tuesday.  Warnings Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Central Karoo of the Western Cape. Temperatures Minimum temperatures will be cold across most parts of the country to very cold across […]

Decision on Karoo shale gas expected soon  24 July 2018 On 11 July 2018 the Department of Mineral Resources published a notice in the Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette calling on all parties to submit written representations thereon to the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA). These parties refer to those whose rights may materially and […]

As Hollywood’s diversity problems have provoked a reckoning everywhere from the writers’ room to the boardroom, South African helmer Jenna Bass has asked what it’s like to literally inhabit someone else’s skin. In “High Fantasy,” which arrived at Berlin as part of the Generations program, Bass examines thorny issues of South African identity in a […]

I love road trips. And this has to be one of the best places in the world to do a really great road trip. I hear the complaints about our potholes and our dreadful drivers. But, what about those lonesome vlaktes and surreal mesas in the Karoo? Drive along one of the gravel roads there […]

Researchers with South Africa’s new radio telescope have released a stunning image of the Milky Way’s center, revealing a glimpse at the area around its supermassive black hole in unprecedented detail. The 64-dish MeerKAT telescope was inaugurated on Friday after a decade in design and construction, and is already proving its incredible capabilities. The amazing […]