We’re closer to learning when humans first daubed arrows with poison
The early use of poison is one more indicator of an advanced repertoire of behavioural and technological traits that have characterised our species from the earliest times.
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Why forging social cohesion still eludes post-apartheid South Africa
Despite the noble goals of the new South Africa and its ideals of racial harmony, racial tensions remain a major problem in the country. Prejudice and bigotry persists even in universities.
How justice can be brought to South Africa’s rooibos industry
The rooibos industry has been accompanied by dispossession and adversity stretching back over centuries.
Botswana at 50: The end of an African success story?
For a global audience, the movie 'A United Kingdom' provides a topical account of race relations. The love story is likely to revitalize the popular viewpoint of Botswana as a national success story.
How the origin of the KhoiSan tells us that ‘race’ has no place in human ancestry
Human population groups worldwide are highly homogeneous genetically. They are in fact 99.5% similar and their anatomical features vary in an uncorrelated fashion over the landscape.
An enigmatic theme in San rock paintings is finally unlocked
Formlings are representations of flying termites and their underground nests. They are associated with botantical subjects considered by the San to have great spiritual significance.
Paint gives clues about the ingenuity of ancient culture
It may have been a cultural tradition to use tempera paint that contained traces of milk on bodies according to a discovery at Sibudu Caves in KwaZulu Natal.
Excavating meaning from the complex myths of southern Africa’s San people
The San are caught between a rock and an art place. While they face an uncertain future, myths and meaning come under the spotlight in a new book.
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PhD candidate in History, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor and DST/NRF Bio-economy Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Honorary Professor, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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