Get to know historical Gauteng
Gauteng, the economic heartland of South Africa, is a place of startling beauty and striking history. Stay another day – or two or three or more – and discover some of South Afr…
Blog - Archaeology & pre-history
Homo naledi: age and new hominin fossils revealed
The announcement of Homo naledi's surprisingly young age and revelations of significant discoveries from within the Rising Star cave system places this population of small-brained, primitive hominins at a place…
Attractions in Pretoria
Located about 50km north of Johannesburg, Pretoria is South Africa’s seat of government, abounding in striking architecture. Start at the Union Buildings and take a walk in its gardens t…
Why you should visit the Origins Centre
Johannesburg’s Origins Centre is a world-class museum that chronicles humanity in Southern Africa for the past 80 000 years. You can learn it all here – from the emergence of human bei…
Visit the Sterkfontein Caves and discover your ancestry
Exploring Gauteng’s Sterkfontein Caves in the Cradle of Humankind is at once a unique, challenging and rewarding experience. Yes, you will spend some of the time crawling around in t…
‘We all come from one origin’
On Heritage Day, Gauteng Premier David Makhura discussed what makes South Africans different, and what could bring us together, at Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind.
