Two million-year-old hominin with human-like thumb knuckles is the first of our ancient ancestors to use its hands to grasp objects as well as climb trees, study shows Australopithecus sediba is a distant relative that lived two million years ago Study claims its fingers were suited to climbing and grabbing branches But its thumb was … Read more
A pack of dogs have been trained to protect South Africa‘s wildlife – and have already saved 45 rhinos from being poached. Many breeds of dog from beagles to bloodhounds have been used to protect the endangered species from poachers. The dogs begin training from birth and learn how to handle all the pressures of … Read more
Nina Dobrev posts smoldering swimsuit throwback images with penguins from South Africa vacation as she reminisces from lockdown By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 15:21 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 15:21 BST, 15 May 2020 Nina Dobrev was feeling nostalgic this Thursday while hunkering down in Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 31-year-old … Read more
TOWIE’s Chloe Ross turns up the heat in a neon pink swimsuit as she poses by an infinity pool in throwback snap from South Africa trip By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 15:42 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 15:42 BST, 7 May 2020 She’s been holed up at home amid the UK’s seven-week coronavirus … Read more
Feeling cheated? Flock of vultures swoop in to steal cheetah’s kill before lion snatches it from them The cheetah was tucking into an impala in Kruger National Park, South Africa Vultures surrounded it and began inching closer as the cheetah tucked in They overpower it and feast on the kill until a lion appears and … Read more
It’s a stopping service like no other. Behold what is undoubtedly going to be one of the most sensational hotel openings of 2020 – a set of 13 restored train carriages that will house 31 luxury rooms positioned on an epic bridge inside South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Views of the local wildlife will be … Read more
Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister put a face mask on his forehead and over his eyes as he struggled with the protective covering. Koen Geens was visiting a sewing shop in Wijgmaal, Belgium, where volunteers had made 35,000 fabric masks to help the country’s coronavirus efforts. Unfortunately it seemed he hadn’t worn a mask before and … Read more
An Instagram star who shares terrifying videos of himself playing with lions is being investigated for alleged animal cruelty after he was filmed punching one of his cubs. Dean Schneider, 27, who quit his job as a financier in Switzerland to look after a pride of lions at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa, uploaded … Read more
The stars of Love Island‘s inaugural winter series have lost £500,000 in ‘missed opportunities’, a PR expert had predicted. Following January’s show, which was filmed in South Africa, stars including Finn Tapp, Paige Turley, Sophie Piper and Luke Trotman were looking to follow to in the success of former stars, with lucrative club promotions and … Read more
A British lawyer and his wife have been separated from their two-year-old daughter for seven weeks after getting caught up in coronavirus lockdown while on holiday in South Africa. Ex-pat Mark Hill and his Italian wife Chiara Maioni, who live in Dubai, left toddler Skye in the care of their trusted nanny, housemaid and their … Read more
Katie Price poses for a sweet snap with ‘guard dog’ Blade after revealing she was sexually assaulted at gunpoint during South Africa carjacking By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 17:06 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 17:06 BST, 26 April 2020 Katie Price posed with her ‘guard dog’ Slade on Sunday, who she adopted last … Read more
‘I thought I was going to die’: Katie Price says she was sexually assaulted at gunpoint during horrific carjacking with her children in South Africa Katie said she was groped and held at gunpoint in South Africa 2018 The model was with her children Junior, 14, and Princess, 12, when the carjacking happened Katie said … Read more
You had one job! South Africa’s President Ramaphosa hilariously struggles to put coronavirus face mask on while demonstrating how to wear them South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa struggled to secure mask on his ear President Ramaphosa annouced nation would be easing lockdown restrictions Twitter users reacted using #MaskOnChallenge and #CyrilMaskChallenge Here’s how to help people … Read more