South Africa has the oldest meteor scar in the world, just across the Vaal River near Parys, called the Vredefort Dome. The meteor plummeted to Earth nearly two billion years ago (Earth is said to be 4,5 billion years old), pre-dating the heady days of oxygen and multi-celled life.
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The use of mobile phones is increasing much faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world; 75 per cent of all telephones in Africa are mobile phones.
The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site first named by UNESCO in 1999, about 50 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng province.
Only two autocratic presidents have ruled Gabon since independence from France in 1960.
