“We would like to congratulate Wits University on the major new fossil discoveries at Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in the West Rand‚ Gauteng which was unveiled today‚” President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
The president was speaking at the conclusion of the Presidential Coordinating Commission Council meeting held in Cape Town.
“Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa represented us at this historic event.
“We congratulate the team of international and local scientists involved in this project‚ led by professors Lee Berger‚ Paul Dirks and John Hawks.
“This new remarkable discovery follows intensive research by the scientists under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence at the University of Witwatersrand.
“They continue to put our country on the global map through such remarkable and outstanding work.
“We are very excited and very proud that this happened on South African soil. Our country is truly the cradle of human kind‚” the president said.
President Zuma congratulates Wits University on new fossil discovery
The president was speaking at the conclusion of the Presidential Coordinating Commission Council meeting held in Cape Town.
“Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa represented us at this historic event.
“We congratulate the team of international and local scientists involved in this project‚ led by professors Lee Berger‚ Paul Dirks and John Hawks.
“This new remarkable discovery follows intensive research by the scientists under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence at the University of Witwatersrand.
“They continue to put our country on the global map through such remarkable and outstanding work.
“We are very excited and very proud that this happened on South African soil. Our country is truly the cradle of human kind‚” the president said.
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