Tag: “development”

Maropeng and the CoolCatz entertain and educate children

Maropeng recently welcomed hundreds of under-privileged children to the visitor centre as part of the ComutaNet Wild Child outreach programme.

Tuberculosis organisation visits Maropeng staff

The South African National Tuberculosis Association (Santa) paid a visit to Maropeng last month. They came to screen staff for signs of tuberculosis, a disease that kills 2-million people worldwide every year.

Maropeng takes top honours at the Welcome Awards

Maropeng, the official visitor centre for the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, took top honours at the 2008 Welcome Awards, in the Tourist Attraction category.

World-class guides at world-class visitor centre

All Maropeng guides have received accreditation with the Gauteng Tourism Authority. In 1999, the fossil hominid sites of Sterkfontein Caves, Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs in the Cradle of Humankind were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, which aims to preserve areas of exceptional value throughout the world.