6 December 2006
Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa will tomorrow Thursday, 7 December 2006,
unveil the cast of Little Foot, a fossil described as the most important fossil
ever found globally.
The Little Foot fossil excavation, an in situ cast, is a national treasure
that has been installed at the Maropeng Visitor's Centre of the Cradle of
Humankind World Heritage Site. It is also the world's most complete pre-human
(Australopithecine) fossil unearthed to date and probably the oldest in
Southern Africa.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 7 December 2006
Time: 15h00 � 16h00
Venue: Maropeng Visitor's Centre
Enquiries:
Simon Zwane
Cell: 082 551 9892
Reshma Lakha-Singh
Cell: 082 852 8405
Issued by: Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government
6 December 2006
