Every day 210 people die from heart disease in SA. SPONSORED: September is National Heart Awareness Month in South Africa. World Heart Day is on 29 September, and with 210 people dying from heart disease every day, thereâs every reason why we should take this seriously. In fact, after HIV/Aids, heart disease and stroke are the second biggest killers in South Africa .
One of the earliest defining human traits, bipedalism -- the ability to walk on two legs -- evolved over 4 million years ago. Other important human characteristics -- such as a large and complex brain, the ability to make and use tools, and the capacity for language -- developed more recently. Many advanced traits -- including complex symbolic expression, art, and elaborate cultural diversity -- emerged mainly during the past 100,000 years.
Tiny blades discovered in South Africa suggest early humans had advanced intelligence and modern culture 71,000 years ago. Small stone blades from South Africa dating to 71,000 years ago may be the earliest evidence of bow and arrows. The bow and arrow is an ancient weaponâgoing back at least 71,000 years, a study published in Nature suggests.