forum on china-africa co-operation

The Homo naledi fossils have been carefully placed in the highly secure Phillip V Tobias Fossil Primate and Hominid Laboratory, which houses most of the world's information on human evolution. We take you on an exclusive tour.

To get a feel for the melting pot that is Johannesburg and the ever-vibrant Soweto, journalists from China, Africa and South Africa took a tour of the city and its huge neighbour ahead of the FOCAC summit. It will culminate in a meeting between the South African and Chinese heads of state.

This year is the 15th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation. It is expected to serve as a cornerstone for continued improved relations. It is also the first time it is being held in Africa, with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Jacob Zuma co-chairing the meeting.

Ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation summit during the first week of December, the emergent economic relationship between South Africa and China is well illustrated in the small but rapid success in South Africa of Beijing Automotive Works.