The construction of the Maropeng Visitor Centre Mbhazima Shilowa at the Maropeng site during its construction. A construction worker laying the paving bricks that lead to the Visitor Centre. Maropeng was constructed in the Cradle of Humankind, which covers an area of over 47,000 hectares of privately owned land in the north-western corner of Gauteng, South Africa, and is home to over 17,000 residents. Former Premier of Gauteng, Mbhazima Shilowa (right), with University of the Witwatersrand Vice-Chancellor, Professor Loyiso Nongxa. The Tumulus Building in construction. A banner to remind all on site that they were working on Maropeng, a name that means “returning to the place of origin”.
