Whenever the Earth’s population comes up as a topic of discussion, it almost always raises eyebrows and conjures a sense of genuine concern for many people.
The world’s wealthiest person keeps sending out a clarion call about the “end of humankind”, saying that we are on the verge of a catastrophic collapse due to declining birth rates.
Most of us are just trying to hang on until the end of 2020, so the idea of looking forward to 2100 is quite a stretch. Let’s try, anyway.
From young people taking over the country to white people leaving it, Stats SA’s mid-year population estimates report breaks it all down.
Part human, part robot, full genius – Stephen Hawking has revealed what he thinks will signal the end of the human race and it’s not what you might expect.