WATCH | Africa's first underground lab being built in Western Cape

STELLENBOSCH, WC - The Western Cape is boasting Africa's first underground laboratory. Construction is underway on the Paarl Africa Underground Laboratory (PAUL) project.

Scientists will be uncovering the secrets of dark matter and neutrinos.

READ: Dark Matter | South African scientists dive deep into the unknown

The University of Stellenbosch has helped bring the project to life.

Professor Richard Newman from Stellenbosch University’s physics department spoke to the eNCA