TREASURES FROM THE PAST: A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL PLACE
The site, situated between Minnaar, Koch (now Bosman) and Visagie Streets in the Pretoria CBD originally consisted of eight stands with an estimated value of £3 000, was selected in November 1914 as the suitable terrain to build the Mint.
IN MEMORY OF SAM RANTLHAKGWA WHO PASSED AWAY ON 31 DECEMBER 2021
Sam Rantlhakgwa worked at DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History for 54 years (from 1956-2009) as a preparator in what was then the Mammal Department. He was trained by Saul Sithole who taught him preparation skills, and he became an
FIELDWORK IN THE KINGDOM OF THE BIG CATS (BOLT’S FARM)
The Bolt’s Farm Cave System (BFCS) is part of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site which is located in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Cradle of Humankind was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1999. Bolt’s Farm
Years, Months, Weeks and Days leading to the Discovery of Mrs Ples
Lazarus Kgasi, junior Curator: DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History Dr Robert Broom was appointed to a position at the then Transvaal Museum (now DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History) in 1934. For a period of two years he focussed on