National Orders Awards 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 28 April 2023, present the National Orders Awards on deserving recipients of the Order of Mendi for Bravery, the Order of Ikhamanga, the Order of the Baobab, the Order of Luthuli, the Order of
FORMER MILITARY BASES OF POQO-APLA: THE MILITARY WING OF THE PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA (PAC), 1960-90’S
By: Tinyeko Captain Ndhlovu, Curator: Insignia, Memorial Plaques, Postal History, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction The rag and tag Poqo Force the forerunner of the Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) was the underground military wing of the Pan-Africanist Congress of
FREEDOM DAY 2023
This year we celebrate Freedom Month under the theme: “Consolidating and Safeguarding Democratic Gains”. On 27 April 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the Freedom Day commemoration, in the North West Province in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality. The 27th
THE AFRICAN BULLFROG: A DELIGHTFUL COMPONENT OF A DIET
By: S.A. Makubung, Herpetology Department, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History African Giant Bullfrog (also known as Letlametlo). Family: Pyxicephlidae Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Genus: Pyxicephalus Species: adsperus African or /Giant Bullfrog (Source: https://www.everythingreptiles.com/pixie-frog/). The African Bullfrog, also known as the Giant Bullfrog or South African Burrowing
DITSONG: Museums of South Africa.Best Museum in the 2022 Pretoria News Readers’ Choice Competition
We are pleased to announce that DITSONG: Museums of South Africa was once again voted Best Museum in the 2022 Pretoria News Readers’ Choice Competition. Thank you all for making DMSA great!