By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH)   Vela satellites prior to launch (Picture: National Security Archive. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2019-09-22/vela-flash-forty-years-ago).   In 1963, numerous countries signed or acceded to the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), including the USA, USSR, South Africa, and Israel.

  South Africa will this year commemorate Human Rights Month under the theme: “Three Decades of Respect for and Promotion of Human Rights”. The main event will be held on 21 March 2024 at the George Thabe Stadium, in Sharpeville, Gauteng. This