By Abraham Mohale -Junior Curator, DITSONG:  National Museum of Military History Introduction Propaganda is the systematic, biased, or misleading, dissemination of information, images, and ideas designed to manipulate audiences, beliefs, or behaviours to support a specific cause, agenda, or institution. It often

 A Reflection from the DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History  By: Nthabiseng Mokwena (Nzuza), Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History  DNMCH Accession Number: HKF 1687 Photograph found in the Collection with no Provenance  The South African Museum Archives has a large catalogue

By: Jan van den Bos, Curator: DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Freemasonry is among the world’s oldest and most powerful fraternal societies with a global membership exceeding six million. Freemasonry traces its origin to the stonemason guilds of the Middle

R.J. Clarke1 and Lazarus Kgasi2 1 Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2 DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History, Pretoria Introduction The Transvaal Museum, now named the DITSONG: Museum of Natural History, Pretoria, is internationally renowned as the custodian of one of

By: Teresa Kearney - Curator: Vertebrate Department, Small Mammals, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History (DNMNH) Ignatius Lourens ‘Naas’ Rautenbach (Image by Annalene Rautenbach) The introduction of DNA sequencing has provided information indicating that patterns of relatedness previously based on morphology did

By: Michael Tobolo, junior curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction When people are organised primarily for the purposes of regulation, control, order, and uniformity, they become regimented. In the medical field, a ‘regimen’ refers to a structured or regulated plan

By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) Between 2000 and 2008 South Africa was functioning as a more substantial peacekeeping force and was probably the most significant African peacekeeping force. This period largely aligns with the presidency

By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) Following the 1994 elections, South Africa entered a new era in which its military capabilities were required to operate within a new context. Military power was no longer needed to

By: Elias Mampheko, Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History The History of the Zulus Before emerging as a powerful nation, the Zulu people were largely organised into small clans practicing subsistence farming, similar to other communities in South Africa. Their