THE BHISHO MASSACRE
By: Motsane Getrude Seabela Curator Anthropology, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Notable massacres in South African predates the 1920s PEICWU massacre that took place in Port Elizabeth on 23 October 1920 in which it was reported that 26 people were killed
THE EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S HATS
By: Dineo Maloka, Junior Curator, Textile Collection, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Introduction Some hats still worn today have a long history, and some examples date to as early as 1910. The largest hat types were recorded in around 1910,
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NDEBELE PORCELAIN TEA SET DESIGNED BY PETER MTHOMBENI
By: Judas Makwela, Junior Curator. DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Introduction The DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History (DNMCH) houses several diverse cultural heritage collections. One of these cultural heritage aspects that caught my attention and interest was Ndebele art,
THE MATCH STICKS FOSSIL “H, ERECTUS”
By: Lazarus Kgasi, Junior Curator, Palaeontology, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History Dr Ron J. Clarke and Dr Francis C. Howell were looking through the australopithecine collections at the former Transvaal Museum (now DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History) in July
THE BL 60-pr MEDIUM GUN
By: Michael Tobolo, Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History INTRODUCTION Despite the critical and decisive role that artillery played in the great wars and that it dominated the battlefields, the history of artillery during most conflicts has been neglected. Its
THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 IN THE ARMY
By: Mpho Khalo: Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction Coronaviruses are a group of viruses belonging to the family of Coronaviridae, infecting animals and humans. On 31 December 2019, Covid-19 was reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO), and
THE MAASAI
By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) More than one million Maasai people live in a region on the east coast of Africa, which encompasses Central and Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Their traditional Nilotic language is
SECOND WORLD WAR/WWII 1939-45: SOUTH AFRICAN COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE OF REMEMBRANCE
By: Tinyeko Captain Ndhlovu, Curator: Insignia, Memorial Plaques, Postal History, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History INTRODUCTION Around twelve thousand servicemen and women of the Union Defence Force (UDF) lost their lives during the Second World War/WWII (1939-45). In honour of these
MODEL OF THE MINESWEEPER HMSAS SOUTHERN BARRIER
By: Allan Sinclair – DITSONG: National Museum of Military History A scale model of the South African auxiliary minesweeping whaler, HMSAS Southern Barrier, is displayed at the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH). The significance of this model is that