The word “askari” is usually used to describe the majority of black African soldiers who were recruited by European nations from the time of the European colonisation of Africa up until the political decolonisation of African states. 

2021 saw a sudden influx of press activity about one of these war heroes: Lance Corporal Jacob (Job) Masego, who won the Military Medal (MM) for his brave act of blowing up an enemy ship in the Tobruk Harbour in

An innovative Job Maseko manufactured a long fuse from string and cordite and attached this to a jam tin that he had filled with more cordite obtained from cartridges, which could be picked up in the trenches and sand.

Umkhonto we Sizwe | Spear of the Nation (MK), armed wing of African National Congress (ANC) South Africa, recently marked their 60th anniversary on the 16 December 2021.

The visible difference in our skin colour has brought about a painful past, filled with discrimination and pure discontent amongst the human race.

In 2010, I was appointed as an education assistant at DITSONG: Museums of South Africa (DMSA). Part of my duties was to present educational programmes.

The Christian religion was introduced to South Africa by European settlers and later missionaries in the 17th century

Our beautiful country, South Africa, recently marked the 65th anniversary of the Imbokodo generation.

After the extended negotiation process before the adoption of the Interim Constitution (1994), South Africa embarked on the integration of its former adversarial military forces.

Military communication is the transmission of information from reconnaissance and other units in contact with the enemy.