THE FLINTLOCK RIFLE: A WEAPON THAT SHAPED HISTORY
By: A.Veldman, Curator: DITSONG: National Museum of Military History The flintlock rifle was more than just a firearm – it was a transformative technology that reshaped warfare, exploration, and colonisation across the world. From European battlefields to the American frontier and
TELEPHONES, MOTOR CARS AND FILM: TECHNOLOGY IN KRUGER’S TIME
By: Jaco Schoonraad, Site Curator: DITSONG: Kruger Museum and DITSONG: Sammy Marks Museum Introduction During Paul Kruger’s presidency, the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) was not isolated from the rapid technological advances of the late 19th century. Pretoria gained its first telephone exchange in
THE SEXTON: SELF-PROPELLED 25-POUNDER GUN
By: Michael Tobolo, Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction The Sexton S P 25-pounder gun was developed when the British and Canadian Armies recognised the need for a mobile artillery piece that could keep pace with tanks across all
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DINOFELIS BARLOWI AND DINOFELIS PIVETEAUI: MORPHOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND HABITATS
By: Lazarus Kgasi, Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History Dinofelis, an extinct genus of saber-toothed cats, is well-presented in South Africa's fossil record. Its remains have been found at several key sites, including the Pliocene deposits at Langebaanweg in
