By:  Anzel Veldman-  Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History King Cetshwayo kaMpande (*1826 -1884†) ascended to the throne in 1872, succeeding his father king Mpande, and inheriting the internal and external socio-political pressures that had marked his father’s reign. The Anglo-Zulu

By: Frank Teichert, Curator – DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History When we think of Christmas, certain iconic images come to mind: twinkling lights, decorated trees, and without a doubt, the jolly figure of Santa Claus. However, few people are aware

THE TORCH COMMANDO By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) Photograph from a Torch Commando Rally with signs reading “They plan a fascist republic” and “They oppose free unions”.(Picture: www.samilhistory.com/tag/the-torch-commando/page/2/). In 1941, during the Second World War, service members

THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT PAUL KRUGER by Jan van den Bos, Curator: Weapons: DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History & Jaco Schoonraad, Site Curator: DITSONG: Kruger Museum and DITSONG: Sammy Marks Museum In 1898, the ZAR government bolstered security in front of the Kruger

By Heidi Fourie: Curator: DITSONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Massospondylus is a prosauropod dinosaur, a group of saurischian dinosaurs with lizard hips. It lived during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic. It stood 4 m tall with an unusually small

By Tharina Bird, Curator General Entomology DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History I asked a friend what she knows about solifuges. Her answer: “Apart from them being repulsive, nothing.” Unfortunately, this would be the answer from most – that is, from those

By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) Second World War military edition New Testament provided to South African forces by the Gifts and Comforts Fund with the cypher of King George VI.(Picture: DITSONG: National Museum of Military

By: Jan van den Bos, Curator: DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History While South-Africa and Britain were engaged in a war (1899-1902) in southern Africa, a group of young peasants in the northern parts of China, attacked and killed foreigners, diplomats,

By: Frank Teichert, Curator – DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History What is Orthodoxy? Orthodoxy generally refers to adherence to accepted and traditional beliefs, especially in religion. In a Christian context, Orthodoxy is often associated with the Eastern Orthodox Church, which follows