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

By: Teresa Kearney: Curator - DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History Left to right, Linda Kubeka (collection attendant), with Nicolette and Nicholas Arends, viewing the holotype of Carpitalpa arendsi. Nicholas Arends and his daughter, Nicolette, recently visited the small mammal section at

During the 1910s, the Union of South Africa introduced pass and native laws, which sparked several resistance campaigns across the country. These pass laws were a key component of the apartheid regime’s oppressive policies. Women’s anti-pass protest campaigns gained momentum