THE UN PEACEKEEPING METHOD
By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) After the shock of the First World War (1914-1918) the League of Nations was set up as the world’s first intergovernmental organisation designed to prevent conflicts anywhere on earth from
GENDER ISSUES IN REFUGEE CAMPS
By: Abraham Mohale - Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Figure 1. World Refugee Day poster design. Word Refugee Day falls every year on 20 June. (Source: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/world-refugee-day) Introduction On 20 June 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined the United Nations
G5/G6 HOWITZER AMMUNITION
By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) (Picture: DITSONG: National Museum of Military History). The South African military developed the G5 and G6 howitzers in the 1970s and 1980s to keep up with developments in weapons technology during
CHRIS BARNARD (1922-2001): THE MAN BEHIND THE WORLD’S FIRST HUMAN-TO-HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT OPERATION
By: Tinyeko Captain Ndhlovu, Curator: Insignia, Memorial Plaques, Postal History, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Prof. Christiaan Neethling Barnard (see Fig.1) famously known as Chris Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who did the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant
7.7 cm FELDKANONE MODEL 1896 NEUER ART (New Model)
By: Michael Tobolo, Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) Introduction The 7.7 cm Feldkanone Model 1896 Neuer Art (New Model) was a rebuilt and modified version of the older Model 1896 field gun. It was fitted with a
THE VELA INCIDENT
By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) Vela satellites prior to launch (Picture: National Security Archive. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2019-09-22/vela-flash-forty-years-ago). In 1963, numerous countries signed or acceded to the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), including the USA, USSR, South Africa, and Israel.
MONUSCO THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) MONUSCO (Picture: The MONUSCO Facebook page). Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been permanently illusive. There was no stability in the territory, formerly a colony of Belgium
A TRIBUTE TO FORMER CHIEF STAFF & COMMANDER MK: CHRIS MARTIN THEMBISILE HANI, SSA, SBS, CLS, DMG, MMS
By: Tinyeko Captain Ndhlovu - Curator: Insignia, Memorial Plaques, Postal History DITSONG: National Museum of Military History The name of Chris Hani (combat name) appears amongst the heroes and legends who fought against the Apartheid regime. These heroes dedicated their lives
DITSONG: Museums of South Africa celebrates ‘World Radio Day’
By: Abraham Mohale - Junior Curator, Communition, Sighting and Survey, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction World Radio Day is an international event, which is celebrated each year on 13 February. This day was proclaimed in 2011 by member states of
BATTLE STRESS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
By: David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) A German soldier, not cowardly, but incapacitated (Picture: https://daliennation.wordpress.com/2017/11/18/medical-history-shell-shock/). Before the First World War (1914-1918) combat had revolved largely around cavalry and infantry tactics, but by the beginning of the twentieth