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Different types of Trade Unions in South Africa
By adminDitsong
/ May 11, 2021
Tinyeko Captain Ndhlovu, Curator, DNMMH APRIL 31, 2021 Introduction Trade unions in South Africa (SA) have been in existence for...
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Adolf Galland flies a prototype Messerschmitt Me 262
By adminDitsong
/ May 11, 2021
MAY 1943 Allan Sinclair DITSONG: National Museum of Military History April 2021 Introduction May 2021 marks the 78th anniversary...
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Solifuges : The Ultimate Superhero
By adminDitsong
/ April 16, 2021
By Tharina Bird, Curator General Entomology DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History I asked a friend what she knows about...
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The People, History, Development and Use of the Famous Rolls-Royce Meteor Engine
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2021
BY RICHARD HENRY DITSONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY DATE: 23 March 2019 WORDS: 4101 words People make a...
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A FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS ENDING IN BLOODSHED: REMEMBERING SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE AND ITS AFTERMATHS
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2021
Motsane Getrude Seabela, Curator Anthropology, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History In 1910 South Africa adopted its first constitution that...
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AMERICAN TANK DETROYERS
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2021
Leading to the M10 TANK DESTROYER Development and use in United States and British Commonwealth Service By Richard Henry Date:...
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A TRIBUTE TO DR C.K (“BOB”) BRAIN
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2021
Lazarus Kgasi, Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History. Beginnings and early career history Charles Kimberly (“Bob”) Brain (see...
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AROUND THE CAMPFIRE WITH ARCHAEOLOGY
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2021
By Frank Teichert, Curator Archaeology and Human Remains, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History When sitting around the campfire...
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COMPARRISON BETWEEN THE FAL AND THE AK 47
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2021
HOW DOES THE THE AUTOMAT KALASHNIKOVA (AK-47) ASSAULT RIFLE COMPARE WITH THE FN FAL / R1 BATTLE RIFLE USED BY...
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE BILLBOARDS OF THE RAND DAILY MAIL
By adminDitsong
/ March 31, 2021
Telling the story of events surrounding South Africa’s Entry into the Second World War 1939 – 1945 Allan Sinclair Ditsong...
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Fossils and the evidence they provide: the tale of SK 54 and SK 349.
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
By Dr Mirriam Tawane, Curator Palaeontology, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History (DNMNH) Fossils are regarded as heritage and...
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A TRIBUTE TO DR C.K (“BOB”) BRAIN
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
Lazarus Kgasi, Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History. Beginnings and early career history Charles Kimberly (“Bob”) Brain (see...
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THE BADGES OF THE KING CETSHWAYO ARTILLERY REGIMENT (K.C.A.R) FORMERLY THE NATAL FIELD ARTILLERY (N.F.A).
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
Tinyeko Captain Ndhlovu Ditsong National Museum Military History January 2021 This unit is a reserve artillery regiment of the South...
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M10 Tank Destroyers in South African Service
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
By Richard Henry Words: 6308 Date: 29/03/2021 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO 6 SA ARMOURED DIVISION The establishment tables for an...
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The Symbolic Elements of the Regimental Emblem of the Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit.
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
Tinyeko Captain Ndhlovu Ditsong National Museum of Military History March 2021 Introduction The Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit (RPU) is a reserve...
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Manufacturer, Owners and Custodians of The Museum’s Pistola, Automatica Beretta Modello 1934 Serial № 713860
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
By Richard Henry Date: 11 February 2021 Words: 3 971 Introduction The Ditsong National Museum of Military History in...
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THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) ON THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BANGUI (22-24 MARCH 2013)
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
David Rilley-Harris Ditsong: National Museum of Military History March 2021 Introduction Eight years after the Battle of Bangui Wikipedia’s...
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THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) ON THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BANGUI (22-24 MARCH 2013)
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
David Rilley-Harris Ditsong: National Museum of Military History March 2021 Introduction Eight years after the Battle of Bangui...
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THE FIRST YEAR AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE OF BANGUI (22-24 MARCH 2013) IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
David Rilley-Harris Ditsong National Museum of Military History January 2021 Introduction The Battle of Bangui was fought between...
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76.2mm DIVISIONAL FIELD GUN MODEL 1942 (USSR AND THE PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
By adminDitsong
/ March 30, 2021
Michael Tobolo Junior Curator DNMMH 2021. An example of the field gun on...
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