FIVE FRONTS, ONE WAR, FIVE COUNTRIES, ONE VICTORY BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally th [...]
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23
Apr
2020
VIRTUAL TOURS OF THE MUSEUM
The Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), General Solly Shoke, has described the fight against Covid-19 as akin to World War III. The Covid-19 (Corona virus) has certainly seriously affected [...]
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16
Mar
2020
THE CORONA VIRUS – MUSEUM CLOSED
THE CORONA VIRUS - MUSEUM CLOSED: In line with the announcement made by the President and our Commander-in-Chief last night, we regret to inform you that the South African Naval Museum will be closed [...]
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19
Feb
2020
THREE SHIPS MONTH
In South African maritime and naval history, the month of February has become known as "3 ships month". Three ships disasters have become part of maritime history in South Africa. The South African Na [...]
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14
Jan
2020
HOLIDAYS AT THE MUSEUM – DECEMBER 2019
Cape Town and Simon’s Town remain a popular holiday destination for many people. Conveniently situated on the tourism route, the Naval Museum benefits from this influx of tourists, most of them making [...]
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28
Nov
2019
FIVE NEW DISPLAY ITEMS AT THE NAVY MUSEUM
The South African Naval Museum has been most fortunate to see a steady increase in the donation of items made by the public, and as previously reported, this bodes well for the confidence the public p [...]
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20
Nov
2019
MUSEUM CLOSED – 22 NOVEMBER 2019
Please note that the SA Naval Museum will be closed on 22 November 2019 due to fumigation. We will reopen on Saturday 23 November at 09:30.
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15
Nov
2019
DONATION OF UNIFORM – ADMIRAL SIR JOHN DURNFORD
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08
Nov
2019
POPPY DAY – 11 NOVEMBER
Armistice Day (also known as Poppy Day or Remembrance Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who h [...]
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28
Oct
2019
SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL MUSEUM WINS SAMA AWARD
The 83rd annual SA Museums Association (SAMA) National Conference was held in Pietermaritzburg over the period 22-24 October 2019. Although the SA Naval Museum did not attend this year's conference, i [...]
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