Ditsong: Museums of South Africa
Gallery, Museum and Theatre · Social Services · reports to Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC)
Ditsong: Museums of South Africa manages a group of national museums in and around Pretoria and Johannesburg. It was formed in 2010 by amalgamating the Northern Flagship Institution museums, and its name comes from the Setswana word for heritage.
Its sites include the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly the Transvaal Museum, which holds major palaeontological collections including the Mrs Ples fossil; the National Museum of Cultural History; the National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg; the Sammy Marks Museum; the Kruger House Museum; the Pioneer Museum; and the Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum.
It reports to the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.
Audit record, 5 years
Financial highlights, 2024/25
- Total Revenue
- R144m
- Total Expenditure
- −R158m
- Total Assets
- R939m
- Total Liabilities
- R95m
Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.
Leadership, 16 listed
- Chairperson
- Ms Lynette Tlhogo
- Deputy Chairperson
- Ms Zama Dlamini
- Council Members
- Ms Penelope Anne Beck Mr Wayne Buckley-Koch Mr Charley Cain Ms Chuma Fani Ms Natalie Habana Mr Marvin Mdhluli Mr Manene Tabane
- Chief Executive Officer
- Dr M Mohapi
- Chief Financial Officer
- Mr Nkosinathi Hlophe
- Senior Management
- Dr M Seabela Mr A Sinclair Dr W Strumpher Mr F Teichert
- Communications Officers
- Lemohang Selebalo
Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: ditsong.org.za, www.gov.za