Port Edward Holiday Resort
PORT EDWARD HOLIDAY RESORT
Compiled by Hennie Heymans
Further to our previous post: https://www.nongqai.org/port-edward-beach-resort-legend-of-survival/
This historical picture-essay refers to the former SA Police Holiday Camp later known as Port Edward Holiday Resort and up to the time when it was a Section 21 Company that functioned under the auspices of the Minister and Commissioner of SA Police.
The Trustees of the Resort purchased the Port Edward Holiday Resort during April 1947 for R90000 (45 000 pounds sterling).
Where did money come from? Contrary to popular belief the money came from money collected from policemen during the Second World War for the comforts fund for members of the Police Brigade. During the fall of Tobruk members of the Police Brigade (6 SA Infantry) were captured and sent to POW camps in Axis-Europe.
After the war the money was placed in trust and trustees bought the farm on behalf of members of the SA Police.
National Commissioner Jackie Selebi once asked brig RB Brandt and myself if the Nationalist Government gave the land to us, but we informed him that the then members of the SA Police bought it and later the members were once asked to donate funds to the Resort.
Here are some articles depicting the first resort wholly owned by members of the SA Police Force:
Nongqai 1957-02-00
The pont at Port Edward 
ALBUM: LT-GEN HJ DU PLOOY AND FAMILY
Does it still exist?
Nota: Genl-maj Herklaas Meyer
Genl-maj Herklaas Meyer berig soos volg:
Port Edward Rusoord is steeds die veilige, vriendelike Oord waar lede en vriende van die Polisie, asook die publiek hulle uitspanning geniet. Covid het sy tol geëis. Die bestuur is uit
gekontrakteer na First Group maar ekonomiese druk en onvermoë van die plaaslike owerheid het nuwe eise gestel wat slegs deur Genade oorleef is. Die Oord se grondwet
bepaal dat die Oord binne die Polisiefamilie behou moet word. Oorlewing het genoodsaak dat die Oord en Off-Beat Vakansieklub van die Polisie saam gesmelt het. Sedertdien gaan die
Oord van krag tot krag en opgradering word planmatig gedoen.
