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Flyday is Officer’s Day: In the days of Marshall Square a Commissioned Officer from Pretoria Head Office visits Chinese Shops in Johannesburg on a Wednesday. A serious subject of Police Corruption told in a humorous fashion.
South African Police candidate officers course at Mechanical School Benoni 1984 was the first such training course offered to members of colour.
In a moment of boredom-induced mischief, the author attends a government meeting in civilian clothes and whimsically identifies himself as "Colonel Yasser Arafat from the PLO"—receiving access without question. This satirical anecdote exposes the mechanical nature of bureaucratic security and raises a deeper concern: is institutional security truly effective, or merely a costly illusion? The author reflects on how false information routinely goes unnoticed, prompting scepticism about the system’s integrity.
Biography of Adamus (AP) Stemmet the man behind South Africa's former State Security Council
Water is often perceived merely as a domestic utility, yet it underpins national security and economic stability. This article explores how transboundary water systems—such as the Columbia and St Lawrence Rivers in North America, and the Chobe and Orange Rivers in southern Africa—serve as strategic assets governed by treaties, historical precedent, and geopolitical interests. Through case studies, it illustrates how water control influences migration, capital flow, and local economic resilience. The concept of water as a driver of human flourishing is likened to osmosis, suggesting that skills and capital naturally migrate toward areas of greater water security. The paper argues that effective water governance is essential for national security, and that policy reform must align with the environmental stimuli that shape human and economic movement. Without such alignment, infrastructure collapses, social instability rises, and capital retreats—making water security a prerequisite for sustainable development and peace.
Uittreksels uit die 1986 Dagboek van Adj-Off. Madeleine Theron - Oos-Rand vroue-polisie kry saam met mans onluste-opleiding.
ABSTRACT: This article explores the formation, function, and legacy of the South African Police CID Special Staff, a covert political policing unit established in 1939 under the command of Major Gabriel Edward Diedericks, KPM, MVO, during t
SA Indian Legion of Military Veterans Org and other vets at a Commemoration 19 October 2025, Ditsong Military Museum, Johannesburg.
In haar nuutste boek, Die Uitvaart, laat Carla van der Spuy reggeskied aan die teoloog Karl Barth se woorde toe hy geskryf het dat die dood ’n onwerklike werklikheid is. In hierdie boek, uitgegee deur Protea Huis, kyk die skrywer die dood vierkantig in die oë want, alhoewel ons almal weet dat die dood ’n werklikheid is, leef ons asof dit nooit met ons gaan gebeur nie.
Kinderverhale: Die Veearts sê dan ek was siek
