
Special Edition - W/O T Govender
Nongqai Volume 17 N0 10C - Special Edition W/O T Govender
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Nongqai Volume 17 N0 10C - Special Edition W/O T Govender

’n Dramatiese oorsteek van die Oranjerivier eindig in ’n noue ontkoming en ’n verrassende redding van staatsdiamante.

South Africa’s Zama Zama crisis extends beyond illegal mining into organised crime, institutional vulnerability and national security. Tactical operations can disrupt activity, but lasting progress requires intelligence-led investigations, institutional integrity, financial disruption, community cooperation and economically viable long-term solutions.


Info wanted on: Nongqai Vol 17 No 10 – (14) Info wanted: JS “Jack” Stoole

A historical and legal analysis showing how violent slogans such as “Kill the Boer” create instability, undermine nation building, and inevitably return as a destructive boomerang within society.

This 1957 letter from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Natal Division, responds to a request from the Military Historical Section regarding a photograph of Natal Police officers. The Deputy Commissioner supplies biographical notes on seven individuals—Lieut C.L. Archer, 1/Sgt C. Woodgate, R.S.M. W. Ingle, Maj O. Dimmick, Staff/Sgt S. Martin, J.B. Burdett (probable), and one of three possible candidates for the seventh figure: J.K. Popham, Lt Strange, or Edmond‑White. The correspondence suggests the photograph may date from the 1906 Natal‑Zululand Rebellion, when a composite unit was formed from the Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police Field Force, and Zululand Mounted Police. A second page notes the existence of the Natal Mounted Police / Natal Police Old Comrades Association and the difficulty of obtaining further information from surviving members.

1900: Anglo Boer War: The battle at Poplar Grove

1991: The clash between the AWB and the SAP at Ventersdorp

The article outlines how sleeper (dormant) agents and spies operate within global intelligence systems.

The BSAP evolved from a militarised frontier force into a structured colonial constabulary, later earning distinction for its arduous East Africa war service.