Diamant- en Goudtak
Gemsbok van die Sperrgebiet
Nongqai Vol 17 No 10 – (29) Gemsbok van die Sperrgebiet
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Diamant- en Goudtak
Diamantstories: SA Polisie
Lieutenant Colonel Vel Kruger recounts two ingenious diamond-smuggling cases from the Alexander Bay Sperrgebiet — one involving a homing pigeon harness and another where a trainee detective earns his stripes under a thorn bush.
1914 - 1918 WW1
Kampvuurstories in Suidwes
The fire crackles softly in the windless Namib night, and the desert stretches out like an ancient, breathing presence. Around the flames, stories rise — of camel patrols, diamond fields, stranded ships, spies in German South West Africa, and policemen who walked the silence with discipline and courage. The Namib becomes a vast archive: a place where the stars speak of creation, where abandoned towns sink slowly into sand, and where men like Louis Botha, Trew, Ironside, Smith, Verster, and countless unnamed constables left their footprints on a land older than memory. In this world of dunes, wind, and forgotten histories, the desert keeps its secrets — yet reveals them to those who listen.