by Hennie Heymans | Jan 22, 2026 | Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Italian POW's - Zonderwater, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Krygsgevangenes lê nou naamloos in hulle grafte Abstract The Zonderwater Italian Military Cemetery, once a well‑maintained memorial site for 277 Italian prisoners of war who died in South Africa between 1941 and 1947, has fallen into serious neglect. Repeated...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 22, 2026 | SAP Chatsworth, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Wentworth Training College, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Captain Nelson Kabalamurthi Nayager Excerpt Captain Nelson Kabalamurthi Nayager (1932–1975) was a pioneering Indian member of the South African Police whose career embodied professionalism, integrity, and resilience during the apartheid era. Joining the force in 1952,...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 19, 2026 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Abwehr, Foreign intelligence services, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Spotty Dog Roadhouse Abstract The Spotty Dog Roadhouse in Retreat, Cape Town, is a whimsical and much‑loved landmark whose origins trace back to 1937–1938, when musician Ralph Barnes and his wife Enid created South Africa’s first dog‑shaped roadside restaurant....
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 15, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, 1975–1976 grensoorlog, ACF - Burgermag, Angola, Military History, Operasie Savannah, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ROR: Ops Savannah Abstrak Die kort mediaberig in Die Burger van 18 Desember 1975, waarin Minister P.W. Botha die verlenging van nasionale dienspligtiges se dienstyd en die opkoms van sekere burgermageenhede aankondig, het ’n kettingreaksie van logistieke, persoonlike...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 14, 2026 | Military History, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ROR Remembers Abstract (English) On 11 January 2026, former members of Regiment Oranjerivier (ROR) gathered at the NG Church in Melkbosstrand for a wreath‑laying ceremony commemorating the regiment’s involvement in Operation Savannah fifty years earlier. Led by former...
