by Hennie Heymans | Oct 29, 2025 | CULTURE - PRESERVING, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Statute; Pres SJP Kruger (Orania), Statute: Pres SJP Kruger
New Statue of President Paul Kruger Unveiled in Orania on His 200th Birthday Abstract: On 10 October 2025, a precise replica of the iconic statue of President Paul Kruger—originally erected on Church Square in Pretoria—was unveiled in Orania to mark the bicentenary of...
by Hennie Heymans | Oct 25, 2025 | Marshall Square, Nongqai Afrikaanse Woordeboek Veiligheidstudies, Police Humour, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
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. OP ‘N WOENSDAG IN JOHANNESBURG[1] (Chris...
by Hennie Heymans | Oct 25, 2025 | Non-White SAP Officers, Police Academics, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE CANDIDATE OFFICERS COURSE AT MECHANICAL SCHOOL BENONI 1984 ABSTRACT: In South Africa, during the 1970’s and 80’s, the notion of the police officer being unskilled had to be addressed. This was also being done at the time, internationally, in...
by Hennie Heymans | Oct 23, 2025 | HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, Police Humour, Public Safety, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
Humour in Mufti: Colonel Jasser Arafat (PLO) Abstract: 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...
by Hennie Heymans | Oct 22, 2025 | National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Water Security
When Water Becomes a National Security Issue WHEN WATER BECOMES A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE Dr Anthony Turton Centre for Environmental Management University of Free State Abstract Water is often perceived merely as a domestic utility, yet it underpins national security...
