by Hennie Heymans | Dec 8, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Major-General Andrew Wauchope, Matjiesfontein Memorial, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Matjiesfontein and General Andrew Wauchope Abstract Matjiesfontein was founded in 1884 by the legendary and energetic Scottish railway man, James Douglas Logan. The village established itself as a Victorian health spa and is now well known for its splendid historical...
by Hennie Heymans | Nov 25, 2025 | Police Academics, Police Humour, SAP Bands & Orchestras, SAP College, SAP Commissioners, SAP Depot / College ) Pretoria West, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Museum - Compol Building Pretoria, SAP Personalities, SAP Protocol Division, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
The General and (older) music artists – Die generaal en die (ouer) musieksterre Abstract This article offers a vivid, personal recollection of life within the South African Police (SAP) during the late twentieth century, focusing on the leadership style and...
by Hennie Heymans | Nov 24, 2025 | Bush War, Humour in the SAP, HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, Medics in the SAP, Police Humour, Rhodesian Conflict, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
‘n Aangename verrassing en herinneringe aan Centenary (Rhodesië) Lt-genl Johan Ferreira Lt-genl Johan Ferreira Op 7 November 2025 ontvang ek die volgende WhatsApp-boodskap van genl.maj. André Venter, ons nuutste lid van die Generaalsklub: “Generaal Johan, jy was my...
by Hennie Heymans | Nov 24, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Military Personalities, Remembrance day, SA Air Force, SA Military History, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South Africans in RAF
The story of Captain Kinnery, S.A.A.F. Abstract Captain John Frederick “Jack” Kinnery (1918–1944), born in London and raised in Johannesburg, trained as a surveyor before enlisting in the South African Air Force in 1940. Rising through the ranks from air gunner to...
by Hennie Heymans | Nov 23, 2025 | Roman Coins & Medal dug up in Nelspruit, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Discoveries of Roman artefacts near Nelspruit (Mpumalanga) Abstract Ancient Mediterranean Artefacts and Voyages in Southern Africa: Roman Coins and Phoenician Circumnavigation Discoveries of Roman artefacts near Nelspruit (Mpumalanga) — including sestertii of Lucius...
