“SHOCK TROOPS” IN DURBAN, 1973: PERSOONLIKE HERINNERING VAN ‘n HISTORIESE OOMBLIK

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“SHOCK TROOPS” IN DURBAN, 1973: PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE OF A HISTORICAL MOMENT “SHOCK TROOPS” IN DURBAN, 1973: PERSOONLIKE HERINNERING VAN ‘n HISTORIESE OOMBLIK Lt-Kol Piet-Patu van Zyl In Januarie 1973 het Durban die brandpunt geword van ’n reeks massiewe...

CONSTABLE B CELE: SOUTH AFRICAN WW2 VETERAN (UNION DEFENCE FORCE)

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CONSTABLE B CELE: SOUTH AFRICAN WW2 VETERAN (UNION DEFENCE FORCE) Moonlight and Memory: A Patrol in the Summer of ’65 Brig Hennie Heymans It was the summer of 1965. We reported for the night shift—21:45 to 06:00 the next morning. Sergeant W. “Tandjies” van der Merwe,...

RADIKALISERING BINNE AFRIKANER-NASIONALISME: 1707–2011

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RADIKALISERING BINNE AFRIKANER-NASIONALISME: 1707–2011 Hennie Heymans ’n Historiese narratief oor identiteit, wetmatigheid, verset, en ideologiese vorming Inleiding Van 1970 tot ongeveer 1988 het ek as lid van die veiligheidstak op die sogenaamde “blanke lessenaar”...

1874 – 1894: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE: MEMORIALS

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1874 – 1894: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE: MEMORIALS Deon van Niekerk I was asked to look for a plaque for the Natal Mounted Police that seemed to have gotten lost. I also volunteer to photograph graves for the EGGSA, Genealogical Society of SA, and know there are graves of...