by Hennie Heymans | Aug 16, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, TRAFFIC POLICE, Traffic Police Kimberly, Traffic Wardens Kimberley : First in SA
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – First woman traffic wardens in South Africa 1940: FIRST WOMAN TRAFFIC WARDENS IN SOUTH AFRICA Hennie Heymans Women’s Month Tribute: South Africa’s first women appointed as traffic wardens served in Kimberley during 1940. They were sworn in...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 15, 2026 | Court Humor, JUSTICE, Local South African Police Forces, OVSRDM, Police Humour, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Winburg - Landdros
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Duel: Magistrate Winburg: OFS Republic Abstract A humorous account of a nineteenth‑century Winburg magistrate and his clerk whose duel was abruptly ended by a mysterious shot. Excerpt In Winburg’s tense moment of absurdity, the magistrate and his...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 15, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Boek: ‘Commando’ - D Reitz, Denys Reitz, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – “Commando” – Deneys Reitz: Gamkaskloof ABSTRACT This article examines the discrepancies between Deneys Reitz’s famous war memoir Commando (1929) and his earlier, detailed handwritten journal Herinneringen van den Engelschen Oorlog...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 15, 2026 | SAP - CID, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Sunnyside, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Sunnyside CID (2) ABSTRACT This article recounts two striking incidents from a detective’s early career at Sunnyside CID, illustrating how unexpected situations shaped his professional development. The first episode involves a confrontation...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 13, 2026 | CULTURE - PRESERVING, Kamele, POLICE MEMORIALS IN SOUTH AFRICA, SAP Camel Statue, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Northern Cape Division (Kimberley), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Statute: SAP Camel: Upington
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Kameel-standbeeld: Upington DIE KAMEELSTANDBEELD: UPINGTON Hennie Heymans Abstract Photo essay on the Camel statue at Upington Keywords camel statue, Upington, South African Police, mounted division, camel patrols, Witdraai breeding...
