by WPS | Nov 19, 2023 | RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, Brokkies, South African Intelligence History
ABSTRACT: The Nongqai team believes that our dream may soon be realised of having a properly managed permanent repository, at a suitably prestigious heritage venue, of MEMORABILIA associated with the history of Intelligence Services in South Africa. However, in the...
by WPS | Oct 27, 2023 | SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie
ABSTRACT: BAZLEY RAILWAY HALT NEAR DURBAN ON THE SOUTH COAST LINE, SOUTH AFRICA, WAS THE SCENE OF A DASTARDLY MUDER CAMOUFLAGED AS A RAIL ACCIDENT, WITH THE BODY OF THE VICTIM HAVING BEEN PLACED ON THE LINE, TO BE MUTILATED BY THE NEXT TRAIN. THIS DID NOT FOOL...
by WPS | Oct 23, 2023 | Detective Mysteries, Uncategorized
ABSTRACT: How did a rural French priest in tiny Rennes-le-Chateau amass the equivalent of €25 million, 150 years ago, to lavishly decorate his tiny church and hugely expand the church domain, such as by building a new rectory complete with medieval walls and towers?...
by WPS | Oct 6, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
TROU TOT DIE DOOD TOE: DIE OORGANG-ONDERHANDELINGE Genl JV van der Merwe ABSTRACT “Trou tot die Dood toe” (Loyal unto death) is an autobiography by General Johan Velde van der Merwe – the last commissioner of the former South African Police. It gives his point of view...
by WPS | Oct 3, 2023 | Archives Posts, SA Defence Force / Weermag
Click Here for the downloadable, full report of this fascinating project. Abstract: The true story of the top-secret cooperation between the USSR and sanctioned South Africa, from 1989, in the re-design of SOVIET MIG-29 jet engines for the upgrade of SAAF Mirage...