by Hennie Heymans | Oct 29, 2025 | CULTURE - PRESERVING, Historical photos, History of the Natal (Mounted) Police, Local South African Police Forces, Memory, Natal Police (Colony), Natal Police Memorials, Roll of Honour - Ererol, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP Memorial / SAP Gedenkteken, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, The history of the Nongqai (1907 - 1961)
Plaque: Natal Police (Colonial) – St Peters Cathedral, Pietermaritzburg NATAL POLICE – ST PETERS CATHEDRAL, PIETERMARITZBURG Hennie Heymans This Natal Police (Colonial) plaque was formerly in the St Saviours Cathedral in Pietermaritzburg. Deon van Niekerk...
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 16, 2025 | 1914 - 1918 WW1, 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, 1966 Beginning of the Bush War, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Military History, SA Cape Corps, SA Military History, SACC - SAKK, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force
The Monument of the Forgotten Soldiers of the Cape Coloured Corps: Carnarvon Northern Cape THE MONUMENT OF THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS OF THE CAPE COLOURED CORPS: CARNARVON NORTHERN CAPE Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction In the small town of Carnarvon in the...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Sep 29, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, 1906 Bambatha Rebellion (Natal), Dinuzulu_KaCetshwayo, Gen Louis Botha, Gen Louis Botha, SA Military History, Statute: Gen Louis Botha (Durban), Statute: King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo
The Tale of the Two Statues in Durban THE TALE OF THE TWO STATUES IN DURBAN Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction In the city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu Natal, on the corner of King Dinuzulu Road (formerly Berea Road) and Julius Nyerere Street (formerly...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 29, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Crime in South Africa (post 1994), CULTURE - PRESERVING, Public Safety, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Statute: Pres SJP Kruger
VF+ Condemns Vandalism of Kruger Statue Ensemble at Church Square in Pretoria Synopsis VF+ Condemns Vandalism of Kruger Statue Ensemble at Church Square in Pretoria The Freedom Front Plus (VF+) in Gauteng has expressed outrage over the vandalism of the Kruger statue...
