by Hennie Heymans | May 14, 2026 | African Battlegrounds, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), Armoured Trains: Rhodesia, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, RAILWAYS IN WAR, Rhodesian Army, Rhodesian Conflict, Rhodesian Railways in Wartime, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Terrorism in Africa, TERRORISME/TERRORISME
Rhodesian Railways at War – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5B RHODESIA’S RAILWAYS AT WAR Gerry van Tonder It is with some irony that the country that was Rhodesia from 1890 to 1980 was twice forced to armour-protect her rail transport against belligerent forces: once in the late...
by Henning van Aswegen | Mar 8, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, Africa and Global Power, Africa Strategic Alignments, Angola, Angola, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SKRYWERS & BOEKE, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Walter Volker Abstract: Analysing the Strategic Redirection of Soviet Military Assets from the Afghan Theatre to the Angolan Civil War [1987-1989]. Article by military historian Walter Volker in Nongqai Magazine. Keywords: Soviet Military Assets, Afghanistan, South...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 30, 2026 | Africa Sub-State Fault Lines, African Battlegrounds, Historical photos, History, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, Military History, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, South African Air Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, STRATEGIC STUDIES, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, SWAPOL, Terrorism in Africa
The Start of the Border War (1966 – 1989) and The History of the South African Police (SAP) Counter Insurgency (COIN) Unit Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The Battle of Ongulumbashe (also known as Omugulugwombashe), or Operation Blouwildebees, was a pivotal clash...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 2, 2026 | Africa and the 21st Century, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, Military writers & authors, Minister of Defence, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, New Weapons of War
How National Security Policy is Formulated Nongqai – Helmoed Römer Heitman – January 2, 2026 Abstract: National Security, National Interests, Threat Perception, Threat Analysis, Development of National Security Policy, South Africa, Intelligence Requirements...
by Henning van Aswegen | Dec 8, 2025 | INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, Revolutionary Warfare, STATE-BACKED INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, Terrorism in Africa
Irregular Forces: Informal, Commercial, and Criminal Helmoed Römer Heitman Key Words: Helmoed Romer Heitman, Irregular Forces, Guerilla Forces, Protection Forces, Self-armed Forces In addition to the classic guerrilla forces, whether fully irregular or government...
by Henning van Aswegen | Nov 18, 2025 | Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Revolutionary Warfare, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, South African Defence Force, STATE-BACKED INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA
Irregular Forces – State-Backed Insurgencies in Africa Helmoed Römer Heitman – Nongqai The most common concept of irregular forces is that of guerrilla forces engaged in insurgency against a government. It is also generally understood and accepted that for an...
