by Hennie Heymans | Sep 3, 2026 | Court Humor, JUSTICE, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (13) Adv Anton Wiid – Humor in die hof! Excerpt A courtroom turns comical when a one‑eyed accused removes his glass eye, stunning the judge into silence. Abstract Advocate Anton Wiid recounts a humorous courtroom episode in Lephalale where his...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 21, 2026 | JUSTICE, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Pretoria se Eerste landdros PRETORIA SE EERSTE LANDDROS Dr Dreyer van der Merwe (Oud-landdros) Pretoria se eerste landdros mnr AF du Toit 1857 In die vroeë Pretoria, toe die dorp nog net ’n handvol rietdakhuisies gehad het, was die...
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 1, 2026 | 18338 Bloukrans, 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Cape Mounted Police, Cape Police (Pre-1910), Court Houses / Hofkantore, Durban Borough Police * Durban Gemeentelike Politie, Durban City Police, JOHAN MOSTERT, Johanna van der Merwe, JUSTICE, Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police (Colony), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Pietermaritzburg, SAP Pietermaritzburg (Loop Street & Central), SAP Springs, SAP Wentworth (Durban South), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members, VOORTREKKERS
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Maandbrief: Potpourrie Abstract (English) This month’s letter weaves together South African history, policing heritage, personal memoir, and spiritual reflection. It opens with the remarkable story of Johanna van der Merwe — “a Voortrekker...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 23, 2026 | JUSTICE, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Witnesses in Court & Commissions
Nongqai vol 17 No 7 – Professionele getuie Abstract This article reflects on the nature of truth, deception, and credibility in courtrooms, commissions of inquiry, and everyday human interaction. Drawing on personal experience, the author examines how witnesses—both...
