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 | Jul 20, 2026 | 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Functions of the SA Police, Ministers of Justice / Police / Law & Order, OVSRDM, SAP - CID, SAP 1939 Nazi's in SWA interned, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Koffiefontein, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, Security Branch - Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Wartime Special Branch ("Political Detectives")
Nongqai Vol 17 No 7 – Koffiefontein Abstract This article traces the layered history of Koffiefontein, a Free State town shaped by diamond discovery, military conflict, and evolving systems of law enforcement. Beginning as a vital rest stop for 19th‑century...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 18, 2026 | 1972 Women Police, Burger Wacht (1652 onwards), CAPE COLONY, Cape Mounted Rifles, Civilian Women, Durban Borough Police * Durban Gemeentelike Politie, Fort Nongqai, History of the Natal (Mounted) Police, Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police (Colonial), Natal Police (Colony), Natal Police Zulu band, OVSRDM, SAP Air Wing, SAP Bands & Orchestras, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Uniforms, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Water Police, Water Police, Water Police, Women Police, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Politie (Zarp)
Some Police Uniforms & Ranks – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6A FOREWORD Col Logan Govender My sincere congratulations and best wishes to the Editor-in-Chief, Brigadier Hennie Heymans, on this comprehensive and insightful research. Your dedication, expertise, and commitment...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 31, 2025 | Local South African Police Forces, OVSRDM, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
POLICING THE ORANGE FREE STATE REPUBLIC AND ORANGE RIVER COLONY SPESIALE UITGAWE – NOU BESKIKBAAR VIR AFLAAI – KLIEK OP SKAKEL SPECIAL EDITION – NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD – CLICK ON LINK BELOW https://tinyurl.com/3v2af9c3...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 14, 2025 | Historical photos, 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Foreign Volunteers, Military History, Military Personalities, OVSRDM, SA Military History
ANGLO BOER WAR: FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS. ANGLO BOER WAR: REMEMBERING THE FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS. Jennifer Bosch The old Parsonage Museum in Utrecht, KZN Tucked behind the old Parsonage Museum in Utrecht, KZN, is the Wall of Remembrance to the Foreign Volunteers who stood...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 12, 2025 | Historical photos, 1960 Cato Manor - Murder of 9 SAP-members, 1966 Bush War / Coin, 1966 Ongulambashe, BOOKS / BOEKE, Cape Mounted Police, Life Story, Military History, Ministers of Justice / Police / Law & Order, Natal Police (Colony), OVSRDM, Paul Els (military author), Republican Intelligence (RI), SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, SAP Brigade, SAP Colours - Vaandel, SAP Commissioners, SAP Durban, SAP Helicopters, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Mobile Unit - Port Natal, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Transkei Division (Pre-Independence from the RSA), Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), South African Air Force, South African Constabulary, South African Medals, Staatsveiligheidsraad, Tribute to SAP Members
ONGULAMBASHE DIE SLAG VAN ONGULAMBASHE: 26 AUGUSTUS 1966 Paul Els & Hennie Heymans Inleiding: Die Slag Van Ongulambashe: 26 Augustus 1966 Hennie Heymans Die “Slag van Ongulambashe” het nie sommer uit die bloute ontstaan, asof ’n towerfeetjie haar towerstaffie...