by Hennie Heymans | Jan 19, 2026 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Abwehr, Foreign intelligence services, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Spotty Dog Roadhouse Abstract The Spotty Dog Roadhouse in Retreat, Cape Town, is a whimsical and much‑loved landmark whose origins trace back to 1937–1938, when musician Ralph Barnes and his wife Enid created South Africa’s first dog‑shaped roadside restaurant....
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 15, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, 1975–1976 grensoorlog, ACF - Burgermag, Angola, Military History, Operasie Savannah, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ROR: Ops Savannah Abstrak Die kort mediaberig in Die Burger van 18 Desember 1975, waarin Minister P.W. Botha die verlenging van nasionale dienspligtiges se dienstyd en die opkoms van sekere burgermageenhede aankondig, het ’n kettingreaksie van logistieke, persoonlike...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 14, 2026 | Military History, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ROR Remembers Abstract (English) On 11 January 2026, former members of Regiment Oranjerivier (ROR) gathered at the NG Church in Melkbosstrand for a wreath‑laying ceremony commemorating the regiment’s involvement in Operation Savannah fifty years earlier. Led by former...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 14, 2026 | 1966 Beginning of the Bush War, Angola, Military History, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), SA Military History, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR) Gedenkwoord deur ROR se ere-kolonel, kol AP Stemmet REGIMENT ORANJE RIVIER Gedenkwoord deur kol AP Stemmet Kol AP Stemmet en mev Petro Stemmet Interessante berigte in Die Burger oor gebeure van vyftig jaar gelede herinner ons aan die...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 12, 2026 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, Abwehr, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Foreign intelligence services, Functions of the SA Police, Military History, SA Military History, SAP Afdeling: WP, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Spotted Dog and the German Espionage Networks in Cape Town (1938–1945) Abstract The iconic Spotted Dog roadhouse in Retreat/Tokai, Cape Town, has for decades been at the centre of a persistent local wartime rumour: that the building was used by German spies during the...
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...
