by Hennie Heymans | Oct 8, 2026 | 1914 - 1918 WW1, 1947 Royal Visit, 1966 Bush War / Coin, 6 SAI (Police Brigade), Amalgamation with SA Police, Burger Wacht (1652 onwards), Cape Colony Police, Cape Police (Pre-1910), CULTURE - PRESERVING, Durban City Police, German Southwest Africa, Natal Mounted Police 1874, Natal Police (Colonial), SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP King's Rest Durban, SAP Natal Division, SAP Pietermaritzburg, SAP SPECIAL TASK FORCES, SAP Transport & Animals, SAP Voertuie Vehicles, SAPS Railway Police, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Statute: Horses of the ABW - East London, Union Defence Force, Water Police Durban
Nongqai Vol 17 No 10 – (16) Potpourie: Oktober 2026 POTPOURIE: OKTOBER 2026 Hennie Heymans Excerpt: Photo album: The history of a country and its people is closely interwoven with its uniformed services. Tags: Wachthuis, Anglo Boer War, Monument for Horses...
by Hennie Heymans | Oct 4, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, 1900 Poplar Grove, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 10 – (9) Anglo Boer War: The battle at Poplar grove BATTLE OF POPLAR GROVE “At Poplar Grove, Roberts won the ground — but De Wet saved his commandos.” Jennifer Bosch Abstract The Battle of Poplar Grove, fought on 7 March 1900 during Lord...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Sep 28, 2026 | 116 Battalion, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
South African Defence Force (SADF): 116 Battalion SA Infantry Corps: Mounted Unit Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas 116 Battalion Emblem Abstract The South African Defence Force (SADF) 116 Battalion SA Infantry Corps, one of the SADF’s “Ethnic Battalions” during the...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 21, 2026 | Bosletterkunde, Ds Jacobus van Tonder, Nongqai Rubrieke, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (32) Bos- en Grensletterkunde Bos- en Grensletterkunde Ds Jacobus van Tonder SWART HOND (Oud-soldate wroeging) Hy sluip in jou gemoed woelende wroeging soos ʼn sluwe dier, draaiend gegrom, rusteloos in jou ontbrand as dit bitter binne jou tier, Jy...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Sep 17, 2026 | 1906 Ferreira raid, 1906 Ferreira Raid, Cape Mounted Police, Cape Mounted Rifles, Local South African Police Forces, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (27) 1906: the Ferreira Raid in the Cape Colony THE FERREIRA RAID: NORTH WESTERN CAPE COLONY: NOVEMBER 1906 Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Excerpt 1906: the Ferreira Raid in the North Western Cape Colony Abstract: This article shows how political...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 17, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Military History, Paardeberg, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 no 9 – (25.2) The Battle of Paardeberg Excerpt Cronjé’s encircled Boer force collapsed after ten days of siege at Paardeberg, marking a decisive turning point in the war. Abstract The Battle of Paardeberg (17–27 February 1900) was a major British...
