The Tale of the Two Statues in Durban

by | Sep 29, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, 1906 Bambatha Rebellion (Natal), Dinuzulu_KaCetshwayo, Gen Louis Botha, Gen Louis Botha, SA Military History, Statute: Gen Louis Botha (Durban), Statute: King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo

The Tale of the Two Statues in Durban THE TALE OF THE TWO STATUES IN DURBAN Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction In the city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu Natal, on the corner of King Dinuzulu Road (formerly Berea Road) and Julius Nyerere Street (formerly...

Second Anglo Boer War: The Concordia monument: “The men who would not march: Concordia Northern Cape: April 1902

by | Sep 19, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, General JC Smuts, Military History, Military Personalities, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Second Anglo Boer War: The Concordia Monument: “The men who would not march: Concordia Northern Cape: April 1902” SECOND ANGLO BOER WAR: THE CONCORDIA MONUMENT: “THE MEN WHO WOULD NOT MARCH: CONCORDIA NORTHERN CAPE: APRIL 1902” Compiled by...

Second World War: South Atlantic: Torpedoed Merchant ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth

by | Sep 18, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, German Navy (U-Boats), Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Second World War: South Atlantic: Torpedoed Merchant ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth MERCHANT SHIP SS JEREMIAH WADSWORTH Col William Marshall (SANDF – Ret) At 14h35 on 27 November 1942, the unescorted Merchant ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth (Master Arnt Magnusdal) was...

A Comparative Analysis of Perspectives on the End of Apartheid: Johan Mostert’s Security Perspective in Context: Perspective on “The End of Apartheid” (2)

by | Sep 17, 2025 | BfSS NIS, BSV/DIE BURO/BfSS, DMI / AMI, Inligting- en/of Veiligheidsperspektief, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Public Safety, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, SA Military History, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

A Comparative Analysis of Perspectives on the End of Apartheid: Johan Mostert’s Security Perspective in Context: Perspective on “The End of Apartheid” (2) ’n Vergelykende Ontleding van Perspektiewe op die Einde van Apartheid: Johan Mostert se...

The General’s Rank – Why Major General Is Lower Than Lieutenant General – Including Colonel-General, Captain-General, and South African Variants

by | Sep 17, 2025 | Establishment & Generals in SAPS, Number of Generals, SA Military History, SANDF, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

The General’s Rank – Why Major General Is Lower Than Lieutenant General – Including Colonel-General, Captain-General, and South African Variants THE GENERAL’S RANK – WHY MAJOR GENERAL IS LOWER THAN LIEUTENANT GENERAL: INCLUDING COLONEL-GENERAL, CAPTAIN-GENERAL,...