Spotted Dog and the German Espionage Networks in Cape Town (1938–1945)

by | 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...

Die Agent

by | Dec 29, 2025 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, ESPIONAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA, Functions of the SA Police, Memory, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Die Agent Abstrak Hierdie vertelling ondersoek die dun, soms onsigbare grens tussen alledaagse akademiese lewe en die skaduwêreld van intelligensie‑werk. Deur die herinneringe aan ’n voormalige kollega — eers ’n betaalde agent, later ’n dosent en uiteindelik ’n...

MY FATHER THE SPY: AGENT OF THE REPUBLICAN INTELLIGENCE (RI) AND THE BUREAU FOR STATE SECURITY (BFSS): 1964 TO 1978

by | Aug 6, 2025 | Functions of the SA Police, Republican Intelligence (RI), SAP - CID, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP South West Africa Division, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

MY FATHER THE SPY: AGENT OF THE REPUBLICAN INTELLIGENCE (RI) AND THE BUREAU FOR STATE SECURITY (BFSS): 1964 TO 1978 Wolfgang Witschas Abstract: My father, Herbert Ernst Witschas, worked as an agent for the Republican Intelligence (RI) and the Bureau of State Security...

1938: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE DOG MASTERS IN THE PALESTINE POLICE

by | Jul 17, 2025 | 1938 - SAP in Palestine, Functions of the SA Police, Palestine Police service, SAP - CID, SAP Dogmasters (CID), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities

1938: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE DOG MASTERS IN THE PALESTINE POLICE By Brig HB Heymans Introduction The Palestine Police Force was a British colonial service established in Mandatory Palestine on 1 July 1920, under High Commissioner Sir Herbert Samuel. Composed of Jewish,...