Bosletterkunde – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6

by | Jun 8, 2026 | Bosletterkunde, Bosletterkunde, Bush War, CULTURE - PRESERVING, HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, Koevoet, Military History, Operation "K", SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Spoorsnyers - Trackers

Bosletterkunde – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 INLEIDING: LETTERKUNDE UIT DIE BOS – Wanneer ’n Dominee die Oorlog Moes Lees Inleiding deur Hennie Heymans In vandag se wêreld leef alles op ’n slimfoon, maar in die dae van die bosoorlog was daar geen WhatsApps, geen GPS’e en geen...

Gister se onthou – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6

by | Jun 7, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, Bush War, Civilian Preachers in Ops Area (SWA), Civilian Preachers in Ops Area (SWA), Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Koevoet, Military History, Military Personalities, Operation "K", SA Military History, SADF Special Forces, SAP Black Members, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP South West Africa Division, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Gister se onthou – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 GISTER ONTHOU: KOEVOET ERVARING, PLAASBESOEKE, GODSBEWARING & HUMOR IS DIE SITUASIE Ds Jakobus van Tonder Abstract 1: Koevoet Experience and Counter‑Insurgency Operations This section recounts first‑hand experiences...

Mascots – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5

by | May 28, 2026 | Elephant - Mascot, Koevoet, Mascots, Mascots, Military History, Natal Police (Colonial), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force (1912)

Mascots- Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 EARLY SOUTH AFRICAN MASCOTS Hennie Heymans 1912 Police Pet: Zebra Most regiments had a regimental pet, and the Colonial Natal (Mounted) Police was no exception to this rule. Our magazine has featured various police and military pets in...

Armistice Day: Remembrance or Poppy Day.

by | Nov 6, 2025 | Armistice Day, Armistice Day, Armistice Day (poppy day), Gedenkmuur - Voortrekkermonument, Koevoet, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Armistice Day: Remembrance or Poppy Day. Abstract Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, remains deeply relevant to the SANDF, South African Police and Koevoet Veterans League because it symbolizes the origin of modern remembrance culture, honours shared military sacrifice,...

SAAF HELICOPTERS AS FORCE MULTIPLIERS LT GEN DJ EARP

by | Apr 23, 2025 | Defence, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Koevoet, Military History, Operation "K", POW's / Krygsgevangenes, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, South African Air Force, South African Air Force in Korea

SAAF HELICOPTERS AS FORCE MULTIPLIERS: LT GEN DENIS JOHN EARP, SSA, SD, SOE, SAAF (RETIRED) Abstract On 26 April 2011 Brig Hennie Heymans interviewed Lt-Gen DJ Earp on the use of SAAF-helicopters as a force multiplier in counterinsurgency operations and their use by...