SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE: LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SUBRAMONIA PILLAI PIONEER, LEADER, ROLE MODEL AND GREATEST LEGEND

by | Oct 7, 2025 | Life Story, SAP - Durban, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SUBRAMONIA PILLAI PIONEER, LEADER, ROLE MODEL AND GREATEST LEGEND Colonel Subramonia Pillai (1927–1982) was a pioneering Indian South African police officer whose distinguished service and trailblazing career broke through the...

South African Police Service: Lieutenant-Colonel Rukahia Bibi Khan: A Woman of Indomitable Spirit

by | Sep 30, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAPS Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, WOMEN IN UNIFORM

South African Police Service: Lieutenant-Colonel Rukahia Bibi Khan: A Woman of Indomitable Spirit SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL RUKAHIA BIBI KHAN A WOMAN OF INDOMITABLE SPIRIT By Col Logan Govender Khan graduated with Bachelor of Administration with...

South African Police: Lieutenant Kathavarayen Rajgopaul: A Dedicated and Hardworking Officer

by | Sep 22, 2025 | SAP - CID, SAP Durban, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

South African Police: Lieutenant Kathavarayen Rajgopaul: A Dedicated and Hardworking  Officer SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE LIEUTENANT KATHAVARAYEN RAJGOPAUL A DEDICATED AND HARDWORKING OFFICER Kathavarayen Rajgopaul as a young constable dressed in black uniform during the...

BEYOND THE UNIFORM: A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON NON-WHITE SAP MEMBERS DURING A TIME OF TRANSITION

by | Aug 16, 2025 | 1992 First Black Brigadier, Non-White SAP Officers, SAP & Apartheid, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Wentworth (Durban South), SAP Wentworth Training College, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur

BEYOND THE UNIFORM: A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON NON-WHITE SAP MEMBERS DURING A TIME OF TRANSITION English Summary This article offers a personal retrospective by Brigadier HB Heymans on the role and experiences of non-white members of the former South African Police...