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...

1972: SGT TJAART RIEKERT: LANDMINE VICTIM

by | Aug 4, 2025 | 1966 Bush War / Coin, POLICE MEMORIALS IN SOUTH AFRICA, SAP Commissioners, SAP Dog Unit, SAP Durban, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Voertuie Vehicles, SAP Wentworth (Durban South), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Squad Cars

1972: SGT TJAART J RIEKERT: LANDMINE VICTIM Compiled by Deon van Niekerk & Jan Storm Capt. HTS “Bonny” van Eeden died in a landmine explosion in the Caprivi in October 1971. Capt van Eeden was stationed at Pinetown. Five months later another Durban...