by Hennie Heymans | Aug 19, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Foreign Volunteers, Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ANGLO BOER WAR: REMEMBERING THE FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS (3) Description In this article we remember the following foreign volunteers fought on the Boer side: Andries Smorenburg, Colonel de Villebois-Mareuil and Count Harra von Zeppelin. A short life description of each is...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 19, 2025 | Bush War, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Memorial / SAP Gedenkteken, SAP Monuments& graves, SAP South West Africa Division, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
1971: LANDMINE VICTIM: CAPT HTS ‘BONNIE’ VAN EEDEN: SAP DURBAN WEST Deon van Niekerk SAP MEMORIAL: UNION BUILDINGS PRETRORIA Comments by Brig HB Heymans: “I was attending the officer’s course in Pretoria at the time, having come up from Durban. It was during a...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 17, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Swart op Swart geweld, Taxi Industry
SA’S Taxi Industry Abstract This article offers a firsthand account and critical analysis of South Africa’s minibus taxi industry, tracing its evolution from a “necessary evil” to a sector marked by violence, political entanglement, and regulatory failure....
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 17, 2025 | 1938 - SAP in Palestine, Foreign Police Forces, Palestine Police service, SAP Dogmasters (CID), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
1920 – 1948: The Palestine Police Force Summary: The Palestine Police Force – A Legacy of Service and Lessons for South African Policemen This article traces the history of the British Palestine Police Force (1920–1948), highlighting its evolution from a colonial...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 17, 2025 | Destruction and damage to Railway Property, Military History, Railway Transport in South Africa, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
THE DEMISE OF THE SA RAILWAYS POLICE. 1961 & 2025: SIGHTINGS AT HAMILTON STATION ON MAINLINE. 1964: MEMORIES OF SADF-TRAINING AT 16TH SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT COMPANY J & J Wepener This is the main line – all copper catenary wires have stolen – diesel traction is...
by Hennie Heymans | 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...
