by Hennie Heymans | Jan 22, 2026 | SAP Chatsworth, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Wentworth Training College, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Captain Nelson Kabalamurthi Nayager Excerpt Captain Nelson Kabalamurthi Nayager (1932–1975) was a pioneering Indian member of the South African Police whose career embodied professionalism, integrity, and resilience during the apartheid era. Joining the force in 1952,...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 20, 2026 | SAMIVA - South African Military Intelligence Veterans Association, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Abstract: SAMIVA SUNRISE MEMORIAL SERVICE: 8 February 2026 SAMIVA SUNRISE MEMORIAL SERVICE: 8 February 2026 Mike Huxtable, samiva.sec@gmail.com:...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 19, 2026 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Abwehr, Foreign intelligence services, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Spotty Dog Roadhouse Abstract The Spotty Dog Roadhouse in Retreat, Cape Town, is a whimsical and much‑loved landmark whose origins trace back to 1937–1938, when musician Ralph Barnes and his wife Enid created South Africa’s first dog‑shaped roadside restaurant....
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 15, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, 1975–1976 grensoorlog, ACF - Burgermag, Angola, Military History, Operasie Savannah, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ROR: Ops Savannah Abstrak Die kort mediaberig in Die Burger van 18 Desember 1975, waarin Minister P.W. Botha die verlenging van nasionale dienspligtiges se dienstyd en die opkoms van sekere burgermageenhede aankondig, het ’n kettingreaksie van logistieke, persoonlike...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 14, 2026 | Military History, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ROR Remembers Abstract (English) On 11 January 2026, former members of Regiment Oranjerivier (ROR) gathered at the NG Church in Melkbosstrand for a wreath‑laying ceremony commemorating the regiment’s involvement in Operation Savannah fifty years earlier. Led by former...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 14, 2026 | 1966 Beginning of the Bush War, Angola, Military History, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), SA Military History, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR) Gedenkwoord deur ROR se ere-kolonel, kol AP Stemmet REGIMENT ORANJE RIVIER Gedenkwoord deur kol AP Stemmet Kol AP Stemmet en mev Petro Stemmet Interessante berigte in Die Burger oor gebeure van vyftig jaar gelede herinner ons aan die...
