by Wolfgang Witschas | Sep 16, 2026 | Espionage in GSWA, ESPIONAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA, Foreign intelligence services, Foreign Police Forces, GSWA Police, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (21) Intelligence War in GSWA The Intelligence War between Deutsch Südwestafrika (DSWA)/German South West Africa (GSWA) and British South Africa: 1899 – 1915 Kriegskarte von Deutsch Sûdwest Afrika-1904 Compiled by Gunter von Schuman & Walter...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 16, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Berg-en-Dal - Zarp-Memorial, Berg-en-Dal (Zarps), CULTURE - PRESERVING, Gen Louis Botha, Local South African Police Forces, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Politie (Zarp)
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (20) The ZARPS and Bergendal Excerpt The ZARPs, turned mounted infantry, held the exposed koppie at Bergendal with exceptional discipline under hours of British shelling. Their stand, praised even by Arthur Conan Doyle, broke Botha’s line and...
by Joan Swart | Sep 12, 2026 | South Africa, Africa and Global Power, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), KULTURELE IDENTITEIT/CULTURAL IDENTITY, STRATEGIC STUDIES, The World Between the Lines
Abstract: Written in 1899 as America crossed into overseas empire, Rudyard Kipling’s The White Man’s Burden offers a revealing view of power, responsibility and the assumptions of imperialism. More than a century later, its deepest question remains: does the power to...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 9, 2026 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Diamant- en Goudtak, Diamond & Gold Branch (CID), IDB (Illicit Diamond Buying), Murder of Diamond Detectives, Polisie-optrede, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (19) W/O Flip Olivier: Diamond Branch: Bloemhof Excerpt Warrant Officer Phillip “Flip” Olivier, a respected SAP diamond‑branch detective from Bloemhof, was fatally shot during a sting operation near Christiana, an event that deeply affected the...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 9, 2026 | Diamant- en Goudtak, Diamond & Gold Branch (CID), Humour in the SAP, IDB (Illicit Diamond Buying), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (18) Die diamantspeurder wat amper sy eie troue verpas het Excerpt A diamond sleuth nearly missed his own wedding when a last‑minute breakthrough pulled him back into the chase. Abstract (English) This story follows a dedicated diamond...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 9, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Legal Dept, SAPS Legal Dept, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (17) Photos of Adv L Kok & Adv A Wiid Historical Photo: Police Legal Eagles Excerpt A candid historical note capturing the contrasting careers and personalities of Adv Louis Kok and Adv Anton Wiid, two seasoned police legal practitioners...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 7, 2026 | SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, Nuusbrief (SASPOL) Spesiale Taakmag, SA Railways Police - Special Task Force
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (19) SA Spoorwegpolisie: STM: Nuusbrief SPESIALE UITGAWE VOORSTELLINGSPARADE EN HULDEBLYK AAN ONTSLAPE ENGINO VAN VUUREN Mud & Muse, Kemptonpark 5 SEPTEMBER 2026 Kopiereg Kopiereg van die titel, teks, tabelle, kaarte, foto’s en geskandeerde...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 7, 2026 | HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, Police Humour, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (18) Humour in Uniform: The Barbershop MY MONTHLY HAPPY MOMENT Life is a song. Personally, I don’t know the words, the tune, or the artist, but I keep humming along anyway. Now and then, though, you hit a truly lekker moment. At my age, sitting...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 7, 2026 | Diamant- en Goudtak, Diamond & Gold Branch (CID), Humour in the SAP, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (17) Diamante: Chaos met staatsgeld in die wind Excerpt An undercover diamond‑buying operation at Okiep ends in a chaotic arrest when the suspect scatters state money in the wind. Abstract (English) This report recounts an undercover operation...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 7, 2026 | Diamant- en Goudtak, Diamond & Gold Branch (CID), Humour in the SAP, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (16) Die diamantlokval: kerrie en paniek. DIE LOKVAL: 10% KERRIE EN 90% PANIEK. Lt-kol VE Kruger (jnr) In kamer 412 van ‘n Hotel in Johannesburg het die lug dik gestaan van sigaretrook en spanning. Die Diamant-speurders het maande aan die...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 7, 2026 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Diamant- en Goudtak, Diamond & Gold Branch (CID), SAP - CID, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (15) Die Dominee en Diamante Excerpt A rural minister secretly buys illicit rough diamonds until a police sting exposes his hidden trade. Abstract (English) This article recounts the dramatic downfall of a seemingly devout country minister who...
by Joan Swart | Sep 5, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, Foreign Affairs (RSA), National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South Africa, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: As the global order becomes increasingly multipolar, South Africa faces a strategic dilemma: it possesses significant geopolitical advantages but lacks a settled conception of its national interest. This article explores whether strategic culture,...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 4, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (14) Kaptein Wollie Wolmarans: SAP: Ballistiek RADIO PRETORIA: “VETERANE TREE AAN!” Kapt “Wollie” Wolmarans Vlnr: Janine Aspeling, Hennie Heymans, kapt Wollie Wolmarans en Martin Jansen Excerpt Captain Wollie Wolmarans outlines the principles,...
by Logan Govender | Sep 4, 2026 | Life Story, SAP - CID, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Mountain Rise, SAP Overport, SAP Pelican Park (SGU) Cape Town, SAP Personalities, SAP Pietermaritzburg, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
SPECIAL EDITION NONGQAI VOL 17 NO 9B SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE DETECTIVE WARRANT OFFICER MIKE NAGAMUTHOO A LIFE OF SERVICE, DEDICATION AND COMMUNITY Detective Warrant Officer Mike Nagamuthoo Keywords Mike Nagamuthoo, 91st Birthday, South African Police members of Indian...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 3, 2026 | Court Humor, JUSTICE, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (13) Adv Anton Wiid – Humor in die hof! Excerpt A courtroom turns comical when a one‑eyed accused removes his glass eye, stunning the judge into silence. Abstract Advocate Anton Wiid recounts a humorous courtroom episode in Lephalale where his...
by Ida Steyn | Sep 3, 2026 | Anti-Apartheid, Foreign Police Forces, New Zeeland, Revolutionary Warfare, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – Meelbomme in NZ DIE MEELBOMME VAN 1981 Ida Steyn Toe die Springbok-toer, protes en rugbygeskiedenis in Nieu-Seeland saamgekom het Abstract This article documents the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand as one of the most controversial sporting...
by Ida Steyn | Sep 3, 2026 | 1972 Women Police, Civilian Women, Excellent service, Medals, Personalia, Perssonalia, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Northern Cape Division (Kimberley), SAPS Roll of Honour, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members, Women in Blue, Women Police, Women Police
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (12) Genl Magda Stander NONGQAI • HISTORIESE PROFIEL: LT. GENL. MAGDA STANDER ’n Baanbreker in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens: Van tikster tot adjunk-nasionale kommissaris — ’n merkwaardige loopbaan van diens, deursettingsvermoë en leierskap...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 3, 2026 | Diamant- en Goudtak, Diamond & Gold Branch (CID), HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, Police Humour, SAP Alexanderbaai (Diamantveld), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Northern Cape Division (Kimberley), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members
Nongqai vol 17 No 9 – (11) Diamantstories: SA Polisie SAP: DIAMANTSTORIES Luitenant‑Kolonel Vel Kruger Excerpt Lieutenant Colonel Vel Kruger recounts two ingenious diamond-smuggling cases from the Alexander Bay Sperrgebiet — one involving a homing pigeon harness and...
by Joan Swart | Sep 2, 2026 | History, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, Private Military Companies
Abstract: In 1993, pilot Crause Steyl flew the Ghost Rider into Soyo as UNITA forces advanced and the town’s defenders fled by boat. His unexpected decision to land helped turn a seemingly doomed operation around, opening the way for Executive Outcomes’ first contract...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 1, 2026 | Excellent service, Promotion of White Members, SAP College, SAP Dog Unit, SAP Guard Unit (SWE), SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Hondeskool Kwaggaspoort, SAP Personalities, SAP Warmbad, SAPS Divers, SAPS Dog School, SAPS Training, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Transformation Policies
Nongqai vol 17 No 9A – (10) kapt Jan Idema Excerpt (English) Captain Jan Idema’s career in the South African Police Service began on 10 December 1981, marked immediately by danger when the Wonderboom Poort Police Station was attacked by terrorists during his first...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 1, 2026 | Diamant- en Goudtak, Diamond & Gold Branch (CID), IDB (Illicit Diamond Buying), SAP - CID, SAP Commissioners, SAP Head Office (Wachthuis - Pretoria), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (9) SAP Diamant- en Goudtak SA POLISIE: DIAMANT- EN GOUDTAK Lt-kol VE “Vel” Kruger (jnr) Die artikel “Ou Grootwiel”: https://www.nongqai.org/ou-grootwiel-alexanderbaai-nongqai-vol-17-no-6/ het betrekking. Diamant- en Goudtak –...
by Henning van Aswegen | Sep 1, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, STRATEGIESE PERSPEKTIEWE: Polisiëring en Misdaadbekamping
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens en sy baie generaals Generaal-majoor (dr.) Johan Burger (afgtr) Abstract: The South African Police Service and its many generals, an article by dr Johan Burger, in Nongqai Volume 17, No 9. Keywords: South African Police Service [SAPS]....
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 31, 2026 | 1914 - 1918 WW1, 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, Books by SAP Members, Camel Patrol in Kalahari 1930's, Cape Mounted Police, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Gen Louis Botha, IDB (Illicit Diamond Buying), INTELLIGENSIE-PERSOONLIKHEDE, Military History, Military Personalities, Military writers & authors, Nasionale Intelligensiediens [NI], National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Paul Els (military author), Police Camels / Polisie kamele, Pres PW Botha, SA Military History, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SA War Graves / SA Oorlogsgrafte, SANAB, SAP Alexanderbaai (Diamantveld), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Northern Cape Division (Kimberley), SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP South West Africa Division, SAP Transport & Animals, Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), SOUTH AFRICA POLICE [SAP], SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South African Intelligence History, South West African Police (pre-SAP), Staatsveiligheidsraad, Tak Strategie, The "Reiterdenkmal" in Windhoek, The Equestrian Monument: Windhoek, Top Spies in the SAP (Jan Taillard), Union Defence Force (1912), Wartime Special Branch ("Political Detectives")
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (8) Kampvuurstories in Suidwes OM DIE KAMPVUUR: SAND, DIAMANTE, KAMELE EN SPIOENE ’n Vertelstyl‑Essay oor die Namib, die Sperrgebiet, Gordonia, die Polisie en die Geheimenisse van ’n Stil Woestyn-wêreld Hennie Heymans Dis storietyd om die vuur...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 30, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Horses & Mules, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Statute: Gen CR de Wet
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (7) Horses in the Anglo Boer War Opsomming in Afrikaans Die Anglo‑Boereoorlog het ’n ongekende beroep op perde en muile gestel. Duisende diere is uit lande regoor die wêreld ingevoer—van die VSA, Argentinië en Australië tot Indië, Rusland en...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 29, 2026 | 1976 Onwards - Riots, Books by SAP Members, Bush War, Functions of the SA Police, Kaapse Bendes / Cape Gangs, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Pres PW Botha, Revolutionary Warfare, SAP - CID, SAP Afdeling: WP, SAP Bomb Squad, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, Security Branch - Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SWE - Spesiale Wageenheid
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (6) Boek deur kol Schalk Visagie UNDER FIRE IN SOUTH AFRICA Colonel Schalk Visagie (SAP) (Via John Elsegood) Excerpt Under Fire in South Africa presents the extraordinary life and frontline experiences of Colonel Schalk Visagie, a South African...
by Ida Steyn | Aug 29, 2026 | 1974 Bomb Explosion Potchefstroom Magistrate's Court, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Potchefstroom, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9: 1974: Potch-bom-ontploffing (I Steyn 2) DIE POTCHEFSTROOMSE BOMONTPLOFFING VAN 17 MEI 1974 Via Ida Steyn Abstract (English) This article recounts one of Potchefstroom’s most traumatic local tragedies: the bomb explosion at the temporary...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 29, 2026 | 1913 Nongqai, DHC Homfray, History of the Natal (Mounted) Police, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Mounted Police 1874, NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books & Writers, Nongqai Magazine 1907 - 2007, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (5) Mnr DHC Homfray: Redakteur Nongqai ENGLISH ABSTRACT D. H. C. Homfray served as the long‑standing editor of The Nongqai, shaping the journal from its early years into the leading service publication in Southern Africa. Born in the Andaman...
by Frans Bedford-Visser | Aug 29, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAY POLICE, SUID-AFRIKAANSE SPOORWEGPOLISIE
IN MEMORIAM: BRIGADIER J.C.P. GOOSEN† 26 MAART 1933 – 27 AUGUSTUS 2026 Frans Bedford Visser Dit is met groot hartseer dat ons verneem het van die afsterwe van brigadier J.C.P. “Oom Jan” Goosen, wat vanoggend, 27 Augustus 2026, vreedsaam in sy slaap oorlede is. Hy was...
by Henning van Aswegen | Aug 28, 2026 | NONGQAI - “South Africa's leading independent national security and heritage platform”, Africa Strategic Alignments, GLOBALISM AND AFRICA, History, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, Israel, SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY MAGAZINE, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Table of Contents/Inhoudsopgawe Augustus 2026 / August 2026: Vol. 17 Nr. 8 Redaksie, Nongqai NONGQAI VOLUME 17, Nr. 8. Augustus 2026. NONGQAI SKRYWERS & BOEKE, Anita Hamman – Henning van Aswegen WOLLIE WORD 80 – Hennie Heymans DIE ROOS, POLISIEDAME...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 26, 2026 | "Veterane Tree Aan!" - Pretoria FM, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (4) Programrooster: “Veterane Tree Aan” “Veterane Tree Aan” Pretoria-FM op 104.2 of op rekenaar of op kanaal 887 of op selfoon-toepassing op Dinsdae om 20:30 waartydens Hennie Heymans en Martin Jansen met die volgende gaste gesels gedurende...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 26, 2026 | Bosluise, Magalle (Voet-polisie), SAP College, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Mounted Branch ("Bosluise"), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (H3) Filosofie: Die inbreek van Perde met Caritas? OM ‘N PERD IN TE BREEK (OFTEWEL, WAT DAN VAN CARITAS?) (Chris Botha) “Om ‘n perd in te breek kan net sowel die afbreek van die perd beteken. Die breek van die perd se wil”. So vertel Salie my, my...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 26, 2026 | Bosletterkunde, Letterkunde, Magte-letterkunde, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Krugersdorp, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, What do fomer SB's think
Nongqai Vol 17 No 9 – (H2) Gedig: Die Spook van die SAP(V) GEDIG: DIE SPOOK VAAN DIE VEILIGHEIDSTAK Sampie Blom Die Spook van die Veiligheidstak Hy loop sonder naam, ’n skadu tussen mense, sy kamera onthou elke gesig, sy stilte hoor wat niemand sê. Vandag is hy iemand...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 25, 2026 | 1988 Perd-standbeeld - SAP-kollege, Mounted Branch, Mounted Police, Mounted Statute / Berede-standbeeld, North West Province, Personalia, SAP College, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Transport & Animals, SAPS Personalities, SAPS Potchefstroom, SAPS Roll of Honour, SAPS Training, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – SAP Beeld van Ruiter en Perd ABSTRACT This article traces the full relocation history of the South African Police Mounted Unit’s rider‑and‑horse statue, Eques Incognitus, from its unveiling at the SAP College in April 1988 to its final placement...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 25, 2026 | 1963 - 50th Anniversary of the SAP, British South Africa Police (BSAP), Roll of Honour - Ererol, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Rhodesia, SAP Rugby, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – 1963 Rugby BSAP vs SAP ABSTRACT This article recounts the 1963 BSAP rugby and golf tour to Pretoria during the South African Police’s Fiftieth Anniversary celebrations. It highlights the ceremonial events, athletic displays, hospitality...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 24, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Spesiale Taakmag: SA Spoorwegpolisie
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Spesiale Taakmagte: Gesigsbedekking SPESIALE TAAKMAGTE: NAVRAAG OOR DIE BEDEKKING VAN GESIGTE Vraag ‘n Leser stuur ‘n foto in en wys daarop dat lede van die SAP se Spesiale Taakmag destyds nie hul gesigte bedek het nie – terwyl lede van die SAPD...
by Joan Swart | Aug 23, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South Africa, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: Foreign policy is often presented as a calculation of national interest, separate from emotion and morality. Yet national interest itself is shaped by history, values and strategic culture, raising a difficult question: when principle, international law and...
by Ida Steyn | Aug 22, 2026 | Badges & Ranks & Uniforms, North West Province, Personalia, SAPS Potchefstroom, SAPS Roll of Honour, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Wondergat: Diving Abstract This article traces the 37‑year policing career of Herman Coetzer, whose work as a police diver became a defining part of his professional identity. Beginning in 1984, he combined operational policing with specialised...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 22, 2026 | Commendation, Detection of Crime, Excellent service, Personalia, SAPS Gauteng, SAPS Personalities, SAPS Roll of Honour, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Fanie se beste arrestasie Abstract This article recounts Fanie van Vuuren’s most memorable arrest during his 23‑year police career. In October 2005 he helped foil an armed bank robbery at FNB Brackenhurst, arresting four suspects on the roof. The...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 21, 2026 | 1838 The Battle of Blood River, Afrikaans, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Fire Damage, Historical photos, KULTURELE IDENTITEIT/CULTURAL IDENTITY, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Brand te Bloedrivier-gedenkterrein BRAND BY BLOEDRIVIER ABSTRACT This article examines briefly the strategic significance of the Battle of Blood River (16 December 1838) within South Africa’s national security history and connects it to the...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 21, 2026 | 1988 75th Anniversary of SAP - Upingtonton: Camel Stattue, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Kamele, Northern Cape Division, Police Camels / Polisie kamele, SAP Afdeling Noord-Kaap (Kimberley), SAP Camel Statue, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Transport & Animals, SAP Upington, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Standbeeld: Polisiekameel: Upington OPSOMMING VAN DIE ARTIKEL: “TER NAGEDAGTENIS AAN DIE KAMEEL” Publikasiedatum: SERVAMUS, September 1988 Foto: Hennie Heymans Extract On 25 April 1988, a bronze statue of a camel and its rider, sculpted by...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 21, 2026 | JUSTICE, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Pretoria se Eerste landdros PRETORIA SE EERSTE LANDDROS Dr Dreyer van der Merwe (Oud-landdros) Pretoria se eerste landdros mnr AF du Toit 1857 In die vroeë Pretoria, toe die dorp nog net ’n handvol rietdakhuisies gehad het, was die...
by Henning van Aswegen | Aug 20, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Beriggewers en Informante Lt kol Philip Malherbe [afgetr]), en Welma Malherbe Hierdie artikel is vrylik vertaal, van vermelde bronne en saamgestel deur Philip Malherbe en geredigeer deur Welma Malherbe. Abstract Abstrak “Fighting crime without informants and/or...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 19, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Bedford District Cape Colony, Bedford District Mounted Troops, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Cape District Mounted Troops in the Anglo Boer War Abstract This article recounts the operations of the Bedford District Mounted Troops (DMT) in the Cape Colony during the Anglo-Boer War. Composed mainly of local farmers, these units...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 19, 2026 | CULTURE - PRESERVING, History, SA Air Force, SAP - CID, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Sunnyside, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Barry Taylor: BBP Politici VLUGTIGE VLUGTE, POLITICI EN ’N PAAR KARAKTERTREKKE Deur Luit Barry Taylor Vlugte en Generaals Ek het eenkeer ’n vliegtuig gehuur op JCI se koste — ’n Citation — vir ’n roete van Lanseria na Rustenburg, daarna...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Aug 19, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), British Army in Colonial South Africa, British Concentration Camps
Mercy Dogs of World War I and World War II Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Abstract Mercy Dogs also known as ambulance dogs, Red Cross dogs, casualty dogs and Sanitätshunde by the Germans, were dogs that served in a paramedical role and played a crucial role in both...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 19, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Vaalkrans/ Vaal Krantz
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Anglo Boer War: The Battle of Vaal Krantz Excerpt “In the early morning of February 5, 1900, my position was bombarded so heavily that by sunrise four of my civilians had already been put out of action.” “The enemy threw two pontoon bridges...
by Logan Govender | Aug 19, 2026 | Blackened Reputations, Blue Uniforms, Blue Uniforms - Blackened Reputations, Detectives / Speurders, Excellent service, Non-White SAP Officers, Personalia, Police Academics, SAP - CID, SAP Chatsworth, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Overport, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Wentworth Training College, SAPS Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8B – Blue Uniforms, Blackened Reputations BLUE UNIFORMS, BLACKENED REPUTATIONS Cover photo Keywords Police officers of Indian decent, South Africa, policing; public service, racial barriers, police history, corruption, integrity, justice,...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 17, 2026 | Crime in South Africa (post 1994), Detectives / Speurders, Medals, Personalia, SAPS Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Staatsbou - State building, Under cover police officials
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – kol Johannes “Tollie” Vreugdenburg (SAPD) TOLLIE VREUGDENBURG – ’n Speurder met twee Silwer Kruise vir Dapperheid (PCFS & Balk) Hennie Heymans Excerpt Colonel Johannes “Tollie” Vreugdenburg is one of the very few South African Police...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 17, 2026 | 10th Anniversary: SA Railways Police - Special Task Force, Esselen Park Training College, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Railway Transport in South Africa, Revolutionary Warfare, SA Railways Police - Special Task Force, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Spesiale Taakmag: SA Spoorwegpolisie
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – 1985: SASPOL-STM: 10-jarige herdenking 1985: SA SPOORWEGPOLISIE – SPESIALE TAAKMAG: 10-JARIGE HERDENKING Johan Lotriet, OOB Extract The article commemorates the tenth anniversary of the South African Railway Police Special Task Force,...
by Joan Swart | Aug 17, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South Africa, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: South Africa inherited distinct military and political traditions that were never fully synthesised into a coherent post-1994 strategic culture. Rebuilding effective military strategy and doctrine therefore requires neither restoration nor rejection, but a...
