‘n Situasiekamer vir die Staatspresident: ‘n Persoonlike Belewenis

by | Sep 20, 2025 | BfSS NIS, BSV/DIE BURO/BfSS, Pres PW Botha, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, Situasiekamer: Staatspresident, Situation Room - State President, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Staatsveiligheidsraad, Tak Nasionale Vertolking (TNV)

‘n Situasiekamer vir die Staatspresident: ‘n Persoonlike Belewenis DIE STAATSPRESIDENT SE SITUASIEKAMER Johan Mostert Deel 1 Met die verslegting van die veiligheidsituasie in die land in 1984 het die aandrang van die veiligheidsmagte om ‘n noodtoestand af te kondig al...

Second Anglo Boer War: The Concordia monument: “The men who would not march: Concordia Northern Cape: April 1902

by | Sep 19, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, General JC Smuts, Military History, Military Personalities, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Second Anglo Boer War: The Concordia Monument: “The men who would not march: Concordia Northern Cape: April 1902” SECOND ANGLO BOER WAR: THE CONCORDIA MONUMENT: “THE MEN WHO WOULD NOT MARCH: CONCORDIA NORTHERN CAPE: APRIL 1902” Compiled by...

Privaat Vuurwapenbesit: ’n Noodsaaklike Reg in ’n Gewelddadige Land

by | Sep 19, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Crime in South Africa (post 1994), Fire Arm Control Act - Private Citizens, Loss of Fire Arms, Murder Statistics, Right to Self Defence: Members of Public

Privaat Vuurwapenbesit: ’n Noodsaaklike Reg in ’n Gewelddadige Land PRIVAAT VUURWAPENBESIT: ’N NOODSAAKLIKE REG IN ’N GEWELDDADIGE LAND Hennie Heymans Inleiding As ’n afgetrede polisiebeampte is dit vir my duidelik: die wettige besit van vuurwapens vir selfverdediging...

Second World War: South Atlantic: Torpedoed Merchant ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth

by | Sep 18, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, German Navy (U-Boats), Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Second World War: South Atlantic: Torpedoed Merchant ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth MERCHANT SHIP SS JEREMIAH WADSWORTH Col William Marshall (SANDF – Ret) At 14h35 on 27 November 1942, the unescorted Merchant ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth (Master Arnt Magnusdal) was...

World War 2: Petty Officer Cook Richard Allison Wilson: HM Submarine Traveller (N48): Gulf of Taranto

by | Sep 18, 2025 | Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Italian Navy, Royal Navy, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

World War 2: Petty Officer Cook Richard Allison Wilson: HM Submarine Traveller (N48): Gulf of Taranto PETTY OFFICER COOK RICHARD ALLISON WILSON HM SUBMARINE TRAVELLER (N48) Col William Marshall (SANDF Ret) Dec 1942: P/MX53659 Petty Officer Cook Richard Allison Wilson,...

Eulogy Brig IJ “Sakkie” Bosman

by | Sep 17, 2025 | Bush War, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, River Boats - Zambezi River, SAP Caprivi, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP South West Africa Division, SAP Transport & Animals, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members

Eulogy Brig IJ “Sakkie” Bosman HULDEBLYK – BRIGADIER SAKKIE BOSMAN Oud-Kaptein Gustav Dey Januarie 1971 was ‘n mylpaal in my lewe toe ek getroud is met ‘n fraaie meisie van Pretoria. Ek was op daardie stadium ‘n adjudant offisier in Wachthuis, Polisiehoofkantoor. Ons...

A Comparative Analysis of Perspectives on the End of Apartheid: Johan Mostert’s Security Perspective in Context: Perspective on “The End of Apartheid” (2)

by | Sep 17, 2025 | BfSS NIS, BSV/DIE BURO/BfSS, DMI / AMI, Inligting- en/of Veiligheidsperspektief, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Public Safety, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, SA Military History, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

A Comparative Analysis of Perspectives on the End of Apartheid: Johan Mostert’s Security Perspective in Context: Perspective on “The End of Apartheid” (2) ’n Vergelykende Ontleding van Perspektiewe op die Einde van Apartheid: Johan Mostert se...

The General’s Rank – Why Major General Is Lower Than Lieutenant General – Including Colonel-General, Captain-General, and South African Variants

by | Sep 17, 2025 | Establishment & Generals in SAPS, Number of Generals, SA Military History, SANDF, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

The General’s Rank – Why Major General Is Lower Than Lieutenant General – Including Colonel-General, Captain-General, and South African Variants THE GENERAL’S RANK – WHY MAJOR GENERAL IS LOWER THAN LIEUTENANT GENERAL: INCLUDING COLONEL-GENERAL, CAPTAIN-GENERAL,...

Eulogy: Brig IJ “Sakkie” Bosman by Faan Etsebeth

by | Sep 17, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SAP Afdeling: Oos Transvaal, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak

Eulogy: Brig IJ “Sakkie” Bosman by Faan Etsebeth HULDEBLYK BRIGADIER IZAK JOHANNES BOSMAN Faan Etsebeth   Brigadier Sakkie, soos hy alom bekend gestaan het onder ons as sy kollegas, was ñ geliefde en hoogs gerespekteerde offisier. Hy was die takbevelvoerder van...

Parole: An Anecdote about Brig Piet Byleveld by Chris Botha

by | Sep 17, 2025 | Detection of Crime, Detectives / Speurders, Life Story, Parole, SAP - CID, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Tribute to SAP Members

Parole: An Anecdote about Brig Piet Byleveld by Chris Botha PAROOL Chris Botha “Ek is steeds seker hy was by nog moorde betrokke. Ons sal dit nog uitvind, ons moet net lank genoeg lewe …”. Aan die woord is Piet Byleveld. Ons sit in die Duine, op die grondpad na...

The Daisy Spy Ring: About Maj Craig Michael Williamson (RS 167) and his Clandestine Overseas Operation of how the SA Communist Party was infiltrated locally and abroad during the Cold War.

by | Sep 13, 2025 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Coup d’Etat, ESPIONAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA, Life Story, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Republican Intelligence (RI), Resensies: Nuwe Boeke, SAP Durban, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP South West Africa Division, SKRYWERS & BOEKE, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

The Daisy Spy Ring: About Maj Craig Michael Williamson (RS 167) and his Clandestine Overseas Operation of how the SA Communist Party was infiltrated locally and abroad during the Cold War. THE DAISY SPY RING: CRAIG WILLIAMSON (RS 167) AND HIS CLANDESTINE  OPERATIONS...

S.A.R. Police occurrence: theft from tank trucks and theft of copper.

by | Sep 11, 2025 | Destruction and damage to Railway Property, HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

S.A.R. Police occurrence: theft from tank trucks and theft of copper. S.A.R. POLICE OCCURRENCE: THEFT FROM TANK-TRUCKS AND THEFT OF COPPER. Humour in Uniform J & J Wepener This occurrence happened many years ago. At large marshalling yards constant pillage from...

SA Police Durban Dog Unit in the 1960s and 1970s

by | Sep 10, 2025 | SAP - Durban, SAP Dog Unit, SAP Durban, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Transport & Animals, SAP Voertuie Vehicles, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members

SA Police Durban Dog Unit in the 1960s and 1970s DURBAN SA POLICE DOG UNIT IN THE 1960S AND 1970S Sid Brettell. May 2025 Many older Durban residents may remember the large police squad cars with dog kennels in the rear seat area and the long metal aerials on the side...

SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART NINETY-TWO.

by | Sep 9, 2025 | Military History, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART NINETY-TWO. By Captain (SAN) Charles Ross (SA Navy Retired) South Africans participated in almost every war theatre during the First and Second World Wars. According to the Commonwealth War...

Historic photo dated 1884 taken of Officers attached to the Natal Mounted Police

by | Sep 9, 2025 | Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police (Colony), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Historic photo dated 1884 taken of Officers attached to the Natal Mounted Police 1884 OFFICERS NATAL MOUNTED POLICE Colouring by Jennifer Bosch Around this time, Durban became a thronging hub, and Pietermaritzburg, the terminus of the Natal railway at the time, served...
THE DAISY SPY RING

THE DAISY SPY RING

by | Sep 9, 2025 | ESPIONAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Now available www.thedaisyspyring.com THE DAISY SPY RING: https://www.stellenboschmonitor.com/2025/09/11/new-book-the-daisy-spy-ring/ www.thedaisyspyring.com The most sensational infiltration operation in South Africa’s espionage history. Reliable reportage and...

1960’s – 1970’s: The Elite Durban Radio Control & Dog Squad

by | Sep 9, 2025 | SAP Caprivi, SAP Dog Unit, SAP Durban, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Transport & Animals, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members

1960’s – 1970’s: The Elite Durban Radio Control & Dog Squad DURBAN TEL 44562: RADIOBEHEER EN HONDE-EENHEID Durban se Goue Dae – ’n Stasie-haas se Herinnering “Ons het op die skouers van Reuse gestaan.” Hennie Heymans In die skemer van die 1960’s tot begin 70’s...

Photo-Essay: Guardians of a Growing City — The Durban Borough Police – Later Durban City Police

by | Sep 8, 2025 | Durban Borough Police * Durban Gemeentelike Politie, Local South African Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Photo-Essay: Guardians of a Growing City — The Durban Borough Police – Later Durban City Police DURBAN BOROUGH POLICE Compiled by Hennie Heymans and Darryl Newcombe  Introduction: Guardians of a Growing City — The Durban Borough Police Long before the formation of the...

Some notes on the founding of the Basutoland Mounted Police during the British Colonial Period

by | Sep 7, 2025 | Basutoland Mounted Police (Colonial), Foreign Police Forces, Lesotho Mounted Police, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Some notes on the founding of the Basutoland Mounted Police during the British Colonial Period BASUTOLAND MOUNTED POLICE Brig HB Heymans   1872-10-11: Date of Establishment Establishment: 3 officers and 108 other ranks 1872 Uniform: Yellow cord uniforms. 1880...

World War2: Grave Stone: No SAP198028 Constable JK Roberts (SAP Brigade): Cracow, Poland.

by | Sep 7, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, SA Military History, SAP Brigade, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

World War2: Grave Stone: No SAP198028 Constable JK Roberts (SAP Brigade): Cracow, Poland. GRAVE STONE: CONSTABLE JK ROBERTS (SAP BRIGADE) Wojciech Musial (From Poland) Mr Wojciech Musial from Poland contacted me and sent the following photo: No 20169 Constable JK...

2010: A Photo Album of a Visit to the Grave of Prince Imperial

by | Sep 3, 2025 | 1879 Zulu Wars, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Isandhlwana, Isandhlwana, Louis Napoleon, Military History, Military Personalities, Prince Imperial, Rorke's Drift, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

2010: A Photo Album of a Visit to the Grave of Prince Imperial A PHOTO ALBUM OF A VISIT TO THE GRAVE OF PRINCE IMPERIAL A Photo-essay by Hennie Heymans Photo: The Mounted Police of Natal by Holt The scene more or less where the incident took place Photo: The Nongqai...

Photo Album – The Imperial Hotel – Pietermaritzburg

by | Sep 3, 2025 | 1879 Zulu Wars, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Isandhlwana, Isandhlwana, Life Story, Military History, Rorke's Drift, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Photo Album – The Imperial Hotel – Pietermaritzburg THE IMPERIAL HOTEL – PIETERMARITZBURG Hennie Heymans & Deon van Niekerk During the late 1970’s I was stationed in Pietermaritzburg at Loop Street, police station, Pietermaritzburg. Right across from...

The Death of Prince Louis Napoléon

by | Sep 3, 2025 | 1879 Zulu Wars, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Foreign intelligence services, Isandhlwana, Isandhlwana, Louis Napoleon, Rorke's Drift, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

The Death of Prince Louis Napoléon THE DEATH OF PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLÉON A practical shooting lesson from history. Marthinus de Lange Practical Pistol Shooting In 1993 I used to be involved in the sport of Practical Shooting, with the Wits Command Practical Pistol Club....

From Special Constables (Kitskonstabels ) to Chaos: The Police, Boycotts and Violence in South Africa’s Unfinished Transition

by | Aug 29, 2025 | 1976 Onwards - Riots, Black on Black Violence, Detection of Crime, Murder Statistics, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Non-White SAP Officers, Revolutionary Warfare, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Staatsbou - State building, Swart op Swart geweld, Taxi Industry

From Special Constables (Kitskonstabels ) to Chaos: The Police, Boycotts and Violence in South Africa’s Unfinished Transition VAN KITSKONSTABELS TOT CHAOS: DIE POLISIE, BOIKOTTE EN GEWELD IN SUID-AFRIKA SE ONVOLTOOIDE OORGANG Deur Hennie Heymans met insigtelike...
Skrywers se Dinge – Piet du Toit

Skrywers se Dinge – Piet du Toit

by | Aug 29, 2025 | BOOKS / BOEKE, Brokkies, Interessante Stokperdjies, Military writers & authors, Nongqai Afrikaanse Woordeboek Veiligheidstudies, NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books, Nongqai Books & Writers, Spotprente

SKRYWERS SE DINGE Piet du Toit Eienaardige groep mense om in ‘n klub saam te bind. Of in ‘n gilde as jy nou wil grênd wees. Die skrywersgilde, of die Boeke-klub, of die Lees-klub, of Skrywers- & Boekklub. Sien jy! Ons is skaars meer as tien en weet nie eens...

NATIONAL SECURITY: THE LEGACY OF RESISTANCE: HOW NON-PAYMENT CULTURE IS UNDERMINING SOUTH AFRICA’S POWER GRID

by | Aug 29, 2025 | Electrical Power Supply, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

NATIONAL SECURITY: THE LEGACY OF RESISTANCE: HOW NON-PAYMENT CULTURE IS UNDERMINING SOUTH AFRICA’S POWER GRID Hennie Heymans Abstract This article explores the long-term consequences of the ANC’s anti-apartheid boycott strategy, which encouraged communities to...

1838: The Battle of Blood River & 1912: The Church of the Vow: Pietermaritzburg

by | Aug 25, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, 1838 The Battle of Blood River, 1912 Church of the Vow, Pietermaritzburg, SA Military History

1838: The Battle of Blood River & 1912: The Church of the Vow: Pietermaritzburg THE BATTLE OF BLOOD RIVER: THE CHURCH OF THE VOW: PIETERMARITZBURG Deon van Niekerk Deon van Niekerk visited the Church of the Vow in Pietermaritzburg and took the following...