My beginjare in die Mag.

by | Oct 22, 2025 | Misdaadvoorkoming - Crime Prevention, SAP Afdeling: Oos-Rand, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Transport & Animals, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members

My beginjare in die Mag. MY BEGINJARE IN DIE MAG. Daniel Putter Ek is op 1976-01-07 te Boksburg-Noord geattesteer en het die volgende dag as Student Konstabel by Boksburg begin werk. Ek het in Witfield, ongeveer 14km vanaf  Boksburg SAPD, gewoon. Aangesien daar geen...
MAJ GE DIEDERICKS AND THE SAP SPECIAL STAFF DURING WW2

MAJ GE DIEDERICKS AND THE SAP SPECIAL STAFF DURING WW2

by | Oct 22, 2025 | 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, ESPIONAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA, General JC Smuts, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, NONGQAI SPECIAL EDITIONS pdf, SA Military History, SAP - CID, SAP CID Special Staff WW2, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, STRATEGIC STUDIES, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP], Tribute to SAP Members, Union Defence Force

MAJOOR GE DIEDERICKS EN DIE SAP “SPESIALE STAF” GEDURENDE WO2 ABSTRACT: This article explores the formation, function, and legacy of the South African Police CID Special Staff, a covert political policing unit established in 1939 under the command of Major...
Die Buro vir Staatsveiligheid (BvS)/Nasionale Intelligensiediens (NI): ’n Unieke verskynsel in die Westerse intelligensiewêreld

Die Buro vir Staatsveiligheid (BvS)/Nasionale Intelligensiediens (NI): ’n Unieke verskynsel in die Westerse intelligensiewêreld

by | Oct 17, 2025 | BfSS NIS, BOOKS / BOEKE, BSV/DIE BURO/BfSS, Inligting- en/of Veiligheidsperspektief, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV

Johan Mostert Die Buro vir Staatsveiligheid (BvS)/Nasionale Intelligensiediens (NI): ’n Unieke verskynsel in die Westerse intelligensiewêreld Abstrak: Buro vir Staatsveiligheid, BSV, Intelligensiewetenskap in Suid-Afrika, Intelligensie, Nasionale Intelligensiediens...

Duty, Politics, and Retrospection: A Reflection on Security and Accountability Policing and Politics — A Thin Line

by | Oct 16, 2025 | 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, ESPIONAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA, Historical photos, Life Story, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, SAP - CID, SAP Commissioners, SAP Commissioners, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP Medals, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP South West Africa Division, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur

Duty, Politics, and Retrospection: A Reflection on Security and Accountability. Policing and Politics — A Thin Line DUTY, POLITICS, AND RETROSPECTION: A REFLECTION ON SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: POLICING AND POLITICS — A THIN LINE Brig Hennie Heymans Abstract This...

Colonel George Parson CBE, DSO and BAR

by | Oct 16, 2025 | British South Africa Police (BSAP), Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Foreign Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Southern Rhodesia Constaulary

Colonel George Parson CBE, DSO and BAR COLONEL GEORGE PARSON CBE, DSO AND BAR Gerry van Tonder Commanding Officer of the Southern Rhodesia Defence Force from 1929 to 1936, as an officer in the British South Africa Police (BSAP) Colonel George Parson served with...

The Monument of the Forgotten Soldiers of the Cape Coloured Corps: Carnarvon Northern Cape

by | Oct 16, 2025 | 1914 - 1918 WW1, 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, 1966 Beginning of the Bush War, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Military History, SA Cape Corps, SA Military History, SACC - SAKK, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force

The Monument of the Forgotten Soldiers of the Cape Coloured Corps: Carnarvon Northern Cape THE MONUMENT OF THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS OF THE CAPE COLOURED CORPS: CARNARVON NORTHERN CAPE Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction In the small town of Carnarvon in the...

Plig, Politiek en Nabetragting ’n Oordenking oor Veiligheid en Verantwoordbaarheid

by | Oct 15, 2025 | 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, Academicians, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Nongqai Books & Writers, Nongqai Magazine 1907 - 2007, Republican Intelligence (RI), SAP - CID, SAP Commissioners, SAP Commissioners, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members

Plig, Politiek en Nabetragting: ’n Oordenking oor Veiligheid en Verantwoordbaarheid PLIG, POLITIEK EN NABETRAGTING: ’N OORDENKING OOR VEILIGHEID EN VERANTWOORDBAARHEID Hennie Heymans Politie(k): Polisie en Politiek In Nederlands is daar net ’n “k” wat die verskil...
HOW PRETORIA AND MOSCOW SECRETLY COOPERATED TO BUILD MIG-29 ENGINES INTO SAAF MIRAGES

HOW PRETORIA AND MOSCOW SECRETLY COOPERATED TO BUILD MIG-29 ENGINES INTO SAAF MIRAGES

by | Oct 14, 2025 | Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, KGB (Former Russian Intelligence Agency), National Intelligence, NONGQAI SPECIAL EDITIONS pdf, Pretoria Moscow cooperation, SA Air Force, SA Military History, South African Air Force, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South African Intelligence History

HOW PRETORIA AND MOSCOW SECRETLY COOPERATED TO BUILD MIG-29 ENGINES INTO SAAF MIRAGES eBook by Kobus de Villiers (the South African team leader) HOE PRETORIA EN MOSKOU IN DIE GEHEIM SAAMGEWERK HET OM MIG-29 ENJINS IN TE BOU IN SALM MIRAGES eBoek deur Kobus de Villiers...

Second Anglo Boer War (1899 – 1902): Town Guards/Forts of Uniondale & Boer Invasion

by | Oct 13, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Town Guards/Forts of Uniondale & Boer Invasion

Second Anglo Boer War (1899 – 1902): Town Guards/Forts of Uniondale & Boer Invasion SECOND ANGLO BOER WAR (1899 – 1902): TOWN GUARDS/FORTS OF UNIONDALE & BOER INVASION Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction Uniondale is a small town in...

ONS BRING HULDE AAN DIE POLISIE SE LAASTE KOMMISSARIS. EN DIE VROU AGTER HOM ANS VAN DER MERWE.

by | Oct 13, 2025 | SAP Commissioners, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members

ONS BRING HULDE AAN DIE POLISIE SE LAASTE KOMMISSARIS. EN DIE VROU AGTER HOM ANS VAN DE MERWE. ONS BRING HULDE AAN DIE SA POLISIE SE LAASTE KOMMISSARIS EN DIE VROU AGTER HOM, ANS VAN DE MERWE. Sarie van Niekerk en Zelda Conradie. Agter elke suksesvolle man staan ‘n...

If the Legs Look Like This… What About the Mind? Moral Injury and Spiritual Trauma Among SAP Veterans

by | Oct 10, 2025 | Bush War, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Moral Injury, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Police Psychology, Revolutionary Warfare, SAP Chaplains - SAP Kapelane, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur

If the Legs Look Like This… What About the Mind? Moral Injury and Spiritual Trauma Among SAP Veterans IF THE LEGS LOOK LIKE THIS… WHAT ABOUT THE MIND? MORAL INJURY AND SPIRITUAL TRAUMA AMONG SAP VETERANS Executive Summary (English) Title: If the Legs Look Like This…...

South African Commonwealth War Casualties Buried Across the World – Part Ninety-Three.

by | Oct 8, 2025 | Military History, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force (1912)

South African Commonwealth War Casualties Buried Across the World – Part Ninety-Three. SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART NINETY-THREE. By Captain (SAN) Charles Ross (SA Navy Retired) South Africans participated in almost every...

HONOURING WARRANT OFFICER (AROO / WILLIAM) ARUMUGAM MOODLEY: A LIFETIME OF DEDICATION AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

by | Oct 7, 2025 | SAP - Durban, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE HONOURING WARRANT OFFICER (AROO / WILLIAM) ARUMUGAM MOODLEY: A LIFETIME OF DEDICATION AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Warrant Officer (Aroo / William) Arumugam Moodley is a beacon of integrity, courage, and commitment in the South African Police...

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE: LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SUBRAMONIA PILLAI PIONEER, LEADER, ROLE MODEL AND GREATEST LEGEND

by | Oct 7, 2025 | Life Story, SAP - Durban, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SUBRAMONIA PILLAI PIONEER, LEADER, ROLE MODEL AND GREATEST LEGEND Colonel Subramonia Pillai (1927–1982) was a pioneering Indian South African police officer whose distinguished service and trailblazing career broke through the...
THE WIDELY PRAISED POLICE HANDLING OF THE 1973 DURBAN STRIKES

THE WIDELY PRAISED POLICE HANDLING OF THE 1973 DURBAN STRIKES

by | Oct 1, 2025 | 1960 Cato Manor - Murder of 9 SAP-members, 1960 Murder of SAP members in Cato Manor, BfSS NIS, Departement van Buitelandse Sake, General JC Smuts, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Police Diplomacy, Pres PW Botha, SAP & Apartheid, SAP Durban, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Soweto, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP], Tribute to SAP Members, Wachthuis

THE REASONS BEHIND THE WIDELY PRAISED POLICE HANDLING OF THE 1973 DURBAN STRIKES by Dr Willem Steenkamp (Political scientist & retired ambassador, lawyer, and intelligence analyst) ABSTRACT: The informed, sympathetic, and restrained manner in which the South...

South African Police Service: Lieutenant-Colonel Rukahia Bibi Khan: A Woman of Indomitable Spirit

by | Sep 30, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAPS Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, WOMEN IN UNIFORM

South African Police Service: Lieutenant-Colonel Rukahia Bibi Khan: A Woman of Indomitable Spirit SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL RUKAHIA BIBI KHAN A WOMAN OF INDOMITABLE SPIRIT By Col Logan Govender Khan graduated with Bachelor of Administration with...

The Tale of the Two Statues in Durban

by | Sep 29, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, 1906 Bambatha Rebellion (Natal), Dinuzulu_KaCetshwayo, Gen Louis Botha, Gen Louis Botha, SA Military History, Statute: Gen Louis Botha (Durban), Statute: King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo

The Tale of the Two Statues in Durban THE TALE OF THE TWO STATUES IN DURBAN Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction In the city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu Natal, on the corner of King Dinuzulu Road (formerly Berea Road) and Julius Nyerere Street (formerly...

VF+ Condemns Vandalism of Kruger Statue Ensemble at Church Square in Pretoria

by | Sep 29, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Crime in South Africa (post 1994), CULTURE - PRESERVING, Public Safety, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Statute: Pres SJP Kruger

VF+ Condemns Vandalism of Kruger Statue Ensemble at Church Square in Pretoria Synopsis VF+ Condemns Vandalism of Kruger Statue Ensemble at Church Square in Pretoria The Freedom Front Plus (VF+) in Gauteng has expressed outrage over the vandalism of the Kruger statue...

South African Police: Lieutenant Kathavarayen Rajgopaul: A Dedicated and Hardworking Officer

by | Sep 22, 2025 | SAP - CID, SAP Durban, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

South African Police: Lieutenant Kathavarayen Rajgopaul: A Dedicated and Hardworking  Officer SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE LIEUTENANT KATHAVARAYEN RAJGOPAUL A DEDICATED AND HARDWORKING OFFICER Kathavarayen Rajgopaul as a young constable dressed in black uniform during the...

‘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...