by Hennie Heymans | Mar 11, 2026 | Foreign Police Forces, London Metropolitan Police, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Special Constabulary
London Letter 1 LONDON LETTER Simon McIlwaine Here in the UK, we have volunteer/auxiliary police officers, known as the Special Constabulary, of which I am proud to be a member in the London Metropolitan police. I am part of a multinational team of volunteers...
by Hennie Heymans | Mar 11, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP - CID, SAP Personalities, SAP Sunnyside, Tribute to SAP Members
CID Sunnyside DIE MOORD OP COIS SWANEPOEL – ’n Speurder se Herinnering (1971) Lt Barry Taylor In 1971 was ek ’n speurder-sersant op Sunnyside. Ons takbevelvoerder was Maj Basson, beter bekend as “Boesman”. Een oggend in Augustus daardie jaar sit ek in my kantoor toe...
by Henning van Aswegen | Mar 10, 2026 | RAYTON, ZONDERWATER
‘GRAZIE’ VIR ITALIAANSE KRYGSGEVANGENES EN HUL NALATENSKAP PETRONEL FOURIE Met erkenning aan Maroela Media, waarin hierdie besondere artikel vir die eerste keer verskyn het. Key Words: Zonderwater POW Camp, Zonderwater, Rayton, Pretoria, Italian Prisoners...
by Henning van Aswegen | Mar 9, 2026 | Intelligence Science, Communism in South Africa, Communist Party of South Africa [CPSA]
How a Communist Oligarchy governs a Third World Country Henning van Aswegen Key Words: South Africa, Communist Party of South Africa [CPSA], South African Communist Party [SACP], ANC-SACP, Revolutionary Elite South Africa post-1994 is ruled by an elite bourgeoisie – a...
by Henning van Aswegen | Mar 8, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, Africa and Global Power, Africa Strategic Alignments, Angola, Angola, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SKRYWERS & BOEKE, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Walter Volker Abstract: Analysing the Strategic Redirection of Soviet Military Assets from the Afghan Theatre to the Angolan Civil War [1987-1989]. Article by military historian Walter Volker in Nongqai Magazine. Keywords: Soviet Military Assets, Afghanistan, South...
by Hennie Heymans | Mar 4, 2026 | AMAGP -, Maj-Gen SJ Nelson, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
AMAGP AMAGP – CANDIDATE MAJ-GEN SJ NELSON – GEPF Via Adamus Stemmet...
by Logan Govender | Mar 3, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SWE - Spesiale Wageenheid, Vrouelede Spesialewageenheid Kaapstad
Vrouelede Spesialewageenheid Kaapstad 1989 Vrouelede van Spesialewageenheid (SWE) Kaapstad. Foto geneem te Groote Schuurlandgoed. Kol Logan Govender Agterste ry: Kst Ellis (ekke), Appolis, Julia Southwell, Juliana Hougaard Hougaard, Naudé, Wiese?, Steward, Jagers en...
by Hennie Heymans | Mar 3, 2026 | 1972 Women Police, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Women Police - Social, Women Police - Social
Vrouehoekie Ida Steyn In 1972 is ’n nuwe hoofstuk in die geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens geskryf – die ontstaan van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisievroue. Aan die stuur van hierdie baanbrekerspad het ’n besondere vrou gestaan: Brigadier Duveen Botha. Sy...
by Henning van Aswegen | Mar 3, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Dr Joan Swart Iran War 2.0: Strategic Implications for African and South African Security Key Words: Iran, Iran War 2.0, Trump’s War on Iran, Iran Radical Islam Abstract: Iran War 2.0: Strategic Implications of Trump’s War on Iran, Strategic Implications...
by Hennie Heymans | Mar 2, 2026 | Historical photos, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Nuusbrief (SASPOL) Spesiale Taakmag, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
NUUSBRIEF NO 14 4/2026 15 Maart 2026 Johan F Lotriet: OOB Kontakbesonderhede Voorsitter: +27 82 324 6636 Onder-Voorsitter: +27 82 769 1505 Beskermheer: +27 82 411 7836 Strategies: +27 83 469 7969 Projekte: +27 82 862 1046 Bestuur Voorsitter: Hein Crocker...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 26, 2026 | Ernisstigting - Voortrekkermonument, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
SPESIALE UITGAWE Fort Schanskop, Pro Patria Museum Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria 6 Desember 2025 Kopiereg Kopiereg van die titel, teks, tabelle, kaarte, foto’s en geskandeerde voorwerpe bly die eiendom van die Bestuur van die Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorwegpolisie...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 24, 2026 | Humour in the SAP, HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, SA Air Force, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Wierdabrug, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
SAP Wierdabrug-herinneringe BRIEF UIT THAILAND: SAP WIERDABRUG-HERINNERINGE Lt Barry Taylor (Destyds SAP-KOD) Toe ek op Wierdabrug gestasioneer was, het ek ’n luitenant in die beheertoring by Waterkloof leer ken — Nancy Jennings — en ook twee van die Majore daar:...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 23, 2026 | Africa Strategic Alignments, DRONES - Hommeltuie, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND TECHNOLOGY, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Winning Without Fighting: Military Strategy for Small States in the Transparency Battlefield Dr Joan Swart ; Forensic Psychologist and Military Strategist For most of modern military history, strength meant concentration. Victory came from massing combat power at...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 21, 2026 | Deutsch Sûdwest Afrika (DSWA), BND Bundesnachrichtendienst, Foreign intelligence services, Germany, Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Südwestafrika (DSWA), Schutztruppe, The "Reiterdenkmal" in Windhoek, Top Ten Intelligence Agencies
IN THE CAPITAL OF SPIES – THE DEUTSCHES SPIONAGEMUSEUM LYDIA VON WIELLIGH-STEYN Intelligence activities are usually conducted discreetly, carefully shielded from prying eyes. However, on an octagonal square in Berlin, a museum opens its doors to history lovers,...
by Logan Govender | Feb 20, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Women in Blue
Ladies in Blue Keywords Ladies in Blue; Former Policewomen; South African Police Service (SAPS); Empowerment; Sisterhood; Networking; Support; Guidance; Community Service; Retirement; Resilience; Leadership; Discipline; Unity; Professionalism; Camaraderie; Domestic...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 20, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Defence Stragery Nongqai – Helmoed Römer Heitman – January 2026 Defence strategy is the tool set that makes it possible for the Defence Force to execute defence policy, which will have defined the responsibilities and tasks of the Defence Force. Those can be set...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 19, 2026 | TRC - Truth and Reconcilliation
WHEN WILL NON-AMNESTY ANC-SACP MEMBERS BE PROSECUTED? Abstract: ANC Selective Persecutions, ANC-SACP, Prosecution of former SA Security Forces Members, Selective Prosecutions, Foundation for Equality before the Law. Henning van Aswegen The Truth and Reconciliation...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 18, 2026 | Historical photos, Non-White SAP Officers, Police wives & families - bush war, Rhodesian Conflict, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Tom Volschenk TOM VOLSCHENK SE FIETSRIT RHODESIË TOE Carl Volschenk My Pa (Tom Volschenk) se fietsrit Rhodesië toe. (Geskryf deur Carl Volschenk, voormalige offisier in die SAPD) Ek skryf hierdie storie hoofsaaklik met die ondersteuning van ‘n paar koerantuitknipsels...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 18, 2026 | Foreign intelligence services, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Top Ten Intelligence Agencies
10 Inligting Agentskappe 10 INLIGTINGSAGENTSKAPPE Lt-kol Philip Malherbe [SAP- afgtr] https://www.google.co.za/search?q=Intelligence+gathering&hl=img Hierdie artikel is vrylik vertaal, van vermelde bronne en saamgestel deur Philip Malherbe. Abstract Abstrak...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 18, 2026 | Life Story, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Wentworth Training College, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 2D – Special Edition (Sgt Alagappa Vurdan / Gounden) Brigadier Hennie Heymans Special Edition Nongqai please! Thank you. Logan Cover SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERGEANT ALAGAPPA VURDAN / GOUNDEN A Vurdan / Gounden (Courtesy daughter of A Vurdan / Gounden,...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 17, 2026 | 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, Cape Mounted Police, Cape Town Police (1882), Durban Borough Police * Durban Gemeentelike Politie, Fire Brigade / Brandweer, Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police (Colony), SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SAP Afdeling: WP, SAP History / Geskiedenis, South African Constabulary, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Album 2/2026 Nongqai Photo Album: February 2026 Compiled by Hennie Heymans Anglo Boer War 1899 Anglo Boer War, British Soldiers in Durban harbour (R van Wyk) Elderly Boers and Boer children in British Concentration Camp overseas. A Boer Flatbed railway car...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 17, 2026 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Racial Identity, SAP & Apartheid, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members
Grootwordjare: Fanie Bouwer Abstract This memoir reflects on a childhood spent on a remote border farm in the Ugie district, where a small, orderly world shaped by routine, hierarchy, and innocence seemed complete and unquestionable. Growing up unaware of broader...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 17, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Africa and Global Power, Africa and the 21st Century, Africa Strategic Alignments, History, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, Israel
NONGQAI – Preserving the stories of commitment and bravery that shaped generations of policemen, soldiers, and civil servants and protected a safer and better future for all South Africans. Stories told since 1907 with respect and without prejudice. –...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 16, 2026 | BOOKS / BOEKE, NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books, Nongqai Books & Writers, Nongqai Rubrieke, SKRYWERS & BOEKE, Spotprente
Die donkie is (soms) ‘n wonnerlike ding! Seuns (en soms jong manne ook) beleef mos ‘n fase in hul lewe waar hulle ‘n onblusbare lus het om donkie te ry… al word daai lus binne ‘n minuut of wat geblus. Herman Toerien Min mense wat al paaie met ‘n donkie gekruis...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 16, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Historical photos, Legendary Criminals, Life Story, SA Military History, SAP - CID, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, Tribute to SAP Members
The Panga man THE PANGA MAN Mark Naude Mark sent us this clipping from Commando, February 1961: [We have published a full account of the “Panga man” in Nongqai Vol. 4 no 2. 1 (Special Edition) February 2013.] For context the following documents are supplied: Die...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 14, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, Animals & Mascots, Animals in War Memorial Wall, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Gedenkmuur - Voortrekkermonument, Military History, Military Mascots, SA Military History, SA Police receiving the freedom of Nylstroom., SAP History / Geskiedenis, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Pretoria FM PRETORIA FM: PROGRAM: “VETERANE AANTREE…..” Hennie Heymans Ons skedule is soos volg: Dinsdae-aande om 20:30 op 104.2, of op u rekenaar of op kanaal 887. Die volgende neem deel: Johan Botha Johan Botha 17 Februarie 2026 Johan Mostert Johan Mostert: 24...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 14, 2026 | Archives Posts, Rhodesian Army, SAL/SAA Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
The Unknown Monument: The Rhodesian Viscount Memorial: Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The Rhodesian Viscount Memorial, located at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, South Africa, honours the victims of the 1978 and 1979 Air Rhodesia...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 13, 2026 | Ermelo, Local Fingerprint Office, Plaaslike Vingerafdruk-kantoor (PVAK) Ermelo, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Knee prints: Ermelo Abstract Arrest and conviction: Knee-print of suspect used to prove that he was the housebreaker Keywords Local Fingerprint Office (LFO) – Plaaslike Vingerafdruk-kantoor (PVAK) LFO / PVAK: Ermelo Dogmaster – hondemeester Fingerprint...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 13, 2026 | Resensies: Nuwe Boeke, Afrikaans Literature in Uniform, SKRYWERS & BOEKE
STORIEDAGBOEKE Ds. Welly du Toit, voormalige lid SA Vloot, Durban en leier van die Helderbaai Gemeente, Strand Ek het grootgeword in ‘n klein dorpie in die Noord Kaap, Hopetown. Ek was reeds op Laerskool ‘n verslaggewer vir ons Streeks-koerant. Ek was altyd lief vir...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 12, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner, WOMEN IN UNIFORM
Vrouehoekie: Maronè Cupido VROUEHOEKIE: MARONÈ CUPIDO Die hart van ‘n moeder: Maronè Cupido, 1991-02-11 Ida Steyn Today marks 35 years of in SAPS Dankie liewe Jesus vir U genade en beskerming. Dankie my kinders vir jul ondersteuning en toewyding. Daar was opdraandes...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 12, 2026 | Detection of Crime, Non-White SAP Officers, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAPS KZN Province, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Brigadier Heymans Special Edition Nongqai please Brigadier Balakrishnan Naidoo Thank you. Logan SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE “CARVING THE LION” THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BRIGADIER BALA NAIDOO AND A BORDER VETERAN Cover photo Brigadier Bala Naidoo Keywords Brigadier Balakrishnan...
by Hennie Heymans | Feb 11, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Women Police
Vroue-Hoekie / Ladies Corner VROUE-HOEKIE / LADIES CORNER Ida Steyn Ons vroue-redakteur, Ida Steyn, berig soos volg: Kapt Wanda Barker: Gestasioneer te Mount Road SAPS, Gqeberha Al die nuwe lede wat uitgeplaas word, word aan haar toevertrou en kry die nodige...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 10, 2026 | Paralimpiese Spele
YSTERMAN BENNO WIL SPELE TOE Ysterman Benno Schoeman, ‘n 19-jarige Suid-Afrikaanse para-atleet wat in die T/F37-klassifikasie (regter hemiplegie) meeding, is op ‘n missie – om aan die 2028 Paralimpiese Spele in Los Angeles deel te neem. Serebrale...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 9, 2026 | Military writers & authors, NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books, Nongqai Books & Writers, Nongqai Columns, Nongqai Rubrieke
Hoe word ‘n Kommandant weer ‘n Skutter? Sleutelwoorde: Nasionale Diensplig SAW/SADF National Service Abstrak: Hoe word ‘n Kommandant weer ‘n Skutter? Herman Toerien Oor my dienspligjare kan ek seker boekdele skryf. Tydens my matriekjaar is die diensplig...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 31, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Table of Contents/Inhoudsopgawe Redaksie, Nongqai NONGQAI VOLUME 17, Nr. 1. Januarie 2026. SAA Flight SA 228, 20 April 1968, Windhoek – Wofgang Witshas In Momoriam: Jacob S. (Clasie) Claassen – Johan Mostert New Books: The Daisy Spy Ring [Naledi] –...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 30, 2026 | Africa Sub-State Fault Lines, African Battlegrounds, Historical photos, History, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, Military History, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, South African Air Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, STRATEGIC STUDIES, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, SWAPOL, Terrorism in Africa
The Start of the Border War (1966 – 1989) and The History of the South African Police (SAP) Counter Insurgency (COIN) Unit Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The Battle of Ongulumbashe (also known as Omugulugwombashe), or Operation Blouwildebees, was a pivotal clash...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 28, 2026 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Historical photos, History, Memory, Misdaadvoorkoming - Crime Prevention, Nongqai Columns, Police Academics, SAP - CID, SAP Chatsworth, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Wentworth (Durban South), SAP Wentworth Training College, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members
Lt-Col Ray Munilall Mathura LIEUTENANT-COLONEL RAY MUNILALL MATHURA: SA POLICE NOGQAI VOL 17 NO 1C Brigadier H Heymans Special Edition Nongqai please! Thank you. Logan Extract Lieutenant-Colonel Ray Munilall Mathura (1937-1993) was a groundbreaking Indian South...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 28, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Message of Condolence: Sarie Van Niekerk It is with great sadness and deep regret that I learned of the passing of our dear Sarie Van Niekerk. Her loss is deeply felt by all who knew her and by everyone who followed her work. Sarie was the editor of Nongqai –...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 25, 2026 | 1972 Women Police, History, Life Story, Memory, Nongqai Books, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Afsterwe – Sarie van Niekerk AFSTERWE: SARIE VAN NIEKERK VROUE-REDAKTEUR: NONGQAI Bostaande kunswerk via Ida Steyn AFSTERWE – SARIE VAN NIEKERK Hennie Heymans Dit is met groot hartseer dat ek moet aankondig dat ons ou Groot Maat en Vroue-Redakteur van die...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 22, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, 1975–1976 grensoorlog, Angola, Military History, Parabats, SA Military History, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
NEW BOOK Seeing the Elephant: The Battle dairies of Col Lewis “Lew” Gerber Jonathan Pittaway For more details Email: tiphaniegorrie@gamil.com WhatsApp –...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 22, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, 1975–1976 grensoorlog, Military History, Regiment Oranje Rivier (ROR), South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Pantserkultuur Hier volg: The Tanker’s Prayer, Pantserlied en Armour Song – Die laaste twee gedigte is saamgestel deur WO1 D.E. Green (afgetree) vir die SA Pantsermuseum, Julie 2000. PANTSERKULTUUR Via kol AP Stemmet: Ere-kolonel Regiment Oranjerivier...
by Hennie Heymans | Jan 22, 2026 | Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Italian POW's - Zonderwater, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Krygsgevangenes lê nou naamloos in hulle grafte Abstract The Zonderwater Italian Military Cemetery, once a well‑maintained memorial site for 277 Italian prisoners of war who died in South Africa between 1941 and 1947, has fallen into serious neglect. Repeated...
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 Henning van Aswegen | Jan 19, 2026 | RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, BSV/DIE BURO/BfSS, Intelligence Science, Life Story, Nasionale Intelligensiediens [NI], National Intelligence, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South African Intelligence History
Abstract: J.S. (Classie) Classen. HULDEBLYK – JS (CLASSIE) CLASSEN † JOHAN MOSTERT Met diepe respek neem ons afskeid van een van ons land se voorste strategiese denkers, ’n visionêre ontleder wie se werk ‘n beduidende bydrae gelewer het om die weg voor te berei vir ‘n...
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 Henning van Aswegen | Jan 18, 2026 | Brokkies, Nongqai Books, Nongqai Books & Writers, Nongqai Columns, Nongqai Rubrieke, Spotprente
MOLESTE DAAR DOER BO Herman Toerien Deesdae hoor ‘n mens op verskeie radio-stasies en op die bietjie Afrikaanse programme op TV dat gepraat word van dokumente wat “Hoogs Geheim” is. In my dae, meestal in die vorige millennium, het ek met alle klassifikasie-dokumente...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 17, 2026 | People's Republic of China, China, STRATEGIC STUDIES
In the interests of transparency and clarity, the full media release of the National Security Division of the US Department of Justice is published here. I have requested a response from the South African Department of Defence, and Nongqai is awaiting their reply. A...
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...
