by Hennie Heymans | Jun 30, 2026 | ADVERTISE IN NONGQAI, Servamus, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
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by Hennie Heymans | Jun 30, 2026 | Nongqai Trust - Support former SAP-members, Nongqai Trust Donasies Art 18A, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 – Die Nongqai Trust ...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Jun 28, 2026 | Camels, Deutsch Sûdwest Afrika (DSWA), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 no 6 – Camels in GSWA Abstract The one‑humped camel was introduced to German South West Africa from 1889 onward. Early shipments came from the East African coast, Port Said, British India, Somaliland and Arabia. Camels were difficult to obtain at the...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 28, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Platrand (Ladysmith - 1900), SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 – ABW Platrand 1900 ABSTRACT This chapter examines the Battle of Platrand (Wagon Hill) on 6 January 1900, one of the decisive engagements during the Siege of Ladysmith in the Second Boer War. It outlines the strategic importance of the Platrand...
by Logan Govender | Jun 27, 2026 | Functions of the SA Police, Non-White SAP Officers, Police Academics, Roll of Honour - Ererol, SAP Chatsworth, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Uniforms, SAPS Chatsworth, SAPS Training, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP], Tribute to SAP Members, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner, Women in Blue, Women Police, Women Police
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6D – Col Priscilla Govender Brigadier Hennie Heymans Special Edition of Nongqai Please! Thank you. Logan Keywords Colonel Priscilla Govender, South African Police Service (SAPS), Chatsworth, Women in policing, Leadership, Integrity, Public service,...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 26, 2026 | Civilian Women, Civilian Women in SAPS, Detectives / Speurders, Excellent service, Functions of the SA Police, Roll of Honour - Ererol, SAP - CID, SAP Commercial Branch / Handelstak, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Tribute to SAP Members, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner
Nongqai vol 17 No 6 – Ria Potgieter ABSTRACT (English) This autobiographical narrative traces the life and career of Ria Potgieter within the South African Police Service (SAPS) community, beginning with her appointment in 1983 as a typist at the Potchefstroom...
by Logan Govender | Jun 24, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Functions of the SA Police, Non-White SAP Officers, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Personalities, SAP Soweto, SAP Wentworth Training College, SAPS Chatsworth, SAPS KZN Province, SAPS Personalities, SAPS Roll of Honour, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP], Tribute to SAP Members, Women Police, Women Police - Social
Brigadier Hennie Heymans Special Edition Nongqai, Please! Thank you. Logan Logan Govender – [LG] KEYWORDS Brigadier NG Govender, Brigadier H Badul, Lieutenant-Colonel S Pillai, Captain DJ Lamech, Lieutenant General Morgan Chetty, Brigadier Anil Behari Ram, South...
by Joan Swart | Jun 24, 2026 | SANDF, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Public Safety, South Africa, South African Intelligence History, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Abstract: Five years after the July 2021 unrest exposed serious weaknesses in South Africa’s national security architecture, questions remain about the country’s preparedness for future instability. Drawing on the findings of the Expert Panel and SAHRC...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 23, 2026 | Beira Corridor, FRELIMO, Mozambique civil war, RENAMO, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6B – Employment of Armoured Trains in Mozambique WORK IN PROGRESS Employment of Armoured Trains in Mozambique Gerhard van Tonder The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, FRELIMO, initiated a guerrilla campaign against Portuguese rule in...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 23, 2026 | Reservists, Reservists, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 – SAPS Reserviste Abstract This article examines the development, role, and decline of the South African Police Service (SAPS) reservist programme from the 1970s to 2026. Historically, the reservist corps made a significant contribution to visible...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 22, 2026 | 1913 Riots Kleinfontein Mine, 1988 Johannesburg 75th Anniversary of SAP, Durban Borough Police * Durban Gemeentelike Politie, Esselen Park Training College, Historical photos, SA Military History, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SAP College, SAP Depot / College ) Pretoria West, SAP Durban, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tempe
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 – Photo Album June 2026 Abstract This photo album, Nongqai Vol. 17 No. 6 (June 2026), presents a curated visual record of South African policing, military, and judicial history across different periods. The collection includes historical imagery...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 22, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 – Lt-Col W.H.C. Taylor Abstract This article examines a rare photographic album attributed to Colonel W.H.C. Taylor, documenting an inspection tour of police stations and temporary Foot-and-Mouth Disease control posts conducted in 1935 across...
by Logan Govender | Jun 22, 2026 | Detection of Crime, Detectives / Speurders, Excellent service, SAP - CID, SAP Chatsworth, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAPS Chatsworth, SAPS KZN Province, SAPS Personalities, SAPS Roll of Honour, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner, Women in Blue, Women Police
Captain Catherine Naidu – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE DETECTIVE CAPTAIN CATHERINE NAIDU “THE IRON LADY OF CHATSWORTH” A DAUGHTER OF THE SOIL Via Col Logan Govender Captain Catherine Naidu is a proud daughter of Westcliff, Chatsworth, with deep...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 22, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Detective work - Cape Colony, Divisional Police (Cape Colony), Grahamstown Town Guard, Local South African Police Forces, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Urban Police (Cape Colony)
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 – John William Reynolds ABSTRACT This document presents a biographical account of John William Reynolds, a 19th-century law enforcement officer and soldier from Grahamstown in the Cape Colony. Born in 1856, Reynolds served in the Divisional...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 22, 2026 | Neglect of duty, Political Oversight, SAPS Failing to answer telephones, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6: SAPD – Lui-lui … Telefoon OPSOMMING: 56% van SAPD‑stasies antwoord nie hul telefone nie ’n Demokratiese Alliansie‑oudit van 1 025 polisiekantore landwyd toon dat meer as die helfte (56%) nie hul telefone antwoord nie. Slegs 44% van stasies...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 22, 2026 | 1976 Soweto Riots / Soeto-onluste, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 – Soweto Onluste 16 Junie 1976 Abstract This document provides a first-hand account of a South African Police constable who was deployed during the Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976. The narrative describes his sudden mobilization, deployment...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jun 21, 2026 | Inligting- en/of Veiligheidsperspektief, BSV/DIE BURO/BfSS, Pretoria, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV
South African Intelligence Involvement in South West Africa (SWA): 1949 to1990 Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The South African Security and Intelligence involvement in South West Africa (SWA) began during WWI in June 1915 after South Africa occupied the former German...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 19, 2026 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Detection of Crime, Detectives / Speurders, Endangered Species Protection Unit (ESPU), Excellent service, Functions of the SA Police, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Tribute to SAP Members, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner, Women in Blue, Women Police, Women Police
Cristina Swart – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 “My name is Cristina Swart (De Carvalho)” by Ida Steyn ABSTRACT (English) Cristina Swart’s career in the South African Police Service reflects a pioneering spirit, professional excellence, and unwavering commitment to...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 19, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, British South Africa Police (BSAP), Cape Mounted Police, Mafeking, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ABW: Mafeking – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 8 – BESEIGED FOR SEVEN MONTHS THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING By JennyB Abstract This article provides a concise historical overview of the Siege of Mafeking (October 1899 – May 1900), one of the most iconic episodes of the Second...
by Joan Swart | Jun 19, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, SANDF, South Africa, Strategic Interconnectivity
Abstract: The debate over defence spending is often framed as a choice between security and development. This article argues that the real challenge is not choosing between “guns” and “butter”, but ensuring that resource allocation is guided by...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jun 19, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
NONGQAI Die bewaring van die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis van toewyding en dapperheid wat generasies polisiemanne, soldate en staatsamptenare gevorm het. Die viering van persoonlike stories en verhale van gemeeskapsdiens wat ‘n veiliger en beter toekoms vir alle...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jun 19, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
NONGQAI CREDO Preserving the stories of commitment and bravery that shaped generations of policemen, soldiers, and civil servants who served and protected all South Africans in the hope of a safer and better future. Stories told since 1907 with respect and without...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 18, 2026 | 1972 Women Police, Burger Wacht (1652 onwards), CAPE COLONY, Cape Mounted Rifles, Civilian Women, Durban Borough Police * Durban Gemeentelike Politie, Fort Nongqai, History of the Natal (Mounted) Police, Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police (Colonial), Natal Police (Colony), Natal Police Zulu band, OVSRDM, SAP Air Wing, SAP Bands & Orchestras, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Uniforms, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Water Police, Water Police, Water Police, Women Police, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Politie (Zarp)
Some Police Uniforms & Ranks – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6A FOREWORD Col Logan Govender My sincere congratulations and best wishes to the Editor-in-Chief, Brigadier Hennie Heymans, on this comprehensive and insightful research. Your dedication, expertise, and commitment...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 14, 2026 | 1976 Onwards - Riots, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Mamelodi, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
16 Junie 1976 – Mamelodi – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 ABSTRAK: Die skrywer bied ’n persoonlike, eerstehandse getuienis van die gebeure van 16 Junie 1976 in Mamelodi, soos ervaar deur ’n luitenant in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie. Hy beskryf die oggend se roetine, die skielike...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jun 12, 2026 | Africa Sub-State Fault Lines, African Battlegrounds, ANGOLA 1975 - 1988, Inligting- en/of Veiligheidsperspektief
Abstract: Elkarien Fourie writes in Nongqai about South Africa’s forgotten war in Angola, 1975-1988. HALT! My herinneringe en hoogtepunte as redaksielid van Paratus Elkarien Fourie KEY WORDS: SADF, SAW, ANGOLAN WAR, SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY HISTORY Toe ek einde...
by Joan Swart | Jun 10, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, SANDF, South Africa, Strategic Interconnectivity
Abstract: South Africa’s defence sector does not appear to suffer from a shortage of audits, reviews, investigations or task teams. It suffers from a shortage of implementation. Using recent calls for a new defence task team as a starting point, this article...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 9, 2026 | 1950, SAP College, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Troep 75/1950 – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 1950: TROEP 75: S A POLISIEKOLLEGE Abstrak ‘n Kosbare foto van 1950 – ‘n beredetroep onder die bevel van sers P Geldenhuys Sleutelwoorde Sers P Geldenhuys, sers C Otto, DCM, J Steenkamp, TI Miller, IH...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 9, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Civilian Women, Civilian Women in SAPS, Civilians in the SA Police, Excellent service, O-Tvl, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAPS Personalities, SAPS Roll of Honour, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner, Women in Blue, Women Police
Tilla – Nongqai vol 17 No 6Top of Form ‘n Huldeblyk aan Tilla Botha se merkwaardige loopbaan ABSTRACT (English) Tilla Botha’s career in the South African Police reflects a pioneering journey marked by perseverance, loyalty, and unwavering dedication. Beginning...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jun 9, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Africa Strategic Alignments, GLOBALISM AND AFRICA, History, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, Israel
NONGQAI Die bewaring van die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis van toewyding en dapperheid wat generasies polisiemanne, soldate en staatsamptenare gevorm het. Die viering van persoonlike stories en verhale van gemeeskapsdiens wat ‘n veiliger en beter toekoms vir alle...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 9, 2026 | Crime Intelligence, Endangered Species Protection Unit (ESPU), Endangered Species Protection Unit (ESPU), SAP - CID, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, Security Branch - Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Tribute to SAP Members, Under cover police officials, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner, Women in Blue, WOMEN IN UNIFORM, Women Police, Women Police
Cristina – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 “My name is Cristina Swart (De Carvalho)” Ida Steyn ABSTRACT (English) Cristina Swart’s career in the South African Police Service reflects a pioneering spirit, professional excellence, and unwavering commitment to justice....
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 8, 2026 | SAP Alexanderbaai (Diamantveld), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Ou Grootwiel- Alexanderbaai – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 OU GROOTWIEL Via Mev Margie Spaumer en genl Johan Ferreira Ek bring ook hulde aan my ou vriend wyle genl Hennie Westraat Inleiding: “Ou Grootwiel” – Die Stem van die destydse Diamantveld‑Polisieman Hennie Heymans Elke...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 8, 2026 | SAP - CID, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Wentworth (Durban South), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Capt MN Melville – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 Abstract This article describes a farewell reception held in Durban for Captain MN Melville on his retirement from the South African Police. The event took place at Wentworth Police Headquarters and was organised by members of...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 8, 2026 | Ds Jacobus van Tonder, Maanbrief van die Kapelaan, Nongqai Rubrieke, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Kapelaan – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 NONGQAI SE NUWE KAPELAAN: DS JACOBUS VAN TONDER Hennie Heymans Ons vorige kapelaan vir baie jare, oud-speurder-sersant Koot Swanepoel, het ons ongelukkig bykans twee maande gelede ontval. En ons het ongelukkig Nongqai gepubliseer sonder...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 8, 2026 | British South Africa Company Police (Rhodesia), British South Africa Police (BSAP), Foreign Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
BSAP – Nongqai Vol 17 no 6 RIGHT OF THE LINE Rhodesia’s British South Africa Police, the Formative Years 1889–1902 Gerhard van Tonder ABSTRACT This article provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formative years of the British South Africa Police (BSAP),...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 8, 2026 | Bosletterkunde, Bosletterkunde, Bush War, CULTURE - PRESERVING, HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, Koevoet, Military History, Operation "K", SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Spoorsnyers - Trackers
Bosletterkunde – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 INLEIDING: LETTERKUNDE UIT DIE BOS – Wanneer ’n Dominee die Oorlog Moes Lees Inleiding deur Hennie Heymans In vandag se wêreld leef alles op ’n slimfoon, maar in die dae van die bosoorlog was daar geen WhatsApps, geen GPS’e en geen...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 7, 2026 | 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, 6 SAI (Police Brigade), Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Generals of the SAP, Mounted Div - Berede Afd., SAP Brigade, SAP College, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Transport & Animals, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force
Genl LG Snyman – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 1964: DIE DAG TOE MAJOOR SNYMAN MY “VUIL” GEWEER GEÏNSPEKTEER HET Hennie Heymans Hennie Heymans Op 12 Januarie 1964 klim ek op die trein na Pretoria – dit was die spogtrein, die Trans-Natal. Ek is ‘n ‘applikant’ en 17-jaar oud en...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 7, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, Bush War, Civilian Preachers in Ops Area (SWA), Civilian Preachers in Ops Area (SWA), Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Koevoet, Military History, Military Personalities, Operation "K", SA Military History, SADF Special Forces, SAP Black Members, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP South West Africa Division, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Gister se onthou – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 GISTER ONTHOU: KOEVOET ERVARING, PLAASBESOEKE, GODSBEWARING & HUMOR IS DIE SITUASIE Ds Jakobus van Tonder Abstract 1: Koevoet Experience and Counter‑Insurgency Operations This section recounts first‑hand experiences...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 6, 2026 | Military History, Opening op Parliament: General Staff, Parlement: Opening: Generale Staf, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Parlement 1972 of 1973 – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 GENERALE STAF BY OPENING VAN DIE PARLEMENT Hennie Heymans Abstrak Foto: Suid-Afrika se weermag en polisie generale stawwe by opening van die parlement gedurende 1972 of 1973 Sleutelwoorde Lt-genl PJ Venter, Admiraal HH...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 6, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP King's Rest Durban, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members
Goofy Vetten – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 UIT VERGANGE SE DAE: GOOFY VETTEN: SAP KING’S REST Hennie Heymans Goofy Vetten Vanoggend gesels ek met ‘n oud-speurder, Govert “Goofy” Vetten. Hy is so twee-drie jaar ouer as ek. Hy herstel van ‘n siekbed. Op my ouderdom van...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jun 6, 2026 | NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books & Writers, Nongqai Rubrieke, Resensies: Nuwe Boeke, SKRYWERS & BOEKE
NONQAI SKRYWERS EN BOEKE: PROSA deur ALEXANDRE RICHE 🍱”Vanaand, gaan ek van jou droom…” Vanaand, gaan baie spesiaal wees, Vanaand, gaan ek vir jou Wikkelspies voorlees, 🕯️ Vanaand, gaan ek al die vensters opgooi, Die sitkamer in honderdtal kerslig...
by Joan Swart | Jun 3, 2026 | Africa and Global Power, Defence Policy and Strategy, South Africa, Strategic Interconnectivity
Abstract: South Africa’s defence crisis is often framed as a problem of insufficient funding. This article argues that the deeper challenge is one of strategic incoherence. Using the Clausewitzian framework of ends, ways, and means, it examines how misalignment...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jun 2, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Africa Strategic Alignments, GLOBALISM AND AFRICA, History, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, Israel
NONGQAI Die bewaring van die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis van toewyding en dapperheid wat generasies polisiemanne, soldate en staatsamptenare gevorm het. Die viering van persoonlike stories en verhale van gemeeskapsdiens wat ‘n veiliger en beter toekoms vir alle...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 1, 2026 | 1913 ZA Berede Skutters, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South African Mounted Rifles (SAMR)
ZABS: Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 ZUID-AFRIKAANSE BEREDE SKUTTERS (ZABS) – SOUTH AFRICAN MOUNTED RIFLES (SAMR) Staande Macht Politie – Permanent Force Police HB Heymans Skouer-kenteken Abstract This short article examines the reorganisation of policing in the newly formed...
by Hennie Heymans | May 31, 2026 | British Army in Colonial South Africa, 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), Animals in War Memorial Wall, Colenso, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Military History, SA Military History, Sir Winston Churchill, Staute: Horses Anglo Boer War
Horses: ABW – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 Horses: ABW – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 A TRIBUTE TO THE WAR HORSES – THE UNSEEN HEROES OF THE ANGLO BOER WAR JennyB Horses played an integral and devastatingly costly role in the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). An estimated 500,000 horses were...
by Hennie Heymans | May 30, 2026 | Durban Borough Police * Durban Gemeentelike Politie, History of the Natal (Mounted) Police, Local South African Police Forces, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Water Police, Water Police, Water Police, Water Police Durban
Water Police: Durban – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 DURBAN BOROUGH POLICE: WATER POLICE: POINT POLICE STATION Richard van Wyk The Point Police and adjacent Fire Station were built in 1902. The building features a striking Edwardian and asymmetrical Baroque Revival style, a...
by Hennie Heymans | May 30, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Colenso, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Anglo Boer War (Colenso) – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 CHAPTER 7. THE BATTLE OF COLENSO Jennifer Bosch – Come in to my Parlour…… Buller rode along the lines, oblivious to the whizzing bullets and shrapnel all around him. “Steady, men,” he called out. “Don’t lose your heads.”...
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by Henning van Aswegen | May 29, 2026 | NONGQAI Publications, NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books, Nongqai Books & Writers, Resensies: Nuwe Boeke
Kinderverhale, Uit Vrystaatstories; Henning van Aswegen. Naledi-uitgewers, Naledi.com ‘Het jy al ‘n perd se stert getrek, Mossieman? En toe kleinkoppie getrek en stert tussen die bene weggehardloop omdat jy bang is?’ Geronkie die Donkie loer onderlangs na...
by Logan Govender | May 28, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Personalities, SAP Verulam, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP]
SAP Verulam (1969) – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE LONG SERVICE AWARDS FOR INDIAN POLICEMEN Abstract This article describes a special ceremony held on 4 April 1969 to honour Indian policemen for long and faithful service in the South African Police. Three...
by Logan Govender | May 28, 2026 | Non-White SAP Officers, Roll of Honour - Ererol, SAP - CID, SAP - Durban, SAP Durban, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members
Four Detectives – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 Abstract Four Indian detectives from Durban were honoured for their long service in the South African Police Force. Together, the detectives completed a total of 84 years of dedicated service. The medal ceremony took place at the...
by Hennie Heymans | May 28, 2026 | Roll of Honour - Ererol, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, Security Branch - Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members
Kol Gawie Richter – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 KOL GAWIE RICHTER (Veiligheidshoofkantoor) Dit met innige leedwese dat Nongqai die afsterwe van ons oud-kollega, kol Gawie Richter moet aankondig: Ons eer sy nagedagtenis!...
