ONGULAMBASHE

by | Jul 12, 2025 | Historical photos, 1960 Cato Manor - Murder of 9 SAP-members, 1966 Bush War / Coin, 1966 Ongulambashe, BOOKS / BOEKE, Cape Mounted Police, Life Story, Military History, Ministers of Justice / Police / Law & Order, Natal Police (Colony), OVSRDM, Paul Els (military author), Republican Intelligence (RI), SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, SAP Brigade, SAP Colours - Vaandel, SAP Commissioners, SAP Durban, SAP Helicopters, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Mobile Unit - Port Natal, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Transkei Division (Pre-Independence from the RSA), Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), South African Air Force, South African Constabulary, South African Medals, Staatsveiligheidsraad, Tribute to SAP Members

ONGULAMBASHE DIE SLAG VAN ONGULAMBASHE: 26 AUGUSTUS 1966 Paul Els & Hennie Heymans Inleiding: Die Slag Van Ongulambashe: 26 Augustus 1966 Hennie Heymans Die “Slag van Ongulambashe” het nie sommer uit die bloute ontstaan, asof ’n towerfeetjie haar towerstaffie...

DESMOND H WELTHAGEN

by | Jul 12, 2025 | Military History, 1950 - 1953 War in Korea, 2 Squadron SAAF - Korea, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Military Personalities, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Mobile Unit - Port Natal, SAP Personalities

DESMOND H WELTHAGEN Desmond Welthagen – SA Air Force (Korea) and later SA Police (Port Natal). Hennie Heymans Des Welthagen (left) in SAAF-uniform. Des Welthagen in SA Police Uniform (Photo dates from before 1957 if one looks at his cap badge.) I had the pleasure of...

NATAL MOUNTED POLICE

by | Jul 9, 2025 | Police Humour, Col JG Dartnell, History of the Natal (Mounted) Police, Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Mounted Police 1874, Natal Police (Colony), SAP History / Geskiedenis

NATAL MOUNTED POLICE BASIC TRAINING: MOUNTED DRIL: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE Dr Henry Abbott Hallo Hennie, Wie van ons dink nie partykeer terug na die manewales van ‘n kaartmannetjie-korporaal, -drilsersant, -adjudant of -samajoor nie? Party van die manne het uittrap tot...

EUGLOGY: COL JAN BREYTENBACH (SADF)

by | Jul 9, 2025 | Military History, 1966 Beginning of the Bush War, 1966 Ongulambashe, Angola, Animals & Mascots, Cold War, Military Personalities, Nature Conservation, SA Military History, SADF Special Forces, South African Defence Force

EUGLOGY: COL JAN BREYTENBACH (SADF) Passing of a Warrior: Jan Breytenbach By John Elsegood from Australia / October 17, 2024 (Republished with permission) Photos by Alex Faria South Africa’s most decorated combat soldier, Colonel Jan Breytenbach, has died in his...

THE FIRST WACHTHUIS & OLD PRETORIA CENTRAL

by | Jul 5, 2025 | Local South African Police Forces, Burger Wacht (1652 onwards), Pretoria Central (Up to 1972), SAP Pretoria Central & Barracks, Wachthuis, Wachthuis - Cape Town

THE FIRST WACHTHUIS & OLD PRETORIA CENTRAL The original Wachthuis in Cape Town and the original Pretoria Central Police Station c1910 Wachthuis (on the left) in the days of horse-carts & wagons in Cape Town. The was the first police building in South Africa in...

1962: SAP COLLEGE TRAINING

by | Jul 4, 2025 | 1962 South African Police College: "Its the toughest training in the world", Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Police Academics, SAP Chaplains - SAP Kapelane, SAP College, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP], Tribute to SAP Members

1962: SAP COLLEGE TRAINING 1962: SAP COLLEGE TRAINING: “ITS THE TOUGHEST COURSE IN THE WORLD!” Maj – Gen LG Snyman-Collection (via HB Heymans) Introduction Mr Johannes Snyman, son of the late Maj-Gen Snyman, presented me with some of his father’s photos, newspaper...

SAP: KOLLEGE PAARL

by | Jul 3, 2025 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Ministers of Justice / Police / Law & Order, Police Academics, SAP College, SAP Commissioners, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP: Kollege Vir Gevorderde Opleiding [KGVO] Paarl

SAP: KOLLEGE PAARL SAP: KOLLEGE VIR GEVORDERDE OPLEIDING [KGVO] PAARL Kol. Johan Stümke Parade met genl.maj. Herman Grobler, lt.kol. Johan Stümke, Brig Koos Schenk (bevelvoerder) en ander Kol Johan Stümke, Genl. Johan van der Merwe en Minister Adriaan Vlok met die...
German South West Africa Police History

German South West Africa Police History

by | Jun 30, 2025 | Deutsch Sûdwest Afrika (DSWA), Curt von Francois, German Southwest Africa, Herero, Kaiserliche Beritten Landes Politzei, Nama, Police ?Polisie in GSWA/DSWA, Schutztruppe, Witbooi

  THE POLICE FORCE OF DEUTSCH SÜDWESTAFRIKA  (DSWA)/GERMAN SOUTH-WEST-AFRICA (GSWA) 1894 TO 1915 Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Abstract German South West Africa Police History – When Imperial Germany annexed the territory then known as Deutsch...
Skrywers en Boeke – Piet du Toit se Tong in die Kies

Skrywers en Boeke – Piet du Toit se Tong in die Kies

by | Jun 30, 2025 | BOOKS / BOEKE, Afrikaans Literature in Uniform, Brokkies, HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, Interessante Stokperdjies, Life Story, NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books, Nongqai Books & Writers, SKRYWERS & BOEKE

My Eerste Boek! Piet du Toit Hoe moeilik kan dit nou wees? En, in elk geval, as jy kan lees en kan sien is die Joutube en Dokter Google kombinasie ‘n gewaarborgde sukses-resep. Ek het in elk geval nie genoeg geld om ‘n boek te laat druk van my skryfies in nie. Ook nie...

WW2: TO EVERY MEMBER OF 1 SAP

by | Jun 28, 2025 | 2nd South African Division, 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Military History, SA Military History, SAP Brigade, SAP Colours - Vaandel, SAP Commissioners, SAP History / Geskiedenis

WW2: TO EVERY MEMBER OF 1 SAP Brig HB Heymans 1 SAP 2 SA Div 30 Corps Brig FW Cooper, DSO – later honorary Major-General – and in life Quartermaster of the SA Police. Brig Hayton – Brigadier Alexander Alfred Hayton VD DSO (1894 – 1977 (aged 82–83)) was a...

STASIEBEVELVOERDER: SAP ROBERTSON

by | Jun 26, 2025 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Establishment - Getalsterkte, Ministers of Justice / Police / Law & Order, SAP Commissioners, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP Robertson, Tribute to SAP Members

STASIEBEVELVOERDER: SAP ROBERTSON SAP ROBERTSON: MY EERSTE STASIE AS STASIEBEVELVOERDER Brig Fanie Bouwer Die eerste keer dat ek van Robertson hoor, was ons laaste dag op offisierskursus toe een of ander generaal in die polisiekollege ons nuwe standplase aflees. Ek...

SAP ROBERTSON

by | Jun 26, 2025 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Robertson

SAP ROBERTSON Ek onderhandel toe eerder vir ‘n nuwe polisiestasie  Deur Fanie Bouwer In my eerste paar maande as stasiebevelvoerder op Robertson in 1977 as ‘n jong luitenant, besluit ek op ‘n dag dat die klein ou, verwaarloosde, polisiestasie in Hoop-straat op...

PRONK (TYDSKRIF): FEBRUARIE 1972: SA POLISIE

by | Jun 26, 2025 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, 1972 SA Police, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, SAP College, SAP Depot / College ) Pretoria West

PRONK (TYDSKRIF): FEBRUARIE 1972: SA POLISIE Genl-maj Louis Snyman-versameling (Teks: Mike Heine) (Foto’s deur Brig Buks van Staden: Afd Openbare Betrekkinge) Indien u iemand hier herken, laat my asb weet deur die kommentaar-gedeelte aan te vul. Baie dankie. Comments...

WEAPONS OF WAR: WRONGLY APPLIED

by | Jun 26, 2025 | Defence, New Weapons of War

WEAPONS OF WAR: WRONGLY APPLIED Benadering van wapens wat verkeerd aangewend word (lt. -kol. Philip Malherbe [afgetr] Hierdie artikel is vryelik vertaal van die aangehaalde bronne in die bronnelys, saamgestel en geskryf deur Philip Malherbe – Mei 2025 Abstract...

HUMOR: SLAP TJIPS

by | Jun 24, 2025 | Police Humour, SAP Helicopters

HUMOR: SLAP TJIPS Hennie Heymans Chris Joubert heel regs Eendag kom ek in veiligheidshoofkantoor se voorportaal op die grondvloer. ‘n Sedige en stroewe atmosfeer het altyd daar geheers…. Ek wonder hoe ons besoekers die plek ervaar het – karige staatsdiens...

SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART EIGHTY-NINE.

by | Jun 23, 2025 | SA Military History, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World – Part Eighty-Nine.

SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART EIGHTY-NINE. 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...

LIFTING THE VEIL ON THE SECRET WORLD OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE – “THE OWLS AND THE SHADOW WAR”

by | Jun 21, 2025 | Military History, 1961 - 1994: DMI/AMI, DMI / AMI, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History

LIFTING THE VEIL ON THE SECRET WORLD OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE – “THE OWLS AND THE SHADOW WAR” Walter Volker For the first time the veil will be lifted somewhat on the Top Secret world of Military Intelligence in the form of a comprehensive history covering all aspects...

GIFT TO MINISTER ADRIAAN VLOK: OPENING OF SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY: SILVERTON ON 1988/05/13.

by | Jun 20, 2025 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, 1988 Forensic Science Laboratory: Silverton, 1988: Forensiese Wetenskaplike Laboratorium (FWL) Silverton, Police Academics, Tribute to SAP Members

GIFT TO MINISTER ADRIAAN VLOK: OPENING OF SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY: SILVERTON ON 1988/05/13. GESKENK AAN MINISTER ADRIIAN VLOK: OPENING VAN SA POLISIE FORENSIESE WETENSKAPLIKE LABORATORIUM SILVERTON 88/05/13. Kapt. Bazil Norman Young Wollie...