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...

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...