by Hennie Heymans | May 28, 2026 | Elephant - Mascot, Koevoet, Mascots, Mascots, Military History, Natal Police (Colonial), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force (1912)
Mascots- Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 EARLY SOUTH AFRICAN MASCOTS Hennie Heymans 1912 Police Pet: Zebra Most regiments had a regimental pet, and the Colonial Natal (Mounted) Police was no exception to this rule. Our magazine has featured various police and military pets in...
by Hennie Heymans | May 27, 2026 | Historical photos, Military History, Military Personalities, Rhino APC, SA Air Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Rhino, SAAF – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 RHINO ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) Col William Marshall The Rhino APC was designed specifically for the South African Air Force (SAAF) from a requirement submitted to Armscor by them during 1983, its intended role was for airbase...
by Joan Swart | May 27, 2026 | Africa and Global Power, Defence Policy and Strategy, South Africa, Strategic Interconnectivity
Abstract: This article examines the persistent gap between symbolic recognition and functional capability in Africa’s post-independence statecraft. Using the Alliance of Sahel States and South Africa’s defence-industrial ecosystem as empirical anchors, it argues that...
by Hennie Heymans | May 26, 2026 | SERVAMUS, SERVAMUS SUBSCRIPTION FORM
SERVAMUS SUBSCRIPTION FORM...
by Hennie Heymans | May 25, 2026 | Foreign Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Thailand Police
Thai – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 LETTER FROM THAILAND Lt Barry Taylor I have been living in Thailand since January 2014, and one of the main reasons that attracted me to this country was the low crime rate compared to South Africa. I have been visiting the East since 2001,...
by Hennie Heymans | May 25, 2026 | Cape Police (Pre-1910), Foreign Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Cape Police – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 1900 CAPE POLICE John Thomas Freeman (oom Jack) Green OOSTELIKE KAAP Cradock Dit is nie aldag dat ‘n mens nog een van die lede van die ou Cape Police raakloop nie. Om die waarheid te se, ek het al baie van die ou C.M.R. gehoor,...
by Hennie Heymans | May 25, 2026 | Historical photos, History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Photos – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 HISTORIC PHOTOS Sandra Meyer Good evening, Hennie I am attaching 2 x photos. The first is of my grand uncle: Thomas Arthur Snelson (born 1908 Kimberley – married 1931 Krugersdorp – died 1967). According to an elderly relative, Arthur...
by Hennie Heymans | May 25, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner, Women in Blue, Women Police, Women Police, Women Police - Social
Sone – Nongqai Vol 117 No 5 ***Ek het Sone se WA oor haar loopbaan Saterdag die 16 de Mei ontvang. Sone is Maandag die 18 de Mei weer geopereer en ek wag tans om te hoor hoe dit met haar gaan – I Steyn*** SONE SE PAD IN DIE SAPD Ida Steyn “•1993 -Januarie...
by Hennie Heymans | May 25, 2026 | 1972 Women Police, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Tribute to SAP Members, Vroue-hoekie / Ladies Corner, Women in Blue, Women Police
Janine van Rooyen – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 JANINE VAN ROOYEN •My loopbaanoorsig – SAPD •Diensjare en Ondersoeksuksesse •SAPD Opleiding en Vroeë Diensjare Via Ida Steyn •Julie 1984 – Desember 1984 Student aan die SAP Kollege, Mtubatuba. Na voltooiing van kollege-opleiding...
by Hennie Heymans | May 25, 2026 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, 6 SAI (Police Brigade), Defence, Military History, SA Military History, SAP Brigade, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP]
Murder: Const. Gold – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 1944: THE BRUTAL MURDER OF NO 12794 (F) CONST LR GOLD OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE (UDF NO 196019) IN A POW CAMP AT LAUCHHAMER BY A GERMAN OFFICER HB Heymans We ascertained that his full names were Lester Ralph Gold...
by Logan Govender | May 23, 2026 | SAP Chatsworth, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members
W/O AW Moodley – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FORMER DURBAN TOP DETECTIVE A LIVING LEGEND TURNS 97YEARS OLD WARRANT OFFICER A W MOODLEY Constable Aroo William Moodley walking from Durban Magistrate’s Court in 1953 (Researched, authored, edited and prepared...
by Hennie Heymans | May 23, 2026 | Foreign Police Forces, New Zeeland Police, Wellington NZ, Wharf Police
Wharf Police, NZ – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 WELLINGTON’S WHARF POLICE – GUARDIANS OF THE WATERFRONT Jennifer Bosch For more than a century, Wellington’s waterfront has had its own dedicated police presence, reflecting the importance of the harbour to the city’s...
by Hennie Heymans | May 23, 2026 | Death Notice, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members
WF Wentzel – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 AFSTERWE BRIG WF ‘WILLIE’ WENTZEL HBH Dit is met leedwese dat ons die afsterwes van brig WF Wentzel op 29 April 2026.05.23 Ons was ‘n klompie offisiere te Veiligheidshoofkantoor wat jare lank saamgewerk het. Willie is die tweede...
by Joan Swart | May 21, 2026 | Africa and Global Power, Defence Policy and Strategy, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South Africa, Strategic Interconnectivity
Abstract: South Africa’s defence difficulties are increasingly framed as a budget and personnel problem within the SANDF. This article argues that the deeper challenge is one of strategic coherence. Growing misalignment between political ambition, operational...
by Henning van Aswegen | May 21, 2026 | BOOKS / BOEKE, Brokkies, Nongqai Afrikaanse Woordeboek Veiligheidstudies, NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books, Nongqai Books & Writers, NongqaiDames, Spotprente
‘OGGEND’ Anita van Aardweg, in die digbundel ‘DIE ROOI KOMBERS’ Met my eerste koppie koffie in die hand kyk ek deur die ruite na buite… In die park oorkant die straat Is vier Kraaie, parlementslede geklee in swart manel pak en wit...
by Hennie Heymans | May 20, 2026 | Bush War, Civilian Preachers in Ops Area (SWA), Civilian Preachers in Ops Area (SWA), SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Siviele dominee in Ops Gebied – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 GISTER ONTHOU Ds Jacobus van Tonder (Gereformeerde Kerk) DIE BEROEP Ek was predikant van Ficksburg Gereformeerde Kerk op ʼn Kapelaans-kursus in Pretoria 1984 toe ek beroep is na Tsumeb gemeente SWA, wat strek van...
by Hennie Heymans | May 19, 2026 | Academicians, Black on Black Violence, Communism in South Africa, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Crime in South Africa (post 1994), Detection of Crime, Establishment - Getalsterkte, Farm Murders, Farm Murders in South Africa, Kill the Boer, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Soweto, SAPS KZN Province, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Swart op Swart geweld
Dr Myburgh on Violent Crime – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 THE NIGHTMARE FROM WHICH WE HAVE YET TO AWAKE (I) WHEN VIOLENT CRIME FIRST EXPLODED (II) THE DAY THE MIRACLE DIED (III) Dr James Myburgh Republished with permission by Dr James Myburgh of PoliticsWeb. Abstract and key...
by Hennie Heymans | May 19, 2026 | Bush War, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Functions of the SA Police, Roll of Honour - Ererol, Roll of Honour: SAP in Rhodesia, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP Helicopters, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Rhodesia, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members
SAP Rhodesia – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE IN RHODESIA, 1960’S & 1970’S Gerry van Tonder 15 May 2026 (Not for publication) Members of the SAP pose at one of Rhodesia’s formal border crossings with Zambia, either Victoria Falls or...
by Hennie Heymans | May 18, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Bush War, Roll of Honour: SAP in Rhodesia, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP Personalities, SAP Rhodesia
SAP Roll of Honour (Rhodesia) – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR: RHODESIA HBH SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR: RHODESIA The service of South African policemen who stood duty in Rhodesia remains a solemn chapter of courage, sacrifice,...
by Hennie Heymans | May 18, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Bush War, SAP Rhodesia
SAP-Rhodesia1- Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 SAP IN RHODESIA Gerry van Tonder Abstract Historic Rhodesian photographs with the Rhodesian President & SA Police Keywords BSAP, Commissioner Syd Bristow, Lt Gen Keith Coster, President Clifford Dupont, Rhodesia Operational Area,...
by Hennie Heymans | May 18, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), British Army in Colonial South Africa, Historical photos, Magersfontein, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Magersfontein – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 6. BATTLE MAGERSFONTEIN. – Boer Ambush. Jennifer Bosch THE PRINCIPAL COMMANDERS OF BLACK WEEK’S 2ND BATTLE. LORD METHUEN (Paul) – Commander of the British force advancing toward Kimberley; he planned and...
by Joan Swart | May 16, 2026 | AI - Kunsmatige Intelligensie, Africa and Global Power, DRONES - Hommeltuie, New Weapons of War
Abstract: Artificial intelligence is transforming warfare by compressing the time available for human judgement. As conflict environments accelerate, states face growing challenges around strategic autonomy, decision-making, sovereignty, and the ability to maintain...
by Henning van Aswegen | May 15, 2026 | BOOKS / BOEKE, Brokkies, Nongqai Afrikaanse Woordeboek Veiligheidstudies, NONGQAI BOEKE, Nongqai Books, Nongqai Books & Writers, NongqaiDames, Spotprente
AFSKEID VAN LEA Dogter van Simon, die slagter Anita van Aardweg Die spieëls is bedek die tafel gedek met soetgoed vir die fees wanneer jy slaap onder Afrika se sand tapyt en die ster van David oor jou waak. Ek onthou ons tye saam in die Kibboets In Haifa die straat...
by Hennie Heymans | May 14, 2026 | African Battlegrounds, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), Armoured Trains: Rhodesia, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, RAILWAYS IN WAR, Rhodesian Army, Rhodesian Conflict, Rhodesian Railways in Wartime, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Terrorism in Africa, TERRORISME/TERRORISME
Rhodesian Railways at War – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5B RHODESIA’S RAILWAYS AT WAR Gerry van Tonder It is with some irony that the country that was Rhodesia from 1890 to 1980 was twice forced to armour-protect her rail transport against belligerent forces: once in the late...
by Hennie Heymans | May 14, 2026 | 1938 - Voortrekker-eeufees, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Special Service Battalion (SSB), Union Defence Force
1938: Voortrekker-eeufees: Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 DIE WERK VAN DIE SA POLISIE GEDURENDE DIE VOORTREKKER-EEUFEEESVIERING Nongqai Januarie...
by Henning van Aswegen | May 13, 2026 | WOMEN'S WELLNESS AND HEALTH
WOMEN’S WELLNESS with DR ARIEN Women’s Health Series (1) Medical Doctor and Author, Specialising in Holistic Health Counselling and Natural Medicine THE LIFE TRANSITION CYCLES OF A WOMAN FROM MENARCHE, MENSTRUATION, PERIMENOPAUSE, TO MENOPAUSE AND THE WISDOM YEARS...
by Hennie Heymans | May 12, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
Barry – Thailand 5/2026 BRIEF UIT THAILAND Lt Barry Taylor Hier moet die polisie hulle wapens self koop, en soos met alles hier, is dit maar ’n korrupte spul. My Duitse vriend, Klaus Held — hy bly so 25 km van my af op ’n plaas en is nou 87 — het ’n pistool, neem ek...
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by Henning van Aswegen | May 12, 2026 | AI - Kunsmatige Intelligensie, Africa Strategic Alignments, GLOBALISM AND AFRICA, Intelligence Science, Kunsmatige Intelligensie [KI][AI], National Intelligence, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), South African Intelligence History, Top Ten Intelligence Agencies
DIE IMPAK VAN KUNSMATIGE INTELLIGENSIE OP DIE PRAKTYK VAN STRATEGIESE INTELLIGENSIE ’n Oorsig, deur JOHAN MOSTERT Sleutelwoorde: Kunsmatige Intelligensie [KI], Strategiese Intelligensie, Intelligensiesiklus, Bedreigingsontleding, Bedreigingsanalise. Key Words:...
by Hennie Heymans | May 11, 2026 | Heidelberg (T) -Kommando, Military History, Military Personalities, Military writers & authors, Reserwe Mag, SA Military History, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Genl G Kamffer: Nongqai Vol 17 No GERHARD KAMFFER 15 Julie 1954 tot 10 Mei 2026 Via kol William Marshall Gerhard Kamffer is op Balfour in Mpumalanga gebore en het ook sy skoolloopbaan daar voltooi. Hy het aan die Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir C.H.O. sy BA-graad met...
by Logan Govender | May 11, 2026 | Death Notice - Eulogy, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Capt Nel – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE SLAYING OF CAPTAIN LOUIS NEL A NATION DEMANDS JUSTICE Captain Louis Nel “The Nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten.” – Calvin Coolidge Funeral Notice Captain Nel was killed on 30...
by Hennie Heymans | May 11, 2026 | Bush War, Non-White SAP Officers, SAP & Apartheid, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Natal, SAP Wentworth Training College, SAPS KZN Province, SAPS Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
Nongqai Vol 17 No 5A Keywords Brigadier Chris Thaver, leadership, dedication, service, resilience, South African Police/ South African Police Service, policing, discipline, professionalism, Border duty, management, perseverance, achievement, Family values,...
by Hennie Heymans | May 11, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Armoured & Ambulance Trains, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Stormberg
ABW-Stormberg-Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 5. ANGLO BOER WAR: BATTLE OF STORMBERG. – Gatacre’s Blunder Jennifer Bosch . Stormberg was a key railway junction in the Cape Colony, linking Cape Town with routes into the interior. When Boer forces captured it on 13 October...
by Wolfgang Witschas | May 11, 2026 | SAP Dog Unit, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members
Roché Vermaak – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 VETERAN: ROCHÉ VERMAAK From Paratrooper to Police Dog handler, founder of the Armscor/Denel Special Dog/Reaction Unit, initiator of the SAP Dog Memorial, and founder of the Animals in War Memorial” Compiled by Wolfgang...
by Wolfgang Witschas | May 11, 2026 | 1983., BSV/DIE BURO/BfSS, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, TERRORISME/TERRORISME
The Church Street Bomb Explosion, Friday 20 May 1983, Pretoria: A Personal Perspective https://en.wikepedia.org/wiki/Church_Street_Pretoria_bombing Wolfgang Witschas Abstract On Friday 20 May 1983, a major car bomb exploded outside the South African Air Force (SAAF)...
by Hennie Heymans | May 10, 2026 | Nongqai Trust - Support former SAP-members, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Trust – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 – skenkings...
by Dr Joan Swart | May 10, 2026 | Strategic Interconnectivity, Africa Strategic Alignments, Defence Policy and Strategy, JIHADISM, JIHADISM IN AFRICA, JIHADIST MOVEMENTS, New Weapons of War, STARLINK, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: In Nongqai Vol.17 No 5, Strategic Security Analyst Dr Joan Swart examines why, how and where Jihadist movements operate in Africa. Why do Jihadist movements survive and thrive, despite the countermeasures African governments take against them? Dr Joan Swart...
by Hennie Heymans | May 9, 2026 | Local South African Police Forces, South African Constabulary, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Die Rooi Lantern-vereniging – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 1907: DIE ROOILANTERN‑MOORD deur Luitenant‑Kolonel H. F. Trew, gewese Adjunk‑Kommissaris van Polisie Abstrak Die artikel vertel die ware verhaal van die berugte Rooilantern‑moord van 1907, waarin vier Chinese...
by Hennie Heymans | May 6, 2026 | A Boer serving in the NYPD, New York Police Department - NYPD, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Boer-NYPD Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 AN ANGLO-BOER WAR VETERAN IN NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT South African Researcher – Family History & Heritage (Republished with permission) Andries Frederik GEYER was born on 29 September 1881, in Queenstown, the son of Hermanus...
by Hennie Heymans | May 5, 2026 | Generals of the SAP, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAPS Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Genl Smalman – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 LEWE NÁ AFTREDE: OUD-GENERAAL IZAK SMALMAN “A General who led by example” Ida Steyn Generaal Smalman het sy loopbaan met onwrikbare integriteit, lojale diens en voorbeeldige dissipline uitgeleef. Sy loopbaan strek vanaf...
by Hennie Heymans | May 5, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, Women Police, Women Police
Storie – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 MY STORIE… (NOOIENSVAN IS VORSTER) Melanie Steyn (via Ida Steyn) Dit was 1993, tweede semester, peloton 69 in Heidehof. Ek was net 18 jaar oud toe ek kollege toe is. Die kollege het my baie geleer—om te skiet (ek was doodbang die eerste...
by Hennie Heymans | May 5, 2026 | Excellent service, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Good Service – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE SERVICE EXCELLENCE SERGEANT MTSHALI, SERGEANT MDLADLA, AND CONSTABLE GIGABA When Service Becomes Humanity: In Honour of Three South African Police Officers By Gaishrie Sharon Singh is a Motivational...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | SAP Head Office (Wachthuis - Pretoria), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Wachthuis-Pretoria Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 WACHTHUIS–POLLEYS-DEURLOOP Hennie Heymans Min lede van die ou Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiemag weet nie van Wachthuis nie. Dit is sedert 1959 ons SAP-hoofkantoor. Wachthuis het gestrek van Pretoriusstraat tot Schoemanstraat: aan die...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Talana (Dundee)
Talana – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 4. HAVE THEY GOT THE HILL? Jennifer Bosch The Battle of Talana Hill On the 20th of October 1899, the Battle of Talana Hill was fought near Dundee, which was surrounded by strategic high ground. Boer forces occupied the hills and opened...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Local South African Police Forces, Military History, South African Constabulary, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
SAC – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY Via South African Military History Channel Frederick Charles Parkes of the South African Constabulary on horseback, 1901 (c) Photograph, Boer War (1899-1902), 1901. The South African Constabulary (SAC) was raised in...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | Animals in War Memorial Wall, Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Animals in War – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 ANIMALS IN WAR Roché Vermaak Since time immemorial animals have been involved in war. • Dogs marched beside soldiers as loyal companions, messengers, and silent guardians in the chaos of war. • Horses carried riders, supplies, and...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | 1975 - PATU 8 - Rhodesia SAP Coin, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Patu 8 – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 1975: SAP: RHODESIË: PATU 8 Kol Piet Van Zyl Die jaar was 1975 en na ‘n 2-weke opleiding deur lede van RLI as PATU 8 by Mazoe-dam in Rhodesië, is ons na ‘n naweek by Cranborne-barrake in Salisbury per voertuig ontplooi na Oscar basis in...
by Hennie Heymans | May 2, 2026 | 1988 Ereburgerskap: Middelburg, Ereburgerskap vir SAP - Middelburg, Generals of the SAP, O-Tvl, Oos Transvaal, SA Police receiving the Freedom of Middelburg (T), SAP Afdeling: Oos Transvaal, SAP Commissioners, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members
Ereburgerskap – Middelburg – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 1988: STUKKIE POLISIE GESKIEDENIS Rudi van Wyk (Via Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie – Afgetrede Lede) Op ‘n buitengewone raadsvergadering van die Stadsraad van Middelburg (Tvl) besluit die Stadsraad van Middelburg...
by Henning van Aswegen | Apr 30, 2026 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Africa Strategic Alignments, GLOBALISM AND AFRICA, 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. Table of...
by Dr Joan Swart | Apr 28, 2026 | Strategic Interconnectivity, Africa Strategic Alignments, Defence Policy and Strategy, New Weapons of War, STARLINK, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: In Nongqai Vol.17 No 4, Strategic Security Analyst Dr Joan Swart examines how and why STARLINK has become a buzz word not only in the age of Strategic Infrastructe and Interconnectivity, but also a bilateral political point of contention between South Africa...
by Hennie Heymans | Apr 27, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Armoured & Ambulance Trains, Kraaipan, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Kraaipan – Nongqai Vol 17 No 4 3. FIRST BLOOD: KRAAIPAN Jennifer Bosch The Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899 – 1902 stemmed from rising tensions between the British Empire and the Boer republics — the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The 1886 Witwatersrand Gold Rush...
