by WPS | Dec 6, 2023 | Fire Brigade / Brandweer, Brokkies
ABSTRACT: The community of Sinoville, a neighbourhood to the East of Pretoria, established their own volunteer fire brigade. This blog post explains what they have done, with links to their website and a video, so that other communities may consider following suit....
by | Dec 5, 2023 | Capital punishment
Warrant : Death Penalty On June 6 1995, capital punishment was abolished by the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Before this and at the time when a death penalty was expected, the registrar of the court summoned the sheriff to court. Upon handing down the...
by WPS | Dec 2, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Archives Posts
ABSTRACT: Nongqai magazine Special Edition dedicated to the life and career of the late South African Police Lieutenant general FLC (Frikkie) Engels, former inspector-general of the Force. KEYWORDS: SA Police; Lt. Gen. Frikkie Engels NONGQAI SPESIALE UITGAWE SAP...
by WPS | Nov 19, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), Staatsveiligheidsraad, Tak Nasionale Vertolking (TNV), TIN Teeninsurgensie / COIN
ABSTRACT: A “single story” has established itself in public discourse, around the topic of South Africa’s “armed struggle”. But does it represent the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, about the role of the S.A. Police...
by WPS | Nov 19, 2023 | RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, Brokkies, South African Intelligence History
ABSTRACT: The Nongqai team believes that our dream may soon be realised of having a properly managed permanent repository, at a suitably prestigious heritage venue, of MEMORABILIA associated with the history of Intelligence Services in South Africa. However, in the...
by | Nov 6, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, TIN Teeninsurgensie / COIN
ABSTRACT: During March 1974 Sergeant Johan Khun was in charge of a 5-man Police patrol near Kandahar fishing camp along the Zambezi River. They disappeared. The SA Police later found the bodies of four murdered Police members. Sgt Khun appears to have been abducted by...
by | Nov 5, 2023 | Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), Staatsveiligheidsraad
ABSTRACT: Series of interviews with Mr AP Stemmet former Justice Official and representative on the Secretariat of the State Security Council during the 1980’s (Part 1). KEYWORDS: State Security Council; AP Stemmet Sarie van Niekerk AP STEMMET: Die man van...
by WPS | Oct 27, 2023 | SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie
ABSTRACT: BAZLEY RAILWAY HALT NEAR DURBAN ON THE SOUTH COAST LINE, SOUTH AFRICA, WAS THE SCENE OF A DASTARDLY MUDER CAMOUFLAGED AS A RAIL ACCIDENT, WITH THE BODY OF THE VICTIM HAVING BEEN PLACED ON THE LINE, TO BE MUTILATED BY THE NEXT TRAIN. THIS DID NOT FOOL...
by | Oct 24, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Brokkies
ABSTRACT: The 1961 crop of newly minted SA Police lieutenants included a substantial number who would go on to occupy senior positions in the Force. KEYWORDS: SA Police lieutenants 1961 Die 1961 SAP-offisierskursus het ‘n aansienlike getal luitenante opgelewer...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
Abstract: The turbulent 1960’s in Durban and Pondoland as viewed through the eyes of a policeman’s son. KEYWORDS: Brooks Nek, Cato Manor, Hoërskool Dirkie Uys; SAP Mobile Unit Transkei; SAP Mt Ayliff; SAP Saracens; SAP Somtsue Rd BRIG HENNIE HEYMANS Op 23 Januarie...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
1962 – 1971: EARLY PERSONAL HISTORY Brig Christo Davidson, SAP/SAPS Abstract The early life and times of Brig Christo Davidson from Springs to Pretoria. Key words 1963 – Troop 35 SAP College, Charles Johnson Memorial Hospital, Constable Kingsley Holgate, D/W/O...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Archives Posts
ABSTRACT: Example of an official S.A. Police commissioning deed promoting a previously non-commisioned member to officer rank as lieutenant. Also, Certificate of Service at retirement and photo of Brig Grobler. KEYWORDS: South African Police history, commission as...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
Brig HB Heymans Abstract HBH describes one of the delightful and true old characters and a strict disciplinarian, Col TJ Bryne. He was OC of the authoritarian SAP Depot where new Recruits were transferred into fully fledged policemen. The author met him in Durban...
by WPS | Oct 23, 2023 | Detective Mysteries, Uncategorized
ABSTRACT: How did a rural French priest in tiny Rennes-le-Chateau amass the equivalent of €25 million, 150 years ago, to lavishly decorate his tiny church and hugely expand the church domain, such as by building a new rectory complete with medieval walls and towers?...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis
Written by Anemari Jansen and George Archer Roy Daryl Allen was born in the Moedersbond hospital in Pretoria on 15 February 1948. His grandfather was an Australian who had come out to South Africa during the Boer War, to fight for the British. The Allen family moved...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SA Military History
Marga Ley Abstract Journalist Marga Ley reports the death of Roy Allen. There are no facts available that he was involved in the death of Olaf Palme or the Smit couple. Key words: Roy Allen, Olof Palme, Robert Smit-murders My vriend Roy Allen is die week dood aan...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, SA Defence Force / Weermag
Cmdt Roy Allen Manuel Resende Ferreira Fellow members, I regret to announce that Cmdt (Lt Col) Roy Allen answered the Sunset Call yesterday the 18 of October 2023 in Pretoria. Roy Allen was one of the original SAP Special Task Force Operators, Selection 1. Roy was a...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, Brokkies
ABSTRACT: Anecdote about a practical joke played on a colleague. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Martins P Botha is a former member of the SA Railways Police who during the 1980’s served in the Detective Section at Port Shepstone. We as Railways Police also had some fun, some...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
A TOUR OF DUTY SUPPORT UNIT, MILITARY WING OF THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA POLICE, RHODESIA. Gerhard van Tonder By kind permission of the late Barry Woan MLM, former Lance Chief Inspector, Support Unit, British South Africa Police, this article features some of Lance...
by | Oct 17, 2023 | Brokkies
SPIKKELTJIE – ‘n Gedig Lt-kol MJJ van RENSBURG, SALM Spikkeltjie. Diamantjie reine pêrel, kosbare saad uit die Hemel. Vandag is jy ‘n goue korreltjie More so groot soos ‘n mossie. Jy deel die Hemel met jou Moeder en word jy veilig gekoester. Jy groei in...
by | Oct 17, 2023 | Uncategorized, Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC)
AP Stemmet Van links na regs: AP Stemmet, genl majoors Kiewiet Geldenhuys (SALM) en JFJ van Rensburg (SA Leër) – Na aftrede by die SAW het genl Van Rensburg by die SA Polisie (V-tak) aangesluit waar hy die rang van tydelike brigadier beklee het.) Mnr AP Stemmet met...
by | Oct 17, 2023 | Brokkies, Uncategorized
Die Swart Serp – ‘n Tikkie Humor HBH Hier gedurende 1971 is ek verbonde aan die veiligheidstak, Durban. In daardie dae het ons Saterdae gewerk – ek dink een Saterdag per maand. Ons het nie juis gewerk, nie net die kantoor oopgesluit, aandag aan ernstige goedjies gegee...
by | Oct 17, 2023 | Brokkies
DIE SWART SERP | THE BLACK SASH Die dames te...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis
EIETYDSE POLISIEGESKIEDENIS | CONTEMPORARY POLICE HISTORY Lt Jan de Klerk (Police Scientist) Abstract and Keywords In 1994 the advent of democracy raised expectations for a new, community policing model. It was a model of policing that everyone can be proud of. The...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | POW's / Krygsgevangenes
Lt-kol Philip Malherbe (SAP-afgtr.) Abstract Abstrak The history of prisoners of war is as old as the history of war. Over the centuries, the treatment of POW’s has...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | SA Defence Force / Weermag
Roelf du Plooy, SA Special Forces, ex-SAP Special Task Force via Jonathan Pittaway Abstract Anecdotal history of the SAP Special Task Force and 4 Recce Keywords: Maleoskop, SAP Special Task Force, Langebaan, 4 Recce, Saviac free fall parachute Johan was a co-member...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | SA Defence Force / Weermag
KRYGSGESKIEDENIS | SA MILITARY HISTORY Via Henning van Aswegen On 14 September 2023, Dr. Evert Kleynhans from the Department of Military History at the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. This makes...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | SA War Graves / SA Oorlogsgrafte, Archives Posts
WE WILL REMEMBER SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD: PART SIXTY – NINE Captain (SAN) Charles Ross (SA Navy Retired) Abstract South Africans took part in almost every war theatre during the First and Second World Wars. According to...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV
ABSTRACT: a series of articles on the development of an own Science of Intelligence in South Africa; in this edition – the history of the communist threat. KEYWORDS: Communism in South Africa; Communist Party of South Africa; South African Communist Party;...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
Via Hendrik van den Bergh vanaf Theuns Dreyer Inleiding Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering het nog altyd, so ver ek weet, lede van die Mag en Nasionale Intelligensie gehad om by die Raad op Atoomkrag (RAK) en die Uraanverrykingskorporasie (Ukor). Afgetrede senior offisiere...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | TIN Teeninsurgensie / COIN
Louis Lubbe ’N KORT GESKIEDENIS VAN SUIDWES-AFRIKA “Oorlog is nooit ’n eensydige saak nie.” – Dwight D Eisenhower (1890 – 1969) Tussen die Oranjerivier in die suide en die Kunenerivier in die noorde lê daar ’n stuk wêreld, so buitengewoon en so anders, dat min...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
First Radio use for apprehension ABSTRACT:During the 1930’s an armed robbery took place in Bloemfontein and the robbers used a getaway car with a Johannesburg registration. The police in Bloemfontein had a member who was an amateur radio operator. He contacted an...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
Kol Wynand Schoeman Abstract SWA and the Caprivi Zipfel was at one stage policed by the SA Police. Keywords: Cultural factors, witchcraft, post mortems, tribal courts, rare juvenile crime Tydens my tydperk in die Oos-Caprivi (nou die Zambezi provinsie, Namibië), het...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
Brig HB Heymans en kol Dana Kruger Abstract The life and times of the late Lt-Col JH “Manie” Odendaal, a Police Dog Handler from 1963 and later Commanding Officer of the Durban SA Police Flying Squad and Radio Station. He also trained dogs to combat drugs. He was...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
Brig HB Heymans Abstract HBH describes one of the delightful and true old characters and a strict disciplinarian, Col TJ Bryne. He was OC of the strict SAP Depot where new Recruits were transferred into fully fledged policemen. He met him in Durban during the 1960’s...
by | Oct 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Col Logan Govender Col Logan Govender Colonel Logan Govender is a retired senior police officer who holds a BA in Police Science and who in 1983 obtained the top score in the national police exams of that year. He is the son of a stalwart former police sergeant. Logan...
by WPS | Oct 6, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
TROU TOT DIE DOOD TOE: DIE OORGANG-ONDERHANDELINGE Genl JV van der Merwe ABSTRACT “Trou tot die Dood toe” (Loyal unto death) is an autobiography by General Johan Velde van der Merwe – the last commissioner of the former South African Police. It gives his point of view...
by | Oct 6, 2023 | SAP History / Geskiedenis
MY EERSTE GRENSBESOEK, 1988 AO Gert Visagè ABSTRACT A police colleague’s son visited the border as a 14-year-old boy. He shares his memories Search Terms: SA Police; Border War; Oshakati So loop my geheue terug na Oshakati, 1988. As ‘n 14-jarige laaitjie wat...
by WPS | Oct 3, 2023 | Archives Posts, SA Defence Force / Weermag
Click Here for the downloadable, full report of this fascinating project. Abstract: The true story of the top-secret cooperation between the USSR and sanctioned South Africa, from 1989, in the re-design of SOVIET MIG-29 jet engines for the upgrade of SAAF Mirage...
