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Table of Contents/Inhoudsopgawe
Redaksie, Nongqai
- NONGQAI VOLUME 17, Nr. 4. April 2026.
- 4-D – Dr Joan Swart
- NONGQAI ALBUM 4 – Henning Heymans
- BOOKS: The Daisy Spy Ring – Henning van Aswegen
- SAPS, Beyond the Call of Duty. Warrant Officer Dononvan Naidoo – Logan Govender
- NONGQAI SKRYWERS & BOEKE – Henning van Aswegen
- HULDEBLY AAN GENL. MAJ. TIENIE CRONJE – Frans Kloppers
- SO ONTHOU EK GENL. TIENIE CRONJE – Johan Ferreira
- NONGQAI SKRYWERS & BOEKE – Anita van Aardweg
- NONGQAI TRUST – Hennie Heymans
- CID SUNNYSIDE; 1971 MOORD OP FRANS SWANEPOEL – Lt. Barry Taylor
- HUMINT EN KUNSMATIGE INTELLIGENSIE [KI]
- NONGQAI VOL.17 NO 4A – Hennie Heymans
- PRECISION AT SCALE – Dr Joan Swart
- FAK TEKEN BESWAAR AAN – Henning van Aswegen
- PHOTO ALBUM – RAILWAYS DURING THE ANGLO-BOER WAR
- FUTURE FORCE DESIGN – Helmoed Romer Heitman
- CASPIR MkIIB MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLE – Wolfgang Witschas
- ANGLO-BOER WAR; WHISPERS OF WAR – Jennifer Bosch
- ANGLO-BOER WAR; DEELFONTEIN – Jennifer Bosch
- NONGQAI SKRYWERS & BOEKE – Vrystaatstories [Naledi]
- THE KENYA SETTLER INSURRECTION [1923] – David Reeve
- WHISPERS OF WAR – 2: THE EXOXUS – Jennifer Bosch
- RIANA NEL – Henniie Heymans
- STARLINK – Dr. Joan Swart
- KRAAIPAN, FIRST BLOOD – Jennifer Bosch
LEADER
QUO VADIS, SOUTH AFRICA?
The South African Corruption Government’s decision to turn its back on the Western democratic alliance and join the Russia-China-Cuba-Iran Axis, is a fundamental inflexion point in South Africa’s turbulent political history.
South Africa’s ANC-SACP government continues to disinform the country’s general populace about the state of the nation. This corrupt regime and its state broadcaster the SABC (meaning that it is funded by taxpayer’s money), continue to give the listening and watching public the same old tired disinformation, whilst concealing the reality of its communist ideology, disfunctional economy, decaying and destroyed infrastructure, degraded financial system, uncontrolled inflation and joblessness, and acquiesence to a genocide perpretated against South African farmers.
Instead of using South Africa’s fairly obvious geopolitical and economic advantages to position this fragile and corrupt democracy at its optimum strategic positon within the community of nations, the ANC-SACP continues to make miscalculations which is costing the country dearly. The ANC-SACP made an inconceivably short-sighted decision in opting for a pro-Russia and China doctrine ahead of its own economic and financial interests. The ANC-SACP’s communist ideology and doctrine supercedes everything else in this country – including the dire economic needs and urgent social requirements of the proletariat.
South Africa (or Azania as it is now commonly referred to by the minority Afrikaner tribe), remains a unique supplier of critital minerals and key resources to the international economy. Minerals essential for advanced manufacturing, clean energy, the defence technologies of Western (European) counties, BRICS members and member states of the Arab League. South Africa is a leading source of gold, platinum, chronium, palladium and zirconium. These five minerals are indispensable for the development of fuel cells, coverters, aerospace components and nuclear technologies in most Western and European countries.
In stead of providing this young new democracy with critical export vs inport overflow power, the ANC-SACP occupies itself with supporting Hamas and pro-iranian terrorism, hosting Chinese and Russian war ships, disinvestment from the country’s infrastructure, schools, hospitals, small- and medium private enterprises, and legal malfeasance. Perhaps the most egregious of them all is the dysfunction within South Africa’s criminal justice system’s failure to deal with endemic government corruption. The ANC-SACP has demonstrated that it is manifestly incapable of administering the rule of law to all citizens equally and blindly, as recent persecutions of former government officlals, but not ANC-SACP cadres demonstrate. Institutional malfunction and malfeasance continues to be on public display when the ANC-SACP-NPA is prepared huge amounts of taxpayer’s money in prosecuting its political enemies, but not its’ own corrupt government cadres. Is it not the primary function and responsibility of the NPA to independently and judiciously decide which cases are investigated and prosecuted? The NPA’s current crusade against officials of the former Nationalist governemnt is nothing other than wasteful efforts to humiliate and prepare the groundwork for paying huge amounts of money to groups of people who believe that they were disadvantaged in some way or the other.
Every ANC Minister a Millionaire
The ANC-SACP’s victory in South Africa’s Revolutionary War (1961-1994) brought wealth and luxury to the ANC bourgeoise, but corroded the economic status of the working class. The ‘vanguaard of the revolution’ are now out of jobs and can not buy enough food for their families. The ANC-SACP’s policy of state centered Socialism has had a magical effect on South Africa’s once thriving economy – jobs have disappeared at an astonishing rate, resulting in almost half of the population now out of work. Joblesness has ignited a simmering fury amongst the population who have no cars, no homes and no decent incomes to cover even the most meagre of living expenses. The ANC is sistimatically, systemically bancrupting Azania by vastly overestimating the strength of the country’s meagre resources to create international economic value. The ANC-SACP bloated Socialist bureaucracy enforced heavier taxation on workers and the population, previously their base of power. Heavy taxation has impoverished the working classes even further – juxtaposed against the general public perception that every ANC minister is a millionaire, and corrupt. Loss of votes in elections have shown that Azania’s proletariat now have no interest or compulsion to defend and vote for the ANC-SACP corruption government.
Henning van Aswegen
Editor
Nongqai Volume 17, Nr. 4.
Nongqai Editorial Board: Hennie Heymans, Willem Steenkamp, Sarie van Niekerk, Logan Govender, Henning van Aswegen, Helmoed Romer Heitman, Rene Geyer, Eben Mare, Dr Joan Swart.
Letters to the Editor / Briewe aan die Redaksie
REDAKSIE
Die Hoofredakteur van Nongqai Tydskrif is afgetrede Brig. Hennie Heymans van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie. Brig. Heymans was ‘n verteenwoordige van die SAPS op die Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad, en dekades-lank die Redakteur van Nongqai.
Die historikus Henning van Aswegen is die Redakteur van Nongqai, en die Bedryfsbestuurder Dr. Willem Steenkamp. Nongqai se redaksielede is Sub-redakteur Kol. Logan Govender, Eben Marè, Helmoed Romer Heitman, Renè Geyer. Ons korrespondente sluit die militere historici Walter Volker en Wolfgang Witschas in, en Dr. Joan Swart.
REDAKSIONELE BELEID
‘n Mening uitgespreek deur enige lid van die Redaksie of korrespondente is hul persoonlike opinie en verantwoordelikheid. Nongqai se doel is om Suid-Afrika se Nasionale Veiligheidsgeskiedenis akkuraat aan te teken en so vir die nageslag te bewaar. Ons gebruik die artikels en stories soos van ons korrespondente en bedraers ontvang, en ons maak slegs spelfoute reg. Nongqai bewaar die stories in die vorm en konteks waarin dit ontvang word. Nongqai is nie ‘n letterkundige of wetenskaplike joernaal nie, wel ‘n forum en plaform vir geskiedskrywing en debatvoerinig. Nongqai is ‘n opvoedkundige publikasie sonder winsbejag wat gratis versprei word, en behou dus die kopiereg, outeursreg en intelligektuele eienaarskap van sy artikels en fotos’.
KONTAKBESONDERHEDE
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Abstract: The Daisy Spy Ring is the most sensational inside look at intelligence operations in South Africa’s espionage history. Written by historian Henning van Aswegen, The Daisy Spy Ring reveals the remarkable success story of two young South African spies, Craig Michael Williamson and Zachary Edwords, infiltrating and disrupting the South African Communist Party [SACP].
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NONGQAI SKRYWERS & BOEKE
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Frans Kloppers
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Johann Ferreira
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Anita van Aardweg
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Hennie Heymans
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Lt. Barry Taylor
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Johan Mostert
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Dr Joan Swart
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FAK TEKEN BESWAAR AAN
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Hennie Heymans
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Helmoed Romer Heitman
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Wolfgang Witschas
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Jennifer Bosch
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Nongqai Skrywers & Boeke: Vrystaatstories
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VOORBLAD | COVER
Our OurOur April 2026 cover is designed by Nongqai’ Strategic Security Correspondent Dr Joan Swart, symbolsing Strategic Infrastructure and Interdependency, and the controversy surrounding STARLINK in South Africa.
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Nongqai Abstract
Nongqai, a magazine dedicated to preserving South Africa’s national security history, has undergone a restructuring, with Brigadier Hennie Heymans appointed as the new chief editor. Previously, Heymans served as executive editor, a role now taken over by a new appointee. Heymans is recognized for his significant contributions in creating a balanced narrative of the pre-1994 South African security forces, countering one-sided and negative portrayals that dominated post-1994 narratives. Through Nongqai, he revived a vital collection of source material, ensuring a broader perspective on the past that is indispensable for historians. The magazine has served as a platform for veterans to share their oral histories, preventing these accounts from being lost, and has published insightful articles and special editions focused on specific topics. Despite lacking publishing expertise and financial resources, Heymans single-handedly managed the magazine’s production for years, later joined by Dr. Willem Steenkamp and, more recently, Henning van Aswegen. Nongqai stands as a testament to Heymans’ selfless dedication to historical truth, driven by his loyalty to the South African Police and appreciation for the security forces’ role in stabilizing the country during challenging times. The magazine, guided by the credo: “To preserve the past without living in it,” remains a trusted, unbiased source of historical documentation, reflecting Heymans’ integrity and passion.
Skrywers & Boeke
DIE BURO IS BY IMPRIMATUR UITGEWERS, PRETORIA BESKIKBAAR: Mandy@Imprimatur.co.za
- Boekbeskrywing: DIE BURO
In Die Buro beskryf Henning van Aswegen die lewe en leed van Hendrik van den Bergh en sy tydgenote wat in 1963 Republikeinse Intelligensie (RI), en die Buro vir Staatsveiligheid in 1969 gestig het. Die Lang Generaal is ʼn historiese figuur wat onkreukbaar geglo het dat die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunistiese Party (SAKP), nie oor die reg beskik het om Suid-Afrika se toekoms eiehandig te bepaal nie. Manne van Staal is nie populêre revisionistiese geskiedskrywing oor die Buro vir Staatsveiligheid nie; dit is die verhaal van wat agter die skerms gebeur het, en hoe hierdie historiese gebeure die verloop van die geskiedenis in Suid-Afrika beduidend beïnvloed het.
Henning van Aswegen is die skrywer van die topverkoper Spioenmeesters (Kraal Uitgewers), en ‘n intelligesnie historikus wat spioenasieverhale uit Suid-Afrika se geskiedenis beskryf en ontleed. Van sy ander boeke is The Daisy Spy Ring, The Spymasters of South Africa, en Russian Espionage in South Africa. Henning van Aswegen is ‘n afgetrede dosent in Intelligensiekunde aan die Nasionale Intelligensie Akademie (NIA), Pretoria.
Bestellings: henningvanaswegen55@gmail.com
by Henning van Aswegen | Oct 17, 2025 | BfSS NIS, BOOKS / BOEKE, BSV/DIE BURO/BfSS, Inligting- en/of Veiligheidsperspektief, RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV
Die Buro vir Staatsveiligheid (BvS)/Nasionale Intelligensiediens (NI): ’n Unieke verskynsel in die Westerse intelligensiewêreld Abstrak: Buro vir Staatsveiligheid, BSV, Intelligensiewetenskap in Suid-Afrika, Intelligensie, Nasionale Intelligensiediens…
DIE BURO is by die skrywer bestelbaar: henningvanaswegen55@gmail.com.
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