by | Feb 11, 2024 | Life Story
ABSTRACT : Brig Marius de Witt Dippenaar is the Author of the The SA Police Commemorative Album – a monumental work – published during the 75th Anniversary of the South African Police during 1988. Nongqai Lady’s Editor, Sarie van Niekerk investigated the life and...
by | Feb 3, 2024 | SA Military History, Historical photos
Tempe Army Base Tempe Army Base near Bloemfontein has been in use by the military since the Anglo Boer War (ABW).Here is a collection of historical images spanning the ABW period, including pictures from the World War 2 era. Click here to load Tempe Army Base...
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...
