by Hennie Heymans | Aug 15, 2026 | Court Humor, JUSTICE, Local South African Police Forces, OVSRDM, Police Humour, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Winburg - Landdros
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Duel: Magistrate Winburg: OFS Republic Abstract A humorous account of a nineteenth‑century Winburg magistrate and his clerk whose duel was abruptly ended by a mysterious shot. Excerpt In Winburg’s tense moment of absurdity, the magistrate and his...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 15, 2026 | SAP - CID, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Sunnyside, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Sunnyside CID (2) ABSTRACT This article recounts two striking incidents from a detective’s early career at Sunnyside CID, illustrating how unexpected situations shaped his professional development. The first episode involves a confrontation...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 1, 2026 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, 1982 - 10th Anniversary of Women Police, Polisiedame - 'n Roos, Tribute to SAP Members, Women Police
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Die roos Polisiedame Abstract (English) This article by Ida Steyn recounts the creation of the Polisiedame, a rose, a unique yellow rose cultivated to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the appointment of the first women in the South African...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 23, 2026 | Badges, Collections, CULTURE - PRESERVING, Memorabilia, Military History, Patches, POLICE MEMORIALS IN SOUTH AFRICA, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Medals, SAP Members of Indian decent / Indiër-lede, SAP Uniforms, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur
Nongqai Vol 17 No 7 – Memorabilia Abstract This article offers a reflective account of a lifetime devoted to collecting, preserving, and documenting police, military, and cultural memorabilia. The author, now in his eighties, recounts the development of...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 17, 2026 | Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, DMI / AMI, Foreign intelligence services, Generals of the SAP, GRU, Henning van Aswege, Nasionale Intelligensiediens [NI], National Intelligence, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, SA Naval Museum, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Museum - Compol Building Pretoria, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South African Intelligence History, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP], TRC - Truth and Reconcilliation
Nongqai Vol 17 No 7 – Admiraal Dieter Felix Gerhardt Abstract (English) This article examines the life, espionage activities, and eventual death of Rear Admiral (JG) Dieter Felix Gerhardt, one of the most significant Soviet GRU agents to operate in the Western...
