by Henning van Aswegen | Mar 8, 2026 | 1975–1976 grensoorlog, Africa and Global Power, Africa Strategic Alignments, Angola, Angola, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SKRYWERS & BOEKE, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Walter Volker Abstract: Analysing the Strategic Redirection of Soviet Military Assets from the Afghan Theatre to the Angolan Civil War [1987-1989]. Article by military historian Walter Volker in Nongqai Magazine. Keywords: Soviet Military Assets, Afghanistan, South...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 9, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy
DEFENCE POLICY Nongqai – Helmoed Römer Heitman – January 2026 National Security Correspondent “The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness.” (Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826) A key element of that ‘safety’ is...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 2, 2026 | Africa and the 21st Century, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL TERROR, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, Military writers & authors, Minister of Defence, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, New Weapons of War
How National Security Policy is Formulated Nongqai – Helmoed Römer Heitman – January 2, 2026 Abstract: National Security, National Interests, Threat Perception, Threat Analysis, Development of National Security Policy, South Africa, Intelligence Requirements...
by Henning van Aswegen | Dec 26, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Foreign Policy Helmoed Römer Heitman – December 2025 Abstract: Helmoed Romer Heitman, National Security in South Africa, SA Foreign Policy, SA Multilateralism, South Africa in Africa. The South African government has three primary purposes: Protecting the country and...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 17, 2025 | SA Military History, Coup d'État, Coup d’Etat, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SAP History / Geskiedenis
SOUTH-AFRICA: COUP D’ÉTAT SUID-AFRIKA: COUP D’ÉTAT Brig HB Heymans Inleiding Net voor die term coup d’état weer die week in die media opgeduik het, het ek en brig. Fanie Bouwer toevallig juis daaroor gesels. In ’n private skrywe het ek hom as volg ingelig: Coup d’État...
