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Contents Wie is ons? / Who are we? ......................................................................................... 4 Administration ............................................................................................................ 4 Legalities .................................................................................................................... 4 Welcome/ Welkom ..................................................................................................... 4 Voorblad ..................................................................................................................... 5 Editorial ...................................................................................................................... 5 Erkenning ................................................................................................................... 6 SAP 1988: Trotse Geskiedenis: Nelspruit .................................................................. 7 SAP1988: Laeveld-skou ............................................................................................. 8 SAP1988: National Arbour Day: ................................................................................. 9 Baberton, Nelspruit, Kaapmuiden, Hazyview, ......................................................... 9 SANAB:1976 - 1988 ................................................................................................. 10 Verbode Immigrante & Pafuri ................................................................................... 11 Plaaslike vingerafdrukkantoor: 1963 - 1988 ............................................................. 12 Witrivier .................................................................................................................... 13 Murder & Robbery Squad: 1984 - 1988.................................................................... 14 SAP: Hazyview & Baberton ...................................................................................... 15 First Indian Police Lady ........................................................................................ 15 SAP Komatipoort ...................................................................................................... 16 Police Dog Unit: White River / Maatskaplike Dienste: Nelspruit ............................... 17 Malelane: The Neat Police Station ........................................................................... 18 Ngodwana / Kaapsehoop ..................................................................................... 18 SAP Pelgrimrus: 1902 - 1988 ................................................................................... 19 Voertuigdiefstal: Witrivier 1980 - 1988/ Uniformtak se doel ...................................... 20 SAP Diving Unit 1984 – 1988 / Speurtak se Funksie ............................................... 21 1916 - 1988: SAP Louw’s Creek .............................................................................. 22 SAP Ngodwana 1976 – 1988 / Kaapsehoop ............................................................ 23 1988 SAP Sabie ....................................................................................................... 24 Diamant- & Goudtak: Baberton 1972 - 1988 ............................................................ 25 SAP Kaapmuiden / SAP Radiotegnies 1986 - 1988 ................................................. 26 SAP 1988: Baberton / Graskop ................................................................................ 27 SAP Sport ................................................................................................................ 28
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SAP Skukuza 1813 – 1988 / Secunda ..................................................................... 29 SAP Vroueklubs: 1988 ............................................................................................. 30 Vote of thanks Graphic Design: Lt-Col Glenn Elsden ............................................... 31 Contact details / kontakbesonderhede ..................................................................... 32
Your national security history magazine without malice. U nasionale veiligheidsgeskiedenistydskrifsonder kwaadwilligheid. Om die verlede te bewaar sonder om in die verlede te leef.
To preserve the past without living the past.
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Wie is ons? / Who are we? We are an informal group of police and defence veterans who would like to foster an interest in South Africa’s police, defence and national security history from 1652 with cut-off-date 1994; when the new South Africa came into being. We only tell and explain what we did; for we were the “on the spot” eyewitnesses! In fact we are the ones you saw on TV and in the news reels of the time following orders from parliament. However we have to debate the incidents because our memory is fallible as we grow older. In the terms of the day "we earned the T-shirt and right to tell our stories for you to enjoy with malice towards none." In the suburbs we see so many gardeners wearing those T-shirts! We all can learn from the past.
Administration We are mainly a “one-man-show”, so if we do not respond immediately to your email – please send a reminder to heymanshb@gmail.com or phone Hennie Heymans at 012-329-4229. We are mainly “writers” and very bad “clerks” – history is such an all absorbing subject; we have do much reading, research, scanning, liaison and other tasks - so sometimes we tend to forget, however that’s one of the bonuses or plights when we get old. We always have vacancies for volunteers, editorial contributors and the like. Please also visit: http://issuu.com/hennieheymans/docs/nongqai_vol_6_no_8 and http://www.enongqaipublications.com/
Legalities This publication is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all developments in policing/ national security or to cover all aspects of those referred to. Readers should take legal and other advice before applying the information contained in this publication to specific issues or transactions. The eNongqai contains various and sundry personal opinions of different correspondents and neither the compiler of eNongqai nor eNongqai will be held responsible for any of their comments which is entirely their own and not necessarily that of eNongqai or its publishers.
This is not a literary magazine, but a magazine by and for veterans of the SA Security Forces; we want to capture the words and moods as written by our former veterans. Our languages are Afrikaans and English
Welcome/ Welkom A hearty word of welcome to one and all! Baie welkom – ons hoop u sal die We trust that you will enjoy the magazine elektroniese tydskrif sal geniet. Besoek and please free welcome to visit our ook gerus ons webtuiste! Ou foto’s, 4
website. Photographs welcome.
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articles herinneringe en artikels is welkom.
Voorblad Die SAP vier 75 jaar diens in die “ou” Transvaal.
Editorial Although history tends to repeat itself, there is always a lesson to learn from history! We study history mainly to avoid mistakes made in the past. We also have to know where we come from, so that we know where we are heading to. There is also a lesson in history for the current administration and our children. As a former member of the South African Police Force I was filled with nostalgia and a sense of pride when I paged through this 27-year old edition compiled to celebrate 75 years of sterling service to the public of South Africa in the Eastern Transvaal by the former South African Police Force. We were one “big police family”. During 1994, in the place of the South African Police Force, we have established the ‘new’ South African Police Service. For more or less than 80 years we had the “old” police force made up of all sorts of people who qualified to gain entry into the ranks of the police. To distinguish the “new” police service from the “old” force we are referred to in some quarters as the “Apartheid Police” of South Africa. Page though the memorial issue when the force celebrated 75 years service in the Eastern Transvaal – today a ‘new’ province called Mpumalanga - and you will be amazed at the various specialised police and detective services rendered then to the people of South Africa. The borders of Eastern Transvaal and some names of towns have been changed. As a former policeman, not a politician: My colleagues and I have tried our utmost best to make the police force a symbol of decency. A body of police is there in the first place to serve and to protect. In serving the public it is never necessary to ask payment for police services rendered - except under very special conditions. We did not regard ourselves above the Law; we knew we were subject to the Law like any other citizen. Although subject to the Law; we were also, over and above, subjected to the Police Act, the Police Regulations, Police Standing Orders, Force Orders and the newest High Court decisions. We had to write police examinations before we could be promoted. Paging though this edition one finds that many advertisers were satisfied clients of the police and their support made that commemorative edition possible. Lately I was fortunate to attend a few lectures on policing; one of them tackled the area of specialization in the police. It has been proved the disbanding of specialised units was a great disaster. Mr Jackie Selebi – second commissioner and not a policeman - was the designer of this ill-fated and badly conceived plan. Since the 5
appointment of Mr Selebi the Police Service has been plagued by the appointment of unsuitable commissioners; I must be fair: I think under the circumstances Mr Cele did a good job! He gave direction to bewildered police who were merciless killed and hunted by criminals. A sad feature indeed today is that many people are unfortunately afraid of the police, while others are not even bothering to report crime. Some of those that report crime do it only for insurance purposes. Without good crime intelligence and honest statistics no police can combat the criminal onslaught. A good police service needs good, dedicated professional men and women loyal to the government of the day and the people of the country.
Erkenning Met volle erkenning aan Charl Steyn wat die Bylae bewaar het en Die Laevelder en Lydenburg-Nuus gedateer 26 Augustus 1988 soos opgestel deur Ronel Kotzè:
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SAP 1988: Trotse Geskiedenis: Nelspruit
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SAP1988: Laeveld-skou
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SAP1988: National Arbour Day: Baberton, Nelspruit, Kaapmuiden, Hazyview,
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SANAB:1976 - 1988
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Verbode Immigrante & Pafuri
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Plaaslike vingerafdrukkantoor: 1963 - 1988
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Witrivier
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Murder & Robbery Squad: 1984 - 1988
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SAP: Hazyview & Baberton First Indian Police Lady
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SAP Komatipoort
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Police Dog Unit: White River / Maatskaplike Dienste: Nelspruit
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Malelane: The Neat Police Station Ngodwana / Kaapsehoop
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SAP Pelgrimrus: 1902 - 1988
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Voertuigdiefstal: Witrivier 1980 - 1988/ Uniformtak se doel
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SAP Diving Unit 1984 – 1988 / Speurtak se Funksie
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1916 - 1988: SAP Louw’s Creek
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SAP Ngodwana 1976 – 1988 / Kaapsehoop
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1988 SAP Sabie
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Diamant- & Goudtak: Baberton 1972 - 1988
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SAP Kaapmuiden / SAP Radiotegnies 1986 - 1988
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SAP 1988: Baberton / Graskop
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SAP Sport
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SAP Skukuza 1813 – 1988 / Secunda
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SAP Vroueklubs: 1988
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Vote of thanks Graphic Design: Lt-Col Glenn Elsden Below: This is what the original design for the front cover looked like and now please turn to the cover and see what an excellent job Glenn has done!
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NONGQAI Vol 6 No 9: Historical Issue / Historiese uitgawe The SAP 75 in Eastern Transvaal / Die SAP 75 in Oos-Transvaal Now Mpumalanga
Once again thank you Glenn Elsden.
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Contact details / kontakbesonderhede Hennie Heymans: enongqai@gmail.com Glenn Elsden: glenn.elsden@gmail.com
Greetings – Groete Salute! Saluut!
Hennie Heymans No 43630(B) Š 2015
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