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This tribute remembers Warrant Officer Lawrence Govender as a dedicated Police Reservist who served the South African Police, his community, and SAPS Mountain Rise for many years. It says his service, sacrifice, medals, and example will be remembered with pride, respect and gratitude.
This article explains how the Ferreira Raid in November 1906 reflected tensions between the British, Boers and Germans after the South African War. It describes the raid, the Cape Mounted Police response, the trial, and the claim that the episode was a quixotic rehearsal for the 1914 Afrikaner rebellion.
Mike Nagamuthoo is celebrating his 91st birthday after a long and meaningful life. He served the South African Police with dedication from 1956 until his retirement, and his story is presented as an example of service, family, respect and commitment to the community.
A British-Azerbaijani man was arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on RAF Akrotiri for Iran. The attachment says this is the first overseas investigation under the UK National Security Act and includes both an English and Afrikaans version of the report.
War in Peace: The Truth About the South African Police’s East Rand Riot Unit, 1986–1994 is a firsthand account of policing during one of the most volatile periods in South African history. It describes the experiences of the East Rand Riot Unit and the Internal Stability Division during the final years of apartheid and the transition to democracy.
This foreword introduces a comprehensive eBook by Dr Willem Steenkamp on South Africa’s negotiated transition to a non-racial democracy. It argues that the outcome was shaped less by individual weakness than by systemic dysfunction in national security decision-making, the conflict between military and political strategies, and the eventual necessity of negotiation.
Kenya: A fascinating article on the threatened settler insurrection of 1923 - and its…
Casspir Mk II B: South Africa's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP)
This work provides a respectful and concise account of Brigadier Anesh Haripersad’s life and…
