Comparison: NSM and ISU: Gavin Tischen

1990 – 1994: Comparison between National Serviceman (NSM—SADF) from the army and police officers of the Internal Stability Division (ISD _ SAP) Gavin Tischendorf

I feel something should be written concerning the different experiences of duties in townships in the five years leading up to the April 1994 elections. I was posted for a month on the East Rand during the 1990 state of emergency, this was a strange experience for a 19-year-old infantry soldier. I have heard in many veteran circles that many speak of nightmares and even guilt feelings, with some even blaming the police for violence in the townships. Those nightmares might have been real, but most of that guilt or blame was manufactured by politicians and the media. After completing my compulsory military service, I joined the South African Police and found myself at an ISD unit. We have to realise that the townships were dangerous and volatile places. A shooting incident could last a few seconds or a standoff. Townships were politically charged places, especially were the ANC was dominant or busy taking over. By 1990 the ANC had strong footholds in most of the Rand and had set up communist style blocks with commanders ruling the streets. Now you post a white 18/19 year old NSM in a truly alien environment to perform patrols. You also have to understand that South African soldiers were trained for bush war, and are taught to operate in battle conditions and to follow chain of command to operate as a unit. Naturally the army is very strict on obedience due to the nature of power that the army can unleash on an enemy, this cannot work well in a civilian environment were the terrorist hides between civilians. NSM’s were never taught criminal law or procedure, nor were NSM’s taught to deal with terrorism in an urban setting. Officially words like terrorism were not encouraged from 1990 when dealing with the press, civilians or soldiers. NSM’s were posted in the townships for a show of force or to potentially be a backup for the ISD units. The public in ANC townships were openly hostile to any government forces and would taunt members of the security forces, I believe this might have actually played on the minds of the young NSM. I would think that many NSM didn’t actually understand what was happening during police actions or violent events, due to strict restricted information. The NSM was only equipped with his rifle and no other urban appropriate equipment. the SAP. All police officers were trained at the police college in various laws and how to deal with criminals and more importantly in how to make independent decisions with regards to police actions (arrest, use of force), a police officer has to be able to act independently of higher command and justify said action in a court of law. Members of the ISD had further training in crowd management and counter terrorism, and a wider range of weapons and equipment appropriate for the urban setting. From 1991 the violence started to get worse and attacks on police and opposition parties became more common place, political killings increased and could happen at any time or place. 1991 also saw the growth of the so-called Self Defence Units (SDU’s, a youth brigade trained by the ANC’s armed wing to keep ANC member’s inline and political intimidation), attacks on police increased and many policemen were murdered in this time period (highest recorded numbers 1992 -1994). So often when the army accompanied the ISD units actions and arrest were performed, often high risk arrests, the NSM were not informed so that probably lead to confusion and frustration. What the NSM never knew was that the police had plenty of information but could not share with the army and the NSM had no actual need of the information. We can see the differences in training and application of members. Although the NSM played an important role in the townships, they were often witness to police actions that they never understood. So one of the biggest issues was the government not explaining the use of the NSM in the township, but preferring to keep secretes and information from the public. Often the government would say that the political violence in the townships had almost disappeared, but then NSM were sent to patrol and told not to tell friends and family they were performing duties in the townships. I think the government didn’t want the NSM to see or understand too much of the chaos in the townships as they would tell all of the violence, and the government was selling a peaceful transition to a peaceful new South Africa. The government knew that the NSM would be a civilian some enough, but the policeman remains a policeman and policemen are generally tight-lipped.

Dear Gavin Thank you for your email - this is good letter, thought provoking, which I will publish next month and hopefully people will respond with articles and insights! I have spoken to Col Hein Kilian, OC ISU East Rand and he has promised articles on the situation. Thank you for constantly remaining in touch and showing an interest in our police history. Kind regards

HBH

Good morning Brigadier It’s from my observation, so an opinion. Too many ex-soldiers not understanding the township ‘mess’ then throwing blame toward the police. I trust you are keeping well, Nongqai is a great emagazine showing important events in our history. I am in Australia. Kind regards

Gavin

Kommentaar deur genl-maj Gerrit Murphy

Goeie middag Hennie, Ek kan net kommentaar lewer oor my dienstermyn vanaf begin van 1984 tot begin van 1987. Alle NDP's en Burgermag lede wat ek in Kommandement Witwatersrand se gebied

Kol “Bul” Coetzee: Blanke armoede Adriaan den Dulk (Australië)

Hallo Hennie, Baie dankie dat jy so vinnig terug geskryf het, waardeer dit werklik. Nie veel word onthou, of bespreek deesdae, die verarming van blankes (veral Afrikaners) na die nie. aangewend het was in Stedelike Tein Operasies opgelei. Die Burgermag-eenhede uit ander dele van die land het eers 'n drie weke opleiding ondergaan voordat hulle aangewend was. Burgermag/Kommando eenhede in Witwatersrand se gebied het ek die lede waar hulle woon in sy naaste swartwoongebied aangewend. Die rede hiervoor was, hy ken sy omgewing en om wandade te verhoed. As hy klaar sy dienstermyn voltooi het moet hy weer sy werkers en plaaslike bevolking in die oë kan kyk. Die staatspresident in my tyd was PW Botha, minister van polisie was mnr le Grange, genl Malan die minister van verdediging en later het mnr Vlok as adjunk-minister van polisie en weermag bygekom. Roelf Meyer en Leon Wessels was destyds net gewone LP's. Hierdie was 'n ander era ons het nog beheer oor die Rewolusie gehad, maar in die "jongman", wat die brief geskryf het, was FW de Klerk die staatspresident, Adriaan Vlok, Roelf Meyer, Leon Wessels ministers/adjunk ministers van polisie en weermag in sy tydperk (1990 tot 1994) heeltemal 'n ander era waarby ek nie op grondvlak kommentaar kan lewer nie. Berede aanwending: Ek het perde in OosRand Wes-Rand en Soweto gedurende my

Anglo-Boere oorlog ampstermyn aangewend.

bygedra tot die oplossing. Waaroor nie baie geskryf word nie, is die bydrae wat Oupa Coetzee (en vele ander) gemaak het in die breër sosio-ekonomiese verband. Daar is, na wat ek kan onthou, ‘n kort verwysing in die S.A. Polisie Gedenkalbum, na sy betrokkenheid in die Carnegie Kommissie se ondersoek na blanke armoede ( https://archive.org/) . Hierdie belangrike studie, sowel as ander beleidsgesprekke, was deur senior-offisiere, staatsamptenare, akademici, leraars, sakelui, ens. bespreek en bestudeer met die doel om oplossings te vind.

Hierdie werk het goeie sukses behaal, en baie is uit armoede opgelig, wat bygedra het om die motivering vir gewelddadige verset te verminder, en daardeur die handhawing van ‘n stabiele samelewing. Soortgelyk, in die jare tagtig is daar besef dat sosio -ekonomiese aspekte ewe belangrik was om die motivering vir gewelddadige verset te verminder, en daardeur die handhawing van ‘n stabiele samelewing. Johan Fourie van US het in sy artikel (The South African poor white problem in the early 20th century: Lessons for poverty today) het as volg opgesom: “White poverty – caused mainly by a poor education system and conservative culture of the isolated farmer, fast urbanisation after the discovery of mineral deposits in the interior and a number of exogenous factors such as the rinderpest, the AngloBoer war and many severe droughts – was alleviat-

Gareth Going

I have just had an experience that I feel in my heart that I need to share with my friends and faminto words. I've just got back from our quaint little village of Paul Roux after doing the usual mundane tasks of and other odds and ends. Almost routinely stopping on my way out at our local Spaza for a cool drink for today and a box of cigarettes. When I walked in it was rather crowded but funnily quiet with a few hushed whispers every now and again. All with masks on which has now become the norm and doesn't make one feel uncomfortable anymore. An old man shuffled towards me and smiled at me ed in less than five decades. An important conclusion from the investigation into white poverty is that government labour and welfare policies contributed very little to the long-term alleviation of white poverty. High economic growth rates in the four decades after 1933 – and the accompanying increase in employment – were the most important factors in eradicating white poverty. Thus, economic growth is still the key to combating poverty. Black poverty, although on the political agenda for a number of years, is still severe. Although economic growth should be the main driving force of poverty reduction, the government can assist through poverty alleviation. Therefore, an understanding of the factors that contributed to the alleviation of white poverty is of critical relevance for modern poverty strategies. ….. the government’s focus on policies that promote higher economic growth and job creation is, as was the case for white poverty in the post-1930s, the only solution to black poverty in South Africa today.”

Dit sal van pas wees indien huidige leierskap weereens sou bydra tot die bepeinsing na, en streef na oplossings, wat tot stabiliteit & veiligheid kan lei. ‘n Voorbeeld wat Oupa Coetzee gestel het vir vele polisie-offisiere wat na hom gevolg het. Vriendelike groete, Adriaan

Kommentaar deur HBH

Kol JJ “Bul” Coetzee was die oorlogtydse hoof van die destydse veiligheidstak. Hy is Adriaan den Dulk

Senekal Protest: Hope for the Future

ily. I just hope that I can do it justice by putting it going to the co-op, getting feed for the animals se Oupa en skoonvader van genl DA Bester. and we had the good old greeting and normal pleasantries towards me. He then asked me, sir were you one of the guys in Senekal yesterday? The Spaza went quiet. I said yes that I was. What happened next still has me feeling overwhelmed. There was an explosion of emotions from young and old. The ladies started singing and dancing. The men all came forward to shake my hand where I realized my African handshake needs some work! But I can say that after today its mastered. One very well-dressed young man come to me, shook my hand and said: “Thank you sir”. All this in perfect English. What he said to me really touched me and all agreed with him. “Sir, yesterday when all the boere drove past us it became quiet. We all knew that today is the day that change will come. We have been waiting for the

farmers to stand up and decide it's enough!” “We are all scared at night and nobody is safe, we know having worked on farms where our food comes from. We know that it’s not the farmers fault for job losses. We are tired!” What bowled me over was what came next. “Sir, we know that next week the court date is coming up. What we ask is, will the boere please stop with all their white bakkies so that we can fill them and join you. We need to all come together!” A lot more was said and many a cheer and smile were made. Driving back, a load of feed and my

Mail on Line (UK) Farmers with 'Boer Lives Matter' banners storm South African court and fire shots as they try to force their way into cells holding two men accused of torturing and murdering farm worker

• 3,000 demonstrators rallied in Senekal, Free State, on Tuesday as Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa, 44, appeared in court • Men are charged with brutal murder of farm manager Brendin Horner, 21 • 'Boer Lives Matter' protesters forced their way into cells to try and seize them • Two shots were fired and a police van overturned and set alight in the chaos By Ross Ibbetson and Jamie Pyatt in Cape Town for Mailonline Published: 15:28 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 15:39 BST, 6 October 2020 Farmers with 'Boer Lives Matter' banners have stormed a South African court and fired shots as they tried to force their way into cells holding two murder suspects. Thousands of protesters thronged outside the Senekal Magistrate's Court in the Free State today as Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa, 44, appeared before a judge. manager Brendin Horner, whose lifeless body was found covered in blood and tied to a post on remote farmland outside the town of Paul Roux on Friday. Following the latest in a string of attacks on white farmers, up to 3,000 descended on Senekal, with one group turning violent and forcing their way into the holding cells. mind racing with all my thoughts. I now realize that the time has come, we lost another young man with his entire life ahead of him. But his life has started a movement. One that I don't believe we have any idea of how powerful it is. I have hope again, South Africa will come right. We must just stand together and make ourselves heard! God bless you all and stay safe. Keep the fire going in your hearts!

Senekal :Foreign Press view of Boer A police van outside the court was overturned and set alight and the court building itself was also Lives matter damaged.

The men are accused of torturing 21-year-old farm (With permission via Frans Bedford-Visser.)

Above: Demonstrators hold 'Boer Lives Matter' banners in front of an overturned police van outside the court in Senekal, Free State, on Tuesday

Below: Footage purportedly taken inside the holding cells of the court show guards attempting to restrain furious protesters

Police spokesperson Brig Motantsi Makhele told TimesLive: 'Two shots were fired from this group but no-one was injured.' He added: 'Thus far the situation is tense but under control.' Hundreds of cars and tractors are lining the streets of the little town with farmers travelling from across the country to demand justice for Horner. Videos outside the court show police officers firing stun grenades to disperse the furious demonstrators.

Mahlamba and Matlaletsa's court matter was postponed until October 16. Horner's girlfriend Lenize Taljaard raised the alarm on Friday evening after the young farm worker failed to return home. His blood-soaked corpse was found by his father Robbie and a colleague Jaco Kleingeld at 6am the following day. He had been cut multiple times and a knife was found not far from the pole to which his torturers had strung him to. Gilly Scheepers who owns the farm where Horner was murdered told TimesLive: 'He was so excited that day, that he was working a year for us, and on that special day he died. His family is taking his death extremely hard.' Agricultural strategist Dr Jaco De Villiers has described the latest murder as part of a 'war against food production' in the country and said that his murder was 'slaughter'. Following the latest in a string of attacks on white farmers, up to 3,000 deHundreds of demonstrators packed the streets of Senekal today to demand justice for Horner (below left)

scended on Senekal today, with a small number turning violent and forcing their way into the holding cells

Brendin Horner's girlfriend Lenize Taljaard raised the alarm on Friday night after Horner failed to return home. She told the paper: 'How do The burning police van outside the court (left) and a demonstrator stands on the overturned vehicle (right) you murder someone and hang him on a pole for pected murderers of Brendin Horner everyone to see? This was a clear message to all farmers. Farm killings have to stop right now.' Horner's death came just two days after another ruthless murder of a white farmer just 180 miles Hundreds of cars line the streets of the little town away in Delmas east of Johannesburg. of Senekal in the Free State on Tuesday to Divorcee Chantel Kershaw, 44, was ambushed by demonstrate outside the court holding the sus- (Continued on page 54)

two armed black men while helping to a load a lawnmower onto a truck on Wednesday. Kershaw's underwear was ripped off and stuffed into her mouth and she was strangled to death inside her garage. Her distraught mother Greta Spiers, 65, was bludgeoned over the head with a pistol and she, along with a maid, was restrained as the farm was looted. The two men fled in the family's white Chevrolet station wagon but were chased down by neighbourhood watch farmers who forced the stolen vehicle off the road. The neighbourhood watch, who had been alerted by Kershaw's mother, captured the suspects and handed them over to police. A farm hand who was stripped and tied up by the raiders was later arrested after the cell phone numbers of the two suspects were found in his phone. The three men appeared before Delmas Magistrates Court charged with armed robbery, theft and murder and were refused bail and have been remanded in custody. Dr Jane Buys, safety and risk analyst of Free State Agriculture, told TimesLIVE: 'The senseless killings cannot be allowed with the brutality in which they are executed. 'It is not clear what the motive for this murder is. There cannot be any justification for killing a person who provides food security. Something has to be done to stop it'. The two horrific attacks were 180 miles apart on remote farmland

farm where a farmer is violently attacked will be abandoned for up to five years until someone takes it on and restarts production.

They said that means dozens of workers and de-

Divorcee Chantel Kershaw, 44, was ambushed by two armed black men while working her land in Delmas east of Johannesburg on Wednesday pendants losing their livelihoods. AfriForum spokesman Marius Muller who speaks for the civil rights group protecting minority groups in South Africa said that the farmers need better police protection. He said: 'This is yet another dark day in the history of South Africa for farmers and those with small holdings and the murder of these two farmers was totally unnecessary. 'These were both premeditated and horrific attacks on innocent farmers who look after and care for their workers and whose jobs may now be put in jeopardy by these murders'. Each day in South Africa an average of 60 people are murdered but although the number of farmers killed averages 75 a year their deaths are horrific and brutal. Their killers often use hot irons, power tools and boiling water to torture their victims and rape the female members in the house before finally murdering their victims.

(Continued from page 54) Eduard Neumeister, 67, who was born in Austria, daughter Elizabeth, 53, were kidnapped and drivstolen.

BRITISH FALKLANDS HERO SHOT DEAD WHILE PROTECTING PARTNER

British Falklands War hero was shot dead while protecting his partner during an armed raid on their farm near Lanseria. Former Royal Navy sailor Julian Stobbs, 59, was shot in the head and chest after four robbers broke into his home as he slept on July 3. was hit with 'dozens of blows' from a bush knife at THIS YEAR'S BRUTAL MURDERS in June.

OF WHITE PEOPLE IN SOUTH

AFRICA The frenzied attack happened as Eduard - known locally as Edi - went to feed his dogs and prepare WOMAN AND HER ELDERLY PARENTS for breakfast at the Bratwurst Sausage Restaurant ARE KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED and B&B that he ran with partner Margit Riebler, Daniel Brand, 82, his wife Hybrecht, 73, and their 62. en away in their own cars from their rural home Share or comment on this article: near Hartswater in the Northern Province on July 'Boer Lives Matter' farmers storm South African 26. court holding two men accused of murdering Their bodies were found two days later. The home farmer was ransacked, with some cash and jewellery https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/

his property in Balgowan, 70 miles outside Durban

Sedert 2012 styg die getal boere wat jaarliks vermoor word onrusbarend en gedurende 2019 is daar 552 boere vermoor. In baie gevalle is die moorde op ‘n wreedaardige wyse gepleeg waar die slagoffers op barbaarse wyses gemartel is voordat hulle doodgemaak is. Daar is reeds talle ontledings aan die hand van statistiek gedoen om die oorsake van plaasmoorde te probeer bepaal. Ek kon nie daarin slaag om enige verslag op te spoor waar ‘n plaasmoordenaar wat ‘n boer of lede van die gesin op ‘n wreedaardige wyse gemartel en daarna vermoor het, deeglik ondervra is om sy motiewe te bepaal nie. Die moordenaars kom hoofsaaklik, waarskynlik uitsluitlik, uit swart geledere en die slagoffers is hoofsaaklik wit. Daar is soveel faktore wat moorde, wat plaasmoorde insluit, in Suid-Afrika beïnvloed dat dit baie moeilik sal wees om die invloed daarvan op individuele gevalle te bepaal. Gedurende die tydperk 1 April 2019 tot 31 Maart 2020 is daar 21 022 persone in Suid-Afrika vermoor. Sonder twyfel een van die hoogste moordsyfers in die wêreld. Dit word ook aanvaar dat Suid-Afrika oor die eeue heen een van die mees gewelddadigste lande in die wêreld is. Bo en behalwe dat geweld van die vroegste eeue af inherent aan Suid-Afrika is, is daar gedurende die tagtigerjare ‘n grondslag gelê om die geweld wat reeds verwoestende gevolge in die SuidAfrikaanse gemeenskap gehad het, met rasse skrede te laat groei. Gedurende Augustus 1983 is die United Democratic Front (UDF) gestig, wat uit die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad vir Kerk (SARK), vakbonde, studente organisasies, burgerlike organisasies en sportliggame bestaan het. Die doelstellings van die UDF was om deur middel van protesvergaderings en optogte, boikotte, wegbly-aksies en landwye burgerlike ongehoorsaamheid en verset die regering tot ‘n val te bring. Ofskoon die UDF-leiers deurgaans voorgegee het dat hulle hulle doelstellings op ‘n vreedsame wyse wil bewerkstelling, het almal besef dat dit noodwendig op onrus en geweld moes uitloop. Terwyl hulle enersyds optrede deur die polisie om die onrus en geweld wat deur hulle veroorsaak is, aan bande te lê, fel veroordeel het, is die terreurvoorvalle van die ANC/SAKPalliansie oogluikend goedgekeur. Halssnoermoorde het gereeld voorgekom en is deur politieke aktiviste soos Winnie Mandela en Chris Hani goedgekeur en aangemoedig. Dit is sonder twyfel een van die mees barbaarse en onmenslike wyse om ‘n persoon om die lewe te bring. Op 4 Februarie 1991 het John Kane-Berman, die uitvoerende direkteur van die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Rasse-aangeleenthede, onder andere in ‘n persverklaring die volgende stellings gemaak: “Christian leadership in South Africa has helped to legitimate violence as an instrument of liberation” en ook “black people in the townships are reaping a whirlwind of violence that the churches have helped to sow. ” In stedelike gebiede in Suid-Afrika is die meeste woonhuise tans op so ‘n wyse beveilig dat dit die inwoners in ‘n redelike mate teen geweld beveilig. Dit is egter baie moeilik om in die geval van plase dit op so ‘n wyse te beveilig dat die plaasboere nie aan gevaar blootgestel is nie. Die kommandostelsel het ‘n belangrike rol gespeel om boere teen geweld te beskerm, maar is gedurende 2003 deur die regering afgeskaf. Daar is weinig twyfel dat die kommandostelsel deur die regering afgeskaf is, bloot omdat dit as ‘n politieke bedreiging beskou is. Die leemte wat dit gelaat het, is een van die belangrikste redes is waarom plaasmoorde sedertdien toegeneem het. Ongelukkig het die polisiediens nie die vermoë om individuele boere te beskerm nie. Dit kan ook nie redelik van die polisie verwag word om individuele boere te beskerm nie. Dit bring gevolglik mee dat misdadigers hulle al hoe meer op boere begin toespits en dat die getal plaasmoorde jaarliks al hoe meer word. Ofskoon regeringsleiers plaasmoord veroordeel, bestaan daar tog die persepsie by boere en wittes in Suid-Afrika in die algemeen dat swart op wit geweld as deel van die gewone

misdaadverskynsel beskou word, maar dat wit op swart geweld met drakoniese maatreëls bestry word. Plaasmoorde het reeds tot rassespanning en emosionele uitbarsting gelei en hou die gevaar in van rassebotsings met ernstige gevolge.

Ek dink terug aan die "Ou Dae"

Ek was bevoorreg om deel van die SAP en SAPD te wees. Toe dit SAP was het ons hard gewerk, geweet hoekom ons in die polisie is, papierwerk en "meetings" was minder behalwe Helen Suzman se vrae aan die parlement. Respek en dissipline was iets algemeen, ons het dit weens ons opvoeding geken en toegepas. Om in die tronk te sit was baie erg want dit het slegter gegaan as by die huis. 'n Dag se etes het Kolonel Fanie Bouwer, ek was in Port Nolloth amper in groot moeilikheid toe ek waarnemende SB was en gevangenes het sop en brood vir middagete gekry. Dit was net jy en jy alleen in n sel met net n kombers en n sel mat. Jy MOES dink aan jou verkeerde dade... Jeugdiges het lyfstraf gekry vir oortredinge, vandag weet n jeugdige nie wat lyfstraf is nie. Ons moes "beat" stap, jy’t nie sommer die kans gehad om in ‘n polisievoertuig te ry nie, polisievoertuie het nie aircon ingehad nie. Die SAPD was van dag 1 af ‘n politieke storie. Interne gevegte was meer as misdaad bekamping. Gevangenes MOET ‘n gebalanseerde dieet elke maaltyd kry, spyskaarte moes in selle opgesit word, tydskrifte moes beskikbaar gestel word ens, ens, ens. Selle het ‘n hotel geraak en die gevangene MOET gelukkig wees anders is die SB in die moeilikheid - wat n gemors. Die enigste wyse waarop plaasmoorde doeltreffend aan bande gelê kan word, is deur weer ‘n stelsel soortgelyk aan die kommandostelsel op die been te bring waar boere op ‘n georganiseerde wyse by hulle eie

Lt.-Kolonel (V) (Afg) Herika Rich Basson

beveiliging betrokke kan raak. "Beat" word nie meer gestap nie - hulle sit liewers drie voor in ‘n polisiebakkie maar stap, vergeet daarvan. Niemand ry in n polisie voertuig as die aircon nie werk nie. SAP tye moes ons nog aansoek doen om te trou, vrouens mag nie swanger raak as hul ongetroud was nie-summiere ontslag, geen polisie vrou/man in uniform was oorgewig nie. Polisie vrouens het soos modelle gelyk en kon ‘n 100m maklik kafdraf, wonder of vandag se polisiemanne/ vrouens dit nog kan doen? Dissipline was aan die orde van die dag. Ek wonder of vandag se polisiemanne/vroue die woord dissipline verstaan. Die dag toe SAP na SAPD verander het, was die

bestaan uit ontbyt-koffie en brood, middag etesop en brood, aand ete-sop en brood. grootste fout. Omdat ‘n diens gelewer moes word het dissipline, respek en verpligtinge heeltemal verander want die persoon (klaer) aan die anderkant van die toonbank moet gelukkig wees. As kind is ons geslaan en dan het jy geluister. SAP tye is ‘n misdadiger bietjie oor die vingers getik en hy het geluister. Vandag moet hy soos ‘n koning behandel word en moet die polisieman/vrou net “ja en amen” anders is daar ‘n ondersoek teen jou. Vandag wil ek vir elke polisieman/vrou wat ernstig is oor hul werk maar weens politiek gebriek word, sê: “Sterkte. Ek weet hoe dit voel. Ons kan net bid vir julle.

Gelukkig het ek die tuig in April 2009 neergelê”. Kommentaar deur brig Fanie Bouwer Die skryfster van bostaande artikel was 'n jong AO op Port Nolloth toe ek DK in Namakwaland, met HK op Springbok, geword het in 1991. Daar is iets in hierdie artikel wat ook iets ironies aanspreek, bv. die prisonier se reg op lekker kos en slaapplek. Ook in ander aspekte van die lewe deesdae is 'regte' die modewoord.

Die samelewing se waardes, gedrag ens. het egter agteruit gegaan. Die hele atmosfeer het verander. ‘n Ander manier van dink en doen is deesdae aan die orde van die dag ... en dit is nié ‘n beter manier nie. Ons samelewing, boere ens. is slagoffers van ernstige misdaad, maar die 'menseregte" van die kriminele word altyd voorop

‘n Ou legende: Brigadier IJ “Sakkie” Fischer

Tienie Fischer: Foto van my pa (oud-Brig IJ Sakkie Fischer). Ek het geen idee waar die foto geneem is nie. Ek weet net dat dit in die laat 1940's of vroeë 50's moes wees. Hy was in daai jare onder andere gestasioneer te SAP Onbekend aan die Ooste van Pretoria. Dalk was dit in daardie omgewing. Dit bly 'n mooi foto van 'n trotse lid. Hoe het dinge nie verander nie. Jacques Van Heerden: Netjies! Hennie Heymans: Gedurende 1974 was daar onluste op die goudmyne te Welkom. Ons was op "boskursus" te Maleoskop en het onder bevel van lt. kol. "Karools" Mouton na Welkom per opruktrok gereis en het laatnag - vroegoggend daar aangekom. Wat ek altyd sal onthou, jou Vader het ons ingewag en ons van lekker sop en slaapplek in die Gimnasium voorsien. Gedurende 1990 word ek self te Welkom verplaas as Dk en het nooit sy voorbeeld vergeet nie. Ek wil graag jou Vader se foto in die Nongqai plaas, dankie! Tienie Fischer aan Hennie Heymans: met groot plesier kan julle die foto gebruik! Ek verlang baie

na die Welkom dae en onthou ook vir oom. Hennie Heymans: 'n Stukkie geskiedenis: Die polisiestasie "Onbekend", hierbo vermeld, se naam is later verander na "Welbekend". 'n Brief aan die Stasiebevelvoerder, SA Polisie, Onbekend het selde sy bestemming bereik - toe verander die kommissaris die naam na "Welbekend" en die briewe bereik hul bestemming. Deon Oosthuizen: Jy is reg Hennie maar die posprobleem het deels gebly. Alhoewel die polisiestasie se naam na Welbekend verander is, was die poskantoor nog op die plaas Onbekend. So die posadres was SAP Welbekend PK Onbekend.

Hennie Heymans aan Deon Oosthuizen: - Jy is heel te maal korrek!! Dis eintlik 'n komiese storie. Deon Huysamen aan Deon Oosthuizen: Ek kan dit nog goed onthou. Was destyds op Kempton Park gestasioneer, daarna Boksburg en Pretoria. Markus de Beer: Oom Hennie dis vir my komies dat gebiede onbekend en welbekend feitlik grens aan mekaar. Wat het destyds gebeur dat een plek bekend is en die ander een is nie. Dis baie naby my huis. Derik Van Deventer: My oupa was ‘n verwer van beroep, my ouma altyd gesê hy het baie ver geloop van werkie na werkie, nie vervoer gehad nie. Eendag het die sersant by hom gestop en saamry geleentheid op so motorfiets aangebied. Hy het geweier, vir my ouma gesê want more lê dit die hele distrik vol dat ou Japie gearresteer is....lol… Cedric Timoney: Daar was major Fischer DK te Port Nolloth 1969 en sy broer was n Kaptein op my Speurders kursus 1974 te Benoni. Is hulle dalk familie?

Hennie Heymans aan Cedric Timoney - ja, genl Hennie Fischer en brig IJ Fischer is broers. Cedric Timoney aan Hennie Heymans albei geken. Nederig en absolute gentleman. Genl Hennie was my DK en Brig IJ een van ons dosente. Altyd ge-smile. Tertius E Barnardt: Kaptein H J Fischer was ook my dosent 1972 Speurderskursus 42/72 te Pretoria. Tienie Fischer aan Tertius E Barnardt dis reg. Hulle was drie broers, Brig Izak (IJ), Kol Tienie Piet Van Zyl: Brig Isak Fischer was my DK in Welkom en het een oggend stasie besoek saam met die SB, maj Maree. Na ‘n besoek aan die selle het die twee offisiere die aanklagkantoor ingekom waar ek AK-sersant was. Brig Fischer wou toe by my weet hoeveel prisoniers ek in die selle gehad het...... Moeilike vraag met prisoniers wat hof toe uitgeboek word, deur speurders uit geneem word vir ondersoek ens. ens. Ek gee toe presies die korrekte getal mans, vroue en minderjariges. Brig Fischer het dit nooit vergeet nie en tydens lesings altyd melding gemaak van die feit dat ek geweet het wat aangaan. Saluut aan ‘n offisier van formaat. Walk Tall

Marcia Van Der Merwe aan Piet Van Zyl ek was dieselfde tyd daar. By vuurwapens gewerk saam met Petro Piet Van Zyl aan Marcia: ..... Goed om van jou te hoor en ja n leef tyd gelede. Walk Tall Frikkie Liebenberg: Saam met jou pa op Welkom gewerk Leon Barnard: Het die Harley as staatsvoertuig gehad in speurtak, Parkweg, Bloemfon tein, 1954. In die winter gesuffer!!

Tertius E Barnardt: koudste wat ek in my lewe gekry het was in 1988/9 Bloemfontein Buurman se dogter het verjaar en funksie was in Bloemspruit op die plotte neffens die perderenbaan ... ys koue wind gewaai die water in die sinkskottels met bier het geys!! Engela Nel: Trots is in ons bloed jy het dit net, daarom is ander jaloers op ons. Elbie Swart: Tienie saam met jou en jou broer Isak gewerk.

Tienie Fischer: Hi Elbie, ek onthou! Gaan dit goed? Elbie Swart aan Tienie Fischer: ja dit gaan baie goed dankie so 2 jaar terug klaar gemaak woon nou in die Kaap Casper Rossouw: Mooi foto Gawie Botha: Ek as kind gebore 1942 kan in my grootword jare polisie te perd en met Harley Davidson met syspan onthou!

(Continued from page 59) Tertius E Barnardt: SAP Muizenberg (1960-tigs) het soms so ‘n Harley gehad ... geleen uit distrik 3? Christo Ungerer: SAP Welbekend, PK Onbekend, "Suicide" Harley genoem (om navrae te doen) met Posbus, PETIT die rathefboom langs die tenk gemonteer .

Treasure: Col Sam Steele

British planning for the post-war period included a para-military force to police the conquered Boer republics of the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek and Oranje Vrystaat. This resulted in the creation of the South African Constabulary (SAC). In August 1900, two months after the fall of Pretoria, Major-General Robert Baden-Powell, famous as the defender of the besieged garrison of Mafeking, was appointed to raise and command the new force. Unfortunately, contrary to British expectations, the Boers continued to fight in a Guerrilla war following the capture of their capitals, so the newly formed SAC had to used as a regular Military unit. Baden-Powell had been impressed with the Canadians who had served at Mafeking and he expressed a desire to 'get as many of the Canadians in his force as possible'. Many of the Canadian First Contingent were from the North West Mounted Police, the ‘Mounties’. While some members of the first and second Canadian contingents did transfer to the SAC, the bulk of the Canadians that served in the force - 30 officers and 1,208 other ranks - were enlisted in Canada in early 1901. Nearly threequarters of the Canadian officers, and 100 of the men, had previous service in South Africa. Some members of later Canadian contingents also joined the force rather than return to Canada at the war's end. Among the Canadian members of the SAC was the legendary Colonel Sam Steele, who had already commanded Strathcona's Horse. He would spend five years in South Africa, returning to Canada only in 1906. The SAC was a para-military organisation disguised as a police force. Nevertheless, the British Army did not recognise it as a full partner in the war, despite the fact the SAC took part in many campaigns and experienced some hard fighting, as attested to by its casualty records and the list of honours and awards won by its members. The South African Constabulary was disbanded on 2 June 1908.

Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek Politie aka ZARP’s Iain Hayter

The ZARP was the mounted- and foot police of the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek, a para-military unit, one of the few Permanent Force units. From 1881 to 1896 the ZARPS were part of the Artillery and then began a separate existence as an independent entity. In 1899, the force consisted of 10 officers, 100 NCO’s and 1400 men. The majority of the force was foot police, but when the Anglo Boer war broke out, they all took to the field and entered the war as mounted forces. The ZARPs fought well and earned a reputation for their tenacity, skill and courage. In peacetime they carried swords, carbines and revolvers. During the Anglo-Boer war the ZARPs carried the Mauser rifle. Mr L.S. Amery stated that “the police were firstclass fighters, combining the skill of the Boer with the courage and self-sacrifice of the disciplined soldier”. The “fighting” ZARPs accompanied the Boer forces from the ZAR that invaded Natal. They participated in many major and minor engagements but gained enduring fame at the Battle of Dalmanutha or Bergendal where they were destroyed as a unit but earnt the respect of the British for the heroic stand they took and withstanding the Artillery barrage thrown at them. Individual members as well as the last contingent of the ZARP’s continued to fight in the ZAR during the guerrilla and final stage of the Second Boer War.