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Jenny Fourie vertel van haar loopbaan in die Suid Afrikaanse Polisie Mag (en Diens) waar sy die rang van generaal major bereik het. Sy was een van die eerste twee gekleurde (bruin) offisiere in die polisie. Dit was nie ‘n maklike pad vir ‘n vrou nie. Sy vat ons deur haar loopbaan met menigte snaakse insidente, so vertel tussen ‘n regte Afrika reënstorm. Hierdie is geskiedenis wat jy nêrens anders sal kry nie. Los vrae hier onder as jy het. Daar sal nog episodes wees. Skryf asb. in op Legacy Partners en merk die “klokkie” om ingelig te word van opvolg episodes. Links Facebook bladsy "Suid Afrikaanse Polisievroue 1972 tot 1996" SA Mirror: https://www.samirror.com/nongqai-latest-editions.html Nongqai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nongqai Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Sarie van Niekerk was one of the very first female SA Police Force members. This episode is a brief background of female officers and her career. In 1972 she underwent basic training at the Police College. Already a university graduate, she became a student platoon leader. Sarie was then chosen with nine others to go through the highly specialist Security Branch training phases. Later on, she would become a lieutenant working in different units. Female officers were something brand new then. They were not all that welcome. It was a man’s world, and they were looked at with much suspicion. Thus, they had to excel above what was expected from the men and they did. A fascinating story that continues with Sarie describing her police friends that played a significant role in her life. Most are well-known policewomen and men. A fascinating insight on times past. This is living history to be found nowhere else. After her police years, she became a well-known journalist, that journey is also recorded here. Today she is the editor of the Female Nongqai Magazine where memories are kept alive. If you have questions for Sarie, leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes since there will be many more. Links: Name of FB page "Suid Afrikaanse Polisievroue 1972 tot 1996" SA Mirror: https://www.samirror.com/nongqai-latest-editions.html Nongqai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nongqai Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Sarie van Niekerk was one of the very first female SA Police Force members. This episode is a brief background of female officers and her career. In 1972 she underwent basic training at the Police College. Already a university graduate, she became a student platoon leader. Sarie was then chosen with nine others to go through the highly specialist Security Branch training phases. Later on, she would become a lieutenant working in different units. Female officers were something brand new then. They were not all that welcome. It was a man’s world, and they were looked at with much suspicion. Thus, they had to excel above what was expected from the men and they did. A fascinating story that continues with Sarie describing her childhood and her parents. So different from what we see today. It shows you that behind the uniform is a human being This is living history to be found nowhere else. After her police years, she became a well-known journalist, that journey is also recorded here. Today she is the editor of the Female Nongqai Magazine where memories are kept alive. If you have questions for Sarie, leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes since there will be many more. Links: Name of FB page "Suid Afrikaanse Polisievroue 1972 tot 1996" SA Mirror: https://www.samirror.com/nongqai-latest-editions.html Nongqai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nongqai Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Sarie van Niekerk was one of the very first female SA Police Force members. This episode is a brief background of female officers and her career. In 1972 she underwent basic training at the Police College. Already a university graduate, she became a student platoon leader. Sarie was then chosen with nine others to go through the highly specialist Security Branch training phases. Later on, she would become a lieutenant working in different units. Female officers were something brand new then. They were not all that welcome. It was a man’s world, and they were looked at with much suspicion. Thus, they had to excel above what was expected from the men and they did. A fascinating story that continues with Sarie now working as a crime/court journalist having resigned her commission to please her abusive husband. A story that you should not miss. Any woman can end with an abusive husband. How do you deal with such things? Listen to this video and understand more. This is living history to be found nowhere else. After her police years, she became a well-known journalist, that journey is also recorded here. Today she is the editor of the Female Nongqai Magazine where memories are kept alive. If you have questions for Sarie, leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes since there will be many more. Links: Name of FB page "Suid Afrikaanse Polisievroue 1972 tot 1996" SA Mirror: https://www.samirror.com/nongqai-latest-editions.html Nongqai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nongqai Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Sarie van Niekerk was one of the very first female SA Police Force members. This episode is a brief background of female officers and her career. In 1972 she underwent basic training at the Police College. Already a university graduate, she became a student platoon leader. Sarie was then chosen with nine others to go through the highly specialist Security Branch training phases. Later on, she would become a lieutenant working in different units. Female officers were something brand new then. They were not all that welcome. It was a man’s world, and they were looked at with much suspicion. Thus, they had to excel above what was expected from the men and they did. A fascinating story that continues with pressure on Sarie to resign from the police after the birth of her daughter, Natasja. Soon after returning to work, the police found a newborn baby in a dustbin. Something that shocked her. She tells us about the gradual deterioration of her marriage. This is living history to be found nowhere else. After her police years, she became a well-known journalist, that journey is also recorded here. Today she is the editor of the Female Nongqai Magazine where memories are kept alive. If you have questions for Sarie, leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes since there will be many more. Links: Name of FB page "Suid Afrikaanse Polisievroue 1972 tot 1996" SA Mirror: https://www.samirror.com/nongqai-latest-editions.html Nongqai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nongqai Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Sarie van Niekerk was one of the very first female SA Police Force members. This episode is a brief background of female officers and her career. In 1972 she underwent basic training at the Police College. Already a university graduate, she became a student platoon leader. Sarie was then chosen with nine others to go through the highly specialist Security Branch training phases. Later on, she would become a lieutenant working in different units. Female officers were something brand new then. They were not all that welcome. It was a man’s world, and they were looked at with much suspicion. Thus, they had to excel above what was expected from the men and they did. A fascinating story that continues with comical anecdotes from the Police College, the passing out parades (they had more than one). She then followed a suspected spy, got involved with the Fox Street Siege, and much more including the Soweto Riots of June 1976. This is living history to be found nowhere else. After her police years, she became a well-known journalist. Today she is the editor of the Female Nongqai Magazine where memories are kept alive. If you have questions for Sarie, leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes since there will be many more. Links: SA Mirror: https://www.samirror.com/nongqai-latest-editions.html Nongqai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nongqai Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Sarie van Niekerk was one of the very first female SA Police Force members. This episode is a brief background of female officers and her career. In 1972 she underwent basic training at the Police College. Already a university graduate, Sarie was then chosen with nine others to go through the highly specialist Security Branch training phases. Later on, she would become a lieutenant working in different units. Female officers were something brand new then. They were not all that welcome. It was a man’s world and they were looked at with much suspicion. Thus, they had to excel above what was expected from the men and they did. A fascinating story where she met a young Winnie Mandela, the Fox Street Siege, and much more. After her police years, she became a well-known journalist. Today she is the editor of the Female Nongqai Magazine where memories are kept alive. If you have questions for Sarie, leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes since there will be many more. Links: SA Mirror: https://www.samirror.com/nongqai-latest-editions.html Nongqai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nongqai Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Kevin Johnson speaks to us about his time in the South African Police Force between 1976 to 1978 (and a few months) as a national serviceman (loteling). Later he joined the SA Army and became a member of the famous 32 Battalion operating behind enemy lines in Angola. In this episode, he speaks of his time in the SAP serving the community of Cape Town. A fascinating conversation. In the next episode, we will speak of his Army career. If you have questions for Kevin, leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes. Links: Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Kevin Johnson speaks to us about his time in the South African Police Force between 1976 to 1978 (and a few months) as a national serviceman (loteling). Later he joined the SA Army and became a member of the famous 32 Battalion operating behind enemy lines in Angola. In this episode, he speaks of his childhood in Cape Town and joining the SAP, Police College, and time at Maleoskop for counter-insurgency training. A fascinating conversation. In the next episode, we will speak of his police career in Cape Town. If you have questions for Kevin, leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes. Links: www.georgemjames.com www.legacy.conversations.org

Tim Durrheim served in the South African Police Force as a junior reservist before enlisting in 1982. He worked at King William's Town in crime prevention before moving on to become a dog handler. In the Dog Unit, he was both a patrol and explosive dog handler (second episode) before serving with SWAPOL TIN (Koevoet). In this episode, he tells us about his life as a police dog handler and what happened after he left the SAP. This episode was recorded in audio because of internet problems. If you have questions for Tim leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes. Links: Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Tim Durrheim served in the South African Police Force as a junior reservist before enlisting in 1982. He worked at King William's Town in crime prevention before moving on to become a dog handler. In the Dog Unit, he was both a patrol and explosive dog handler (second episode) before serving with SWAPOL TIN (Koevoet). In this episode, he tells us about his youth and life before becoming a dog handler. This is a good episode recorded in audio because of internet problems. If you ever wanted to know what a street cop thinks and do this is the episode for you. If you have questions for Tim leave them below. Please subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes. Links: Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org

Kolonel Potgieter, SAP, Afgetree, praat oor onluste en hoe om dit te hanteer. Tydens sy lang loopbaan was hy die stasiebevelvoerder op King William's Town. By geleentheid het 120 polisiemanne onder sy bevel ‘n skare van tussen 70 en 80 duisend mense beheer sonder enige probleme. Net daarna het die Bisho Slagting plaasgevind (wat nie deur die SAP veroorsaak is nie). Hy verduidelik hoe die “Zuma Onluste van Julie 2021” hand uit ruk en wat die publiek kan doen om hulleself te beskerm. Hy het ook raad vir mense wat misdaadvoorkoming wil doen. In sy eie dorp het sy pogings misdaad afgebring met 75%. Persoonlik beskou ek Gerhard Potgieter as by verre die beste polisieman en offisier wat ek ooit gesien het. Moenie die episode mis nie. Links: Sponsor: https://www.georgemjames.com Website: https://www.legacy-conversations.org

Koos Kotzé served between 1985 and 1991 as a sergeant in the Flying Squad, Pretoria, as well as on the borders and other places. He is the author of the Mean Streets - Life in the Apartheid Police series (Gewetenlose Strate, Afrikaans) and host of Legacy Conversations. Here he recounts some of his adventures. Links: Website: https://www.legacy-conversations.org

Felix Müller, an Irishman, served in the South African Police Force between 1968 to 1972. He then left for the Royal Hong Kong Police, and today is a lecturer at the Mahamakut Buddhist University, Thailand, happily married to Napalai. He talks of his time in the Police Forces and other fascinating political subjects. This is the second of two episodes. Indeed, a wonderful fellow that had a rich and rewarding life. Should you have further questions for Felix, leave them below. Links: George M James – www.georgemjames.com Legacy Conversations – www.legacy-conversations.org

Felix Müller, an Irishman, served in the South African Police Force between 1968 to 1972. He then left for the Royal Hong Kong Police, and today is a lecturer at the Mahamakut Buddhist University, Thailand, happily married to Napalai. He talks of his time in the Police Forces and other fascinating subjects. This is the first of two episodes - the second one will be released on 20 June 2021 at 9am (Swiss time). Indeed, a wonderful fellow that had a rich and rewarding life. Should you have further questions for Felix, leave them below. George M James – www.georgemjames.com Legacy Conversations – www.legacy-conversations.org

Brigadier Hennie Heymans, ex-Veiligheidstak en Staatsveiligheids Raad, praat met ons oor waar sy loopbaan begin het - 'n kort oorsig. Daar sal nog heelwat episodes wees met Hennie oor 'n menigte onderwerpe. In my opinie is daar geen ander mens wat meer weet oor die SAP Mag se geskiedenis as Hennie Heymans nie. Links: SA Mirror: https://www.samirror.com/nongqai-latest-editions.html Nongqai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nongqai Nongqai Trust: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2778343082384493

Gerhard Pogieter was my eerste bevelvoerder en is in die Mean Streets (Gewetenlose Strate) boeke waar ek hom as die beste polisieman ooit beskryf (geen grap). In hierdie video praat hy en sy vrou, Narda, met ons oor sy tyd in die SAP. Hy het reeds aangedui dat hy sal terugkom om verder met ons te praat. Moenie dit mis nie. Website: https://www.legacy-conversations.org

An Oral History Through Conversations: - 1. Hours of conversations with former members of the South African Police Force (1913-1994). DISCLAIMER: - The views of individual contributors do not necessarily represent those of George M James or JKLS Africa or Koos Kotzé or indeed vice versa. Participating with Legacy Conversations does not automatically include endorsements of any sponsored products by either side. Note that the language used is the language of the time - common sense and discretion are advised. Alternative download sites will be announced. Website: https://www.legacy-conversations.org