SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
August 2008 edition
With the 2008 Beijing Olympics now over it is very interesting to look at the medal tally - for there we will see that the "new" South Africa finished up with a grand total of one medal (a silver, for what it's worth). This put South Africa level with such other sporting super-powers as the Sudan and Vietnam, and below such other sporting giants as Bahrain and Kyrgyzstan.
At much the same time, of course, South Africa is being humbled in the Tri-nation rugby tournament and is being whipped by England in the One-Day International Cricket series. In the days of civilised rule of course, even during the era of sanctions, South Africa consistently produced world class sportsmen and sportswomen in practically every sporting discipline, with the Springbok rugby and cricket sides being consistently recognised as among the best in the world. Even during the early few years of ANC rule South African sportsmen and sportswomen (who of course had matured during the days before the ANC terrorists came to power) more than held their own in Olympic competitions - particularly in swimming, lawn tennis and the vertical jumps.
But what is the reason for this so dramatic decline? Many argue that it is all the fault of the iniquitous "quota system", but there are undoubtedly other far more fundamental reasons than this. South Africa is already universally recognised as being the crime capital of the world, but it is not just a matter of crime - the whole infrastructure of the state is collapsing. How can any country expect to produce sporting superstars when even to attend an evening's training session means taking one's life in one's hands? Add to this, of course, the fact that an escalating number of top South Africans (of all races) are now leaving the disintegrating country as fast as they can.
Although there are still many ostriches with their heads in the sand who simply refuse to accept the fact, South Africa has long since ceased to be a first-world country, and has become yet another third-world disaster - indeed South Africa would now seem to be heading rapidly towards becoming a Zimbabwe writ large. The rapid decline of Olympic success is yet another clear example of this.
But talking of Zimbabwe, a further quick look at the Olympic medal tally produces a big surprise, for this basket-case of all basket-cases finished up with four medals (one gold and three silvers). A closer analysis, however, reveals that they were all won by one person - the US-based swimmer Kirsty Coventry. In last month's SCN we observed that it would probably be best for a post-ZANU-PF government to change Zimbabwe's name, and a couple of suggestions were made. Perhaps now the most obvious choice would be to rename the country Coventry!
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC LONDON BRANCH EVENT
The London Branch of the SC/ELC staged a trip to see the finish of this year's Doggett's Coat and Badge Race on the Thames last month, which proved to be a most enjoyable branch activity. There was a surprisingly good turnout for this trip, particularly as it took place during a weekday afternoon, and all were able to witness a strong victory by Paul Markley of Greenwich in this historic rowing event. Afterwards the SC/ELC contingent adjourned to a hostelry in Victoria to continue a most convivial afternoon.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB RHODES & FOUNDERS CELEBRATION BUFFET
The Springbok Club held a most pleasant and successful - albeit slightly delayed - Rhodes and Founders celebration buffet earlier this month, at which the guest speaker was Capt. Kevin Pope. Capt.Pope, who is currently serving with the Royal Regiment of Scotland in Belfast, is a Rhodesian born and bred, and a few years ago returned to the by then Zimbabwe in order to attempt to continue his family tradition of commercial farming in the country. Tragically, however, both his own new farm and the neighbouring farm of his father were burnt down by gangs of marauding ZANU-PF thugs, which caused him to return to active service in the British army. In a most well-received illustrated speech Capt. Pope detailed something about his family history, his service with the British army, and his own most harrowing experiences in Zimbabwe - as well as telling something of his hopes and predictions for the future. The function room was packed for this event, which bodes extremely well for the future of the Springbok Club, and all present were full of praise for the superbly delivered and most informative illustrated talk which Capt.Pope gave - as well as for the succulent array of buffet snacks which were provided at this function!
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
Unfortunately, due the knock-on effects of the crisis in the London Swinton Circle (of which more later), it has been felt best to postpone the Springbok Club/ELC's proposed trip to Carmarthen in order to lay a wreath at the monument to Sir Thomas Picton in September. Instead the London Branch of the SC/ELC is planning to hold an informal gathering later during September at which it is hoped to welcome a notable guest who will give a brief talk on his specialist subjects of historical interest. More precise details will be given in September's SCN.
In October it is hoped to stage a joint meeting with the by then re-constituted London Swinton Circle at which a most prominent personality will be guest speaker.
In November the Springbok Club/ELC will be holding its annual UDI Day celebrations, at which a prominent ex-Rhodesian will be guest of honour. A number of supporters have however requested that we stage a special dinner for this event again, rather than just a buffet format. We abandoned the formal dinner structure a couple of years ago following certain unfortunate problems which were basically caused by lower than anticipated patronage. We have therefore decided only to go ahead with a formal dinner again if we are able to guarantee a sufficient number of attendees in advance. If you would be interested in attending a dinner in November in the central London area then please let us know as soon as possible either by e-mailing: springbok@falklands.org or by 'phoning: 07711188430.
In December the Springbok Cub/ELC will be marking the Day of the Vow with a special event featuring a display by a Victorian-era military re-enactment society. More details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
The Springbok Club/ELC is provisionally planning to organise a trip to Gibraltar in February of next year (precise dates are still to be finalised) in order to witness the Freedom of the Rock being granted to the Royal Marines. If any supporter is keen to join us for this visit then please e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711188430.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE IN CRISIS
The last meeting of the London Swinton Circle featured a most inspiring and encouraging address given by Commander John Muxworthy RN, the Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom National Defence Association. We would like thank Commander Muxworthy for giving us such an informative and motivating speech, and wish both him and the UKNDA every success for the future.
Sadly, however, this meeting was marred considerably by the gate-crashing and attempted disruption of proceedings by a small group of known members of a neo-fascist political party, who were neither invited nor welcome. The Chairman of the LSC obviously had to ask these undesirable elements to leave, naturally assuming that the LSC Organiser (the only other current Committee member present) would fully back him up in the enforcement the LSC Constitution in this regard. Unfortunately, however, the LSC Organiser simply ran away, and even more reprehensibly unilaterally started the meeting whilst the uninvited extremists were still present. Although, undoubtedly as a result of the original confrontation, the unsavoury elements did not cause any real problems during the meeting itself, one of them did ask a very antagonistic question of Cdr. Muxworthy from the floor which ran counter to the policies and ideology of the LSC. We would therefore like to apologise to Cdr. Muxworthy for any embarrassment which this unfortunate question may have caused, and to assure him that the questioner was neither a member of the LSC nor welcome at the meeting. Even worse developments were then alas to occur, for the Organiser of the LSC subsequently unilaterally convened what can only be described as a kangaroo court in order to try to dismiss the Chairman! This kangaroo court had absolutely no constitutional validity whatsoever, not only because according to the constitution of the LSC [Clause 5(b)] "All Officers [i.e. including the Chairman] .... shall be ex-officio members of all committees and sub-committees", but furthermore because the Chairman was given absolutely no opportunity to defend himself - nor was even informed of what the alleged "charges" against him were! As a result, and after consulting with other leading members of the LSC, the Chairman has decided to suspend all activities of the LSC until further notice (NB this DOES include the planned meeting of September 3rd to be addressed by Dr. Hazlett Lynch), and to call an Extraordinary General Meeting of the LSC within the next few months, at which, inter alia, the actions of the kangaroo court and what disciplinary actions should be taken against those who convened it will be discussed. Needless to say, future developments will be reported in subsequent editions of the SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
On Saturday 26th July Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the National Chairman of New Britain, paid a visit to Plymouth to take part in his now annual challenge bowls match against the Lord Mayor of Plymouth to celebrate the anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. This year's match once again resulted in a draw.
On Saturday 6th September the Essex Branch of New Britain will be staging a meeting at the Ingatestone Community Association Hall, High Street, Ingatestone, Essex. The guest speaker at this meeting, which will commence at 15.00 hrs, will be Sir Teddy Taylor.
During the evening of Wednesday 10th September New Britain will be staging its annual Gibraltar Day event, which will take place at St.Catherine Cree Hall, Leadenhall Street, London EC3 (nearest tube stations: Bank and Aldgate). All present will be invited to sign a message of friendship to be sent to the Chief Minister of Gibraltar.
New Britain's annual Goldsmith Lecture will be held on Thursday 18th September at the Lecture Hall, University College London, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT, commencing at 19.00 hrs. The guest speakers will be Mr. Stuart Wheeler (who recently succeeded in getting a judicial review against the Government over the question of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty) and Lord Pearson of Rannoch. Tickets are priced £5.00, and can be obtained from New Britain, 10 College East, Gunthorpe Street, London EC1 7RL. For more information, or to order a ticket, please 'phone 020-72472524.
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WORLD CUP WILLIES
The following recent two most revealing reports appeared in "Preparing South Africa for the World" - the official newsletter of 2010 Soccer World Cup organising committee :-
"Further outbreaks of violence against foreigners in South Africa could lead FIFA to move the 2010 World Cup elsewhere, the United Nations adviser on sport said. According to a Mail & Guardian Online report, Willi Lemke, the UN Special Advisor on Sport, said the violence has put an enormous strain on the tournament. He said he hoped the incidents were a lone outbreak of violence. 'But if the scenes repeat themselves, FIFA will rethink its decision in favour of South Africa and, if necessary, pull the plug,' Lemke said."
"Organised crime will increase in South Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup because of the country's lax border controls. City Press reports that the Scorpions' head of crime analysis, Nhlanhla Ngidi, speaking at a conference on border control in Africa held in Johannesburg, said syndicates were likely to use the influx of travellers into the country ahead of the tournament to get inside South Africa's borders. Already there were signs that organised crime was 'pervasive' and targeting South Africa. The tournament 'will attract even more organised crime groups' specialising in drugs, human trafficking, counterfeit medicines and cyber-crime, he said."
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FALKLANDS NEWS
It is not true that it is "international practice for the flag of origin of the combatants to fly at cemeteries where soldiers are buried" as claimed by the Argentine Vice-President when requesting that the Argentine flag should be flown at Darwin Cemetery on the Falkland Islands where many Argentine dead from the Falklands War are buried.
There are scores, if not hundreds, of British military cemeteries on foreign soil, but only one of them permanently flies the British flag. That is the huge cemetery at Thiepval in France. This is a joint British/French battle monument and cemetery. It flies both the British and French flags. It is also a cemetery on the territory of an ally, France - and what a nation does on its own territory is entirely its own business. The French are obviously happy with the British flag there. The analogy to this in Britain is the American cemetery near Cambridge, which flies the US flag - again this is the cemetery of an ally, and the British are happy to have the American flag there. The Union Flag at the British cemetery in the Falklands is obviously entirely proper too. It is on British territory - and a nation does what it likes on its own territory. The Islanders are, of course, happy to have the British flag there flying over their fallen liberators.
The equivalent in Britain to the Argentine cemetery at Darwin is the huge German cemetery at Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. There have been sixty years of peace since the Second World War, yet despite this there has never been a German flag there.
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REQUEST FOR HELP IN CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF EXPAT SOUTH AFRICANS
We have recently received the following request from Dr. Robert Crawford, a Research Fellow at King's College London :-
"I am currently undertaking a survey of South Africans who currently or have previously lived in London. Would it be possible for you to forward the following web-site on to your supporters - the survey only takes 5-10 minutes.
"The web survey can be accessed at: http://www.monash.ac.za/research/lure_of_london/
"Please feel free to pass this address on to any other family, friends, and acquaintances.
"Yours sincerely,
"Dr. Robert Crawford."
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CAPE FUR SEALS FINALLY GET THEIR NEW NATIONAL LEGISLATED ACT
We have also recently received the following most encouraging message from Francois Hugo of Seal Alert-SA :-
"Nine years ago I was officially told in writing by the South African government that it is a criminal offence to rescue seals under the Seal Protection Act of 1973, and the government was not prepared to consider seal rescue at that time. To continue to do so daily, in the will to save over 5000 seal lives, would lead to police arrest, criminal convictions, fines and eventually incarceration for up to two years I was told.
"For over 26 years no-one had tried or succeeded in saving these dying seal lives.
"I was told that if you rock the boat South Africa will resume commercial sealing, killing tens of thousands of baby seal lives.
"Standing very alone, knowing that for thousands of seals their very life or death stood before me, I decided to hell with the legislation. If I can't rescue seals under the Seal Protection Act of 1973 then I will just force them to write a new one, in which it will not be a criminal offence to rescue seals or protect them.
"So I started Seal Alert-SA, whose first act of defiance was to paint the side of my boat into a large schoolroom black-board, upon which every day I would write public seal messages to the government about the seals I was rescuing, for all to see.
"To confront the issue, to force change, I set up seal rescue in the busiest government-controlled commercial fishing harbour in South Africa - illegally and criminally, of course! That really pissed them off. Not in a once-off media campaign with a whole bunch of international volunteers, but daily single-handed. I proceeded to rescue, save, disentangle and protect these amazing sea-creatures, right in front of their faces. They threw the book at me, discrediting me publicly, ruining me financially, intimidating me, arresting me, threatening me and making life hard, and succeeding in turning an entire very rough fishing community against me.
"Those were the days. Great days, great seal days.
"Eventually every fish that got stolen from a fisherman by a seal, became my seals. Every fisherman bitten, was bitten by my seals. Every seal that got shot, became my seal. Every poor catch a fishermen had, become because of my seals. Slowly these seals became my seals, and I became their saviour and their protector.
"Until a fisherman one day complained, 'Seals now have more rights than I do'.
"One reporter once wrote, 'At the going out of the tide, he will save them'.
"Well after thousands of letters, reports and e-mails, hundreds of newspaper, radio and television interviews spanning across the globe, backed by a pioneering and loyal group of seal supporters from around the world in over 80 countries - including you. 13 lever-arch files with the Public Protector's 5-year investigation; two State Presidents, two Environmental Ministers, two Deputy Director-Generals and two Public Protectors - it finally happened.
"Some have stated that this is the most progressive legislation to protect seals in the world, but I seriously have my doubts on this. Until seals are back on their rightful extinct islands the battle for their survival, their freedom, is far from over - but at least it begins with solid national legislated foundations within which to work to address specific issues.
"On the 7 December 2007 the Cape Fur Seals of South Africa finally got their new Act.
"With any luck, and continued support, this Act will serve the foundations for decades to come, to increase the protection of these seals.
"Namibia [South-West Africa] is next in my seal sights now.
"For all you have done, my biggest Thank You.
"For the Seals,
"Francois Hugo, Seal Alert-SA, www.sealalert.org"
[It is not often that we receive any good news from the "new" South Africa, but this recent report certainly shows that there is hope - even under the Mbeki regime. Surely Francois Hugo deserves some form of international honour and recognition?]
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
[We really want to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, very soon, but in order to do this we must clear as much of our existing stock of back-issues as possible first. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
Robert Shipley has many items of memorabilia of special interest to Southern African and other patriots for sale, including :-
An old brochure of Worcester in South Africa for £10.00
and
A State President's Guard Plaque 1980/81, Lt.Grobler, for £15.00
(postage and packaging included).
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.117 : Mr. VIC ROBINSON of Natal
Vic Robinson was a keen and reliable member of the Conservative Party in Durban during the mid-1980s. He could always be relied upon to help man party tables at election times, invariably turning up wearing his South African army beret from World War II, in which conflict he served with pride and distinction. In the late 1980s he retired and moved to the small little dorp of Rosetta just outside Mooi River, so it is uncertain therefore whether he is still alive. He was the father of Charlie Robinson who featured in the "Where are they now?" column of the SCN's September 2000 edition, though unfortunately we never received any response as a result of this request. We would therefore be very keen to learn what became of both Vic and Charlie.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
In spite of the problems which befell last month's London Swinton Circle meeting, the speech given by Cdr. John Muxworthy proved highly informative and inspiring, and the UK National Defence Association is most certainly an organisation well worthy of support. Their excellent web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.uknda.org
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
UP AND UNDER
Sir,
Yes, I saw the letter of mine in the April edition of the SCN, well done. This country is a balls-up at the moment, as I'm sure you've noticed. And they are starting load-shedding again!
Go well.
Yours etc.,
Glenn MacAskill, Transvaal, South Africa
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BACK TO BLACK
Sir,
This last week I have noticed that Sunnyside was unusually quiet. At first I thought it was because of the winter. (During winter, these Black animals of Africa tend to go into some sort of hibernation.)
Then I heard about the xenophobia. 30-40% of Sunnyside's population is foreign. They must be keeping a low profile to avoid trouble.
(Personally I have sympathy for neither the locals nor the foreigners; if Blacks are killing Blacks who am I to judge?)
Yours etc.,
HRK, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
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LIBERAL DEATH-WISH
Sir,
The politically baffling question for me today - the Liberals are trying to strip Mugabe of his honorary title. How on earth was it given to an instigator of mass Matabele murder in the first place, irrespective of the fact that previously he had been a communist and a terrorist?
Yours etc.,
Susan Gordon, London, U.K.
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Saturday, 30 August 2008
Monday, 21 July 2008
July 2008 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
July 2008 edition
As "Zimbabwe" descends further and further into disintegration and chaos under the ZANU-PF regime (inflation now standing at 2.2 MILLION % per annum!) it can only be a matter of time before Mugabe and his terrorist cronies fall from power.
But what of the future for that beleaguered land? It would be wrong to assume that any successor government would automatically be better - after all elsewhere in Black Africa (in both Uganda and Zambia to name but two examples) the removal of tyrannical regimes has only ushered in equally corrupt and repressive administrations. Zimbabwe's future government - be it MDC or whatever - will therefore immediately be judged by the outside world by two symbolic criteria :-
1) The national flag which they adopt for the state. The present green, yellow, red and black hotchpotch will always be associated in peoples' minds with the hated Mugabe regime - particularly the red Marxist five-pointed star. At MDC rallies it has been quite common to see the Marxist star covered over with the MDC's own open-hand symbol, but this still means that the striped colour-scheme of the flag remains the same - the identical colour-scheme to the ZANU-PF party political flag. Only a complete and radical re-design of the national flag will signify to the world that the tyranny of Mugabe is a thing of the past.
2) The very name of the country. The term "Zimbabwe" should more accurately only refer to a pile of ruins in the south-east corner of the country - a very apt title for the country after 28 years of ZANU-PF maladministration! Of course it would undoubtedly be too much to hope that the name of Rhodesia could be restored for the country (certainly not in the short-term future) and the previous name of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia is altogether too much of a mouthful. The mystical name of Monomatapa has however been suggested as an alternative, and this could well prove to be a compromise acceptable to all.
Mugabe frequently states at his rallies that "Zimbabwe will never be a colony again". Certainly the present weak-willed British political classes don't seem to possess the necessary senses of daring and destiny to enact any form of military intervention to rescue that sorry land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi from Mugabe's despotic rule - but would a return to benevolent British colonial administration be such a bad thing? Most inhabitants of the country of all races now look back on the days of Rhodesia with fondness and happy memories when compared to the hunger, violence and denial of freedom which has typified the country since 1980. "Zimbabwe" may never be a colony again, but possibly - just possibly - a colony named Rhodesia may one day arise again.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC LONDON BRANCH EVENT
The London Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to see the finish of this year's Doggett's Coat and Badge Race on the Thames on Tuesday 22nd July. This historic race will start at 13.00 hrs, and is anticipated to finish at Chelsea at approximately 13.25 hrs. All those who wish to join the SC/ELC party are therefore asked to assemble on the Thames Embankment in front of the Chelsea Hospital near to Cadogan Pier between 12.30 hrs and 13.00 hrs. As this event will take place on the same day as the next London Swinton Circle meeting (see "London Swinton Circle News" column) this therefore provides an ideal opportunity for a special day out in London for supporters from elsewhere in the country, who will therefore be able to attend both activities in the one day.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
The Springbok Club/ELC's annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet will be held rather belatedly in August this year. This event will provisionally take place on Friday 22nd August in central London, and the guest speaker will be a prominent ex-Rhodesian now serving in the British army, who will give a first-hand account about present conditions in Zimbabwe, and his predictions and hopes for the future. Full details regarding this meeting will be given in next month's SCN.
In September the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to Carmarthen in order to lay a wreath at the monument to Sir Thomas Picton ("Wellington's Welsh General") on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of this great man's birth. This will be the first of what is hoped to be an annual SC/ELC event honouring great Imperial heroes who have statues and monuments in their honour around the UK. All those who are interested in participating in this forthcoming trip to Carmarthen should e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711-188430.
In November the Springbok Club/ELC will be holding its annual UDI Day celebrations, at which a prominent Rhodesian soldier who fought in the Bush War against Terrorism is anticipated to be guest speaker. A number of supporters have however requested that we stage a special dinner for this event again, rather than just a buffet format. We abandoned the formal dinner structure a couple of years ago following some unfortunate problems which were basically caused by lower than anticipated patronage. We have therefore decided only to go ahead with a formal dinner again if we are able to guarantee a sufficient number of attendees in advance. If you would be interested in attending a dinner in November in the central London area then please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing: springbok@falklands.org or 'phoning: 07711-188430.
The Springbok Club/ELC is provisionally planning to organise a trip to Gibraltar in February of next year (precise dates are still to be finalised) in order to witness the Freedom of the Rock being granted to the Royal Marines. If any supporter is keen to join us for this visit then please e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711-188430.
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SPRINGBBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
A member of the ExCo of the SC/ELC will be visiting Belfast during early August, when it is hoped that the Northern Ireland Branch of the organisation can be re-constituted. If anyone is interested in attending an informal get-together for this purpose, or becoming actively involved in any other new or existing branches, then please 'phone 07711-188430 for more details.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
Details of the next most important London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : The Counting House (the upstairs function room), 50 Cornhill, London EC3 (nearest underground station: Bank - leave via Exit 5)
Guest speakers : Commander John Muxworthy RN (Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom National Defence Association) and Col. Bob Stewart DSO (of Balkans War fame).
On 3rd September the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Dr. J. Hazlett Lynch, the Director of the pro-British anti-terrorist organisation West Tyrone Voice as guest speaker. Further details will be given in next month's edition of the SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
On Tuesday 1st July New Britain staged a special event in order to celebrate Canada Day at St. Alfege Church in Greenwich. A wreath was laid on the grave of Gen. James Wolfe in the church and the Canadian National Anthem was then sung, following which everyone present signed a message of friendship which was sent to the Canadian Prime Minister.
On Saturday 12th July the National Chairman of New Britain, Mr. Dennis Delderfield, paid a visit to Belfast in order to join the celebrations for the 318th anniversary of the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. He laid a wreath in honour of Ulster's dead at the war memorial in front of Belfast City Hall, and then witnessed and supported the annual Belfast parade of the Loyal Orange Order. After this he met a number of prominent Ulster politicians, including Mr. Peter Robinson MP, the First Minister of Northern Ireland.
On Saturday 26th July Mr. Delderfield will be visiting Plymouth to partake in his now annual challenge bowls match against the Lord Mayor of Plymouth in order to celebrate the anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. This event will take place at Plymouth Hoe Bowls Club, commencing at 11.00 hrs.
New Britain's annual Goldsmith Lecture has now been fixed, and will be held on Thursday 18th September. Fuller details will be given in future issues of the SCN.
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WORLD CUP WILLIES
The latest report which we've received from Jan Geelvink concerning preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup Finals in South Africa makes very interesting reading. The following revelations about the sudden resignation of South Africa's national coach (manager) seems particularly significant :-
"Carlos Parreira's decision to quit as national coach came as a bolt from the blue and stunned the 2010 World Cup hosts. The Brazilian, who took up his position last January, was mandated to restructure a squad which had lost its way under 13 previous coaches in as many years. Citing personal reasons, Parreira on Monday announced that he had decided to quit and return home. This after his wife, Leila, told Friday's Brazilian daily Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper that 'he has already made the decision'. FIFA President Sepp Blatter acknowledged his resignation and called on the SA Football Association (SAFA) to build on the progress that the Brazilian has made.
"SAFA have finally confirmed the appointment of Joel Santana as the new coach. The worst kept secret in local soccer was confirmed in a press release from the mother body yesterday, prompted by the widespread acceptance in the local media that Santana was the preferred candidate. 'Kick Off' reports that SAFA CEO Raymond Hack will leave for Brazil this weekend to finalise the contract and other legal requirements, including the application of the South African work permit. The new 'Bafana' coach is expected in the country on May 9. Parreira will stay on as technical advisor and has welcomed the appointment of 'Natalino'.
"Former 'Bafana' coach Clive Barker believes SAFA has lost credibility by rushing into signing Santana as a replacement for Parreira. He feels a more open and transparent selection process should have taken place and that local coaches should have been given the opportunity to lead the national team in view of the 2010 World Cup being the first on African soil. By simply replacing one Brazilian coach with another, especially with Santana lacking international experience, is not far off from a job-for-pals scandal, according to Barker. 'If Parreira recommends somebody, that does not mean they must just go and hire the guy. It is a slap in the face for the local coaching fraternity,' he added."
[Clive Barker was well known to us when we were still based in South Africa. A short, friendly and jovial Briton, he was a leading figure in the Durban amateur soccer scene. Unfortunately he blotted his copybook somewhat within the community by regularly campaigning for no-hope left-wing PFP candidates in the Umlazi (Durban South) Constituency. After the advent of terrorist rule in South Africa he remained in the country and was appointed coach (manager) of the South African national soccer team - even guiding them to triumph in the African Nations Cup competition! He was then suddenly and inexplicably sacked by 'Bafana' (whatever that word means) officials. By all accounts, in spite of being stabbed in the back so terribly, he has chosen to remain in the 'new' South Africa. Some people apparently never learn! Ed.]
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FALKLANDS NEWS
The Mail on Sunday recently picked up on the very amusing story that there had been several mentions of in the Argentine press of a school encyclopaedia being published in Argentina using the name Falklands, not "Malvinas", for the Islands, and having the letters GB next to them on a map. The Mail on Sunday described the annoyance this had allegedly caused to Argentine veterans of the 1982 war, and their calls for the encyclopaedia to be destroyed. It says veterans are not happy just with the correction slips the publishers have been forced to put into the encyclopaedia.
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REVEALING ARTICLE BY MELANIE PHILLIPS
Our friends from the Anglicans Friends of Israel organisation have recently forwarded us the following most revealing article written by Melanie Phillips in The Spectator of 1st May, regarding the journalist Johann Hari of The Independent. It should be noted that it was this same Johann Hari who penned a number of smear articles attacking the Springbok Club and London Swinton Circle in the past, and who has made a number of damaging and unsubstantiated allegations against, inter alia, the historian Andrew Roberts and the late Bill Binding. A catalogue of shame indeed :-
"I really can’t bring myself to wade into those sewers known as the Guardian and Independent, but Tom Gross, who has a strong stomach, provides samples here of the poisonous effluent they are pumping out about Israel — thanks in part to the usual suspects whose Jewishness is not so much ancestry as pathology. Vile beyond measure — and beyond all reason.
"The Independent’s Johann Hari, who figures prominently in this catalogue of shame, recently won the Orwell Prize for journalism. Tom Gross notes that Hari cited a fabricated quote by the Israel-hating Israeli academic Ilan Pappe. This was actually the second time he had done so, despite the fact that the first occasion 18 months ago provoked the (himself controversial) Israeli ‘New Historian’ Benny Morris to write this letter to the paper denouncing the quote as a fabrication. And here is another informed critique of Hari’s piece. Maybe someone should ask the organisers of the Orwell Prize (which I myself have won in the past) how they reached their decision."
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CAT PROTECTION PETITION
A few weeks ago we circulated the following request from Natashja Singleton of the Cats9lives organisation :-
"Hi Everyone,
"I started up this petition and please send it along to your friends and whoever. Please take a moment to add your name to the list.
"http://www.petitiononline.com/kittens9/petition.html
"A cruel fate is bestowed upon kittens in South Africa, which makes me ashamed to call myself an South African.
"What some people do to make money is, they take kittens, they hold the kittens in the air by either their necks or legs, and they sell the kittens for a lot of money. If the people (walking by or seeing this) does not buy the kitten then this person kills the kitten in front of them (mostly by breaking their little necks)
"The SPCA has been phoned on many occasions and they simply stated that they can not do anything about this matter (to the persons responsible). The public have been warned NOT to buy these kittens because if we do then we will start up a new market and inspire more people to do this kind of sickness because they see its working (to make money, out of people who can't stand to see these kittens be killed).
"I am starting up this petition so that the SPCA will have more power to do something about this (by taking up the government and demand actions to be done.) Will this help? I do not know, but it is worth a try.
"Help us, help those Kittens from such a cruel fate.
"Kind Regards
"Natashja Singleton for Cats9Lives
"http://www.cats9lives.co.za/"
As a result of this circular we have received the following two most observant replies :-
"These are not people. They are Black, mostly illegal immigrant savages keeping kittens and puppies in disease-ridden, flea and lice-infected cardboard boxes. Most of the animals are so disease-infected, they can never be cured, even if the SPCA or you or I give them the best possible medical care.
"The answer is to remove the sellers out of Africa. We do not need such monsters in Africa. Give them the death penalty. Do Africa a favour!
"Wolf Benjamin"
and
"Yes, I am a cat lover, have two of them. Most shocking this kitten story, I'm sickened. What else do you expect from a race of savage Af's. When the food runs out like in Zim they will eat each other. That's why me and my cats live in England for the last 8 years. I hope you get millions of signatures for the lives of kittens to be protected.
"Guy"
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
[We hope to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, very shortly. We would, however, like to clear as much of our existing stock of back-issues as possible prior to publication. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]
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A devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"THE THOUSAND STEPS" by Dr Helen Anderson
Dr Anderson spent what she describes as "26 privileged years in Africa, privileged because life was never dull and medical practice never ceased to be truly exciting and fulfilling." It is a personal account of practice, both in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Sudan, Congo and Botswana. She describes her fascinating experiences. She married in Gulu, Uganda, where she ran the local Hospital, dealing with surgical cases never before described in textbooks. She also describes her time in Serowe, Botswana, and the problems with the resident ghost in the Residency.
The book is copiously and superbly illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Available at £20.00 direct from the author at Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9382, New Zealand, by cheque or money order.
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
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For more information, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 97910, Petervale, Transvaal, 2151, South Africa, e-mail: crestbooks@mweb.co.za, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za
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"THE SAINTS" - DVD versions of the book about the history of the RLI
Now available from Msasa Enterprises. Contact: msasasa@iafrica.com or UK tel.: 07732 685400.
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"LETTERS FROM AFRICA" by Mandy Retzlaff
A collection of short stories documenting Mandy Retzlaff's extraordinary life in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Her letters are full of hope, despair, extreme courage and a remarkable sense of humour needed to face the everyday difficulties of living in a politically and economically unstable Africa.
For more details visit Mandy's web-site at: www.mandyretzlaff.com
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
Robert Shipley has many items of memorabilia of special interest to Southern African and other patriots for sale, including :-
An old brochure of Worcester in South Africa for £10.00
and
A State President's Guard Plaque 1980/81, Lt.Grobler, for £15.00
(postage and packaging included).
For more information or to make orders please 'phone 07527277406, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.116 : Ms. SANDY HANSEN of Durban
Sandy Hansen was a Durban-based beauty of Norwegian ancestry. She was an active and much loved member of the Durban "in" set during the mid 1980s. A number of old friends would be very interested to learn what became of her.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Robin J. Elliott from Canada has written to tell us about a contribution which he made to Soldier of Fortune magazine exposing the truth about the situation in South Africa. This magazine is distributed world-wide, and Robin challenged the editor of Soldier of Fortune to reveal to the world what is really happening in the "new" South Africa - and he did! Here's the article :-
http://www.dollarmakers.com/sof
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LIKE THE ROMAN
Sir,
I've just read the following article from Reuters :-
"Almost two out of three Britons fear race tensions could spill over into violence and half the population want immigrants to be encouraged to leave, a new poll shows.
"In a country where the last serious race riots erupted seven years ago between White and Asian youths, the head of Britain's equality watchdog called the poll findings 'alarming'.
"'What worries me is if that friction starts to catch fire - if people genuinely believe it's going to catch fire - then we're in trouble,' Equality and Human Rights Commission head Trevor Phillips said.
"Of the 1000 people sounded out by Mori pollsters for the BBC, 60% said Britain had too many immigrants.
"A quarter of those polled said their area did not feel like Britain any more because of immigration.
"Just 20% admitted to being racially prejudiced.
"Immigration is a sensitive political issue in Britain where hundreds of thousands of people have come to work in recent years, many from eastern European countries joining the European Union.
"The main political parties agree immigration has boosted Britain's economy but critics argue that migration has undercut British-born workers and strained public services.
"The threat from radical Islam, rammed home by the 2005 London bombings that killed 52 people, sparked a debate about just how successful Britain has been as a multicultural society and provoked calls for greater integration of ethnic minorities.
"The BBC poll marked the 40th anniversary of an infamous 'rivers of blood' speech by Conservative politician Enoch Powell who expressed fears about levels of immigration and how the indigenous population felt 'a sense of alarm and resentment'.
"'As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding, like the Roman, I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood,' he said."
Well, Britain should have listened to Enoch Powell - and Rhodesians - at the time, then this problem would never have arisen.
Yours etc.,
Mike Graeme, Sussex, U.K.
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SOUTH AFRICAN OBSERVER
Sir,
It was poignant to read in the August 2007 edition of your newsletter about a troublesome Mr. Francis Andrew who lives in Jordan. It was a well known fact that the long defunct anti-Semitic periodical "South African Observer" received massive financial backing from a source in Jordan which enabled this obscure but objectionable publication to appear regularly each month.
Yours etc.,
O. van der Westhuizen, Natal, South Africa.
[The HNP originally marketed S.A.Observer as they wanted to feature an English-language magazine among the materials they retailed in order to prove that their Afrikaans-first policy did not imply antipathy towards British South Africans. Its anti-Semitic content was however evidently always a great embarrassment to them. Once S.A.Patriot - with its clear pro-Israel stance - was launched in 1980 they therefore dropped the poisonous S.A.Observer and started marketing S.A.Patriot instead. Ed.]
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YORKSHIRE GRIT
Sir,
During the course of scouting for various locations to hold the Zimbabwe Debates across Yorkshire and other parts of the United Kingdom I have come up against some pretty difficult individuals, but let me also say I have met some great Zimbabweans too who have risked life and limb for a country a love dearly.
As of yesterday, that is Monday 5th May 2008 (UK bank holiday) I received a telephone call out of the blue on my mobile. The caller claimed to be from the 'Afro-Caribbean Society' in Leeds, and after getting a grilling and the normal abuse the short story is that they believe what is currently happening in Zimbabwe is all acceptable and should have been done a long time ago.
After giving it some thought I have today decided to ask the caller to arrange for their society, supporters, or group of friends, to set up a venue, date and time for a Zimbabwe Debate to take place in Leeds. I cannot leave certain untruths unchallenged regarding Zimbabwe, and it's history.
As always I will have my work cut out, and would like to take this opportunity to invite any members from ZANU-PF, MDC or the CIO to put their case forward in an open forum. Once I have received the details of the event I shall take the liberty to let the local media know too.
Yours etc.,
Albert Weidemann, Yorkshire, U.K.
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BLACK HOLES
Sir,
Did you know that sub-Saharan Africa has received about £400 billion in aid since the independence process began? It is estimated that about £90 billion of it resides in private bank accounts around the world.
At least once a month I get donation requests from UK charities requesting money for the next African basket-case cause. Has the Springbok Club considered an information campaign discouraging well-meaning British citizens from throwing their money down the drain on these useless projects?
Yours etc.,
ABD, Hertfordshire, U.K.
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LOONEY CORNER
We have come across deranged 'conspiracy theory' cranks in the past who have unbelievably tried to claim that the 9/11 Islamic terrorist attacks upon New York and Washington never happened, but never previously have we heard such barking-mad lunacy as that emanating from someone going under the name of Pieter de Villiers. This strange character recently wrote to us not only claiming that "there are [sic] strong proof that the 911 atrocity was staged by the CIA", but then inexplicably stated that "You will notice that over the years the American puppet Government's foreign policy has always remained the same before and after the elections, the reason being that Rockefeller and al [sic] the other fellers [sic] does not [sic] give a damn which candidate wins, because they control the money. The US so called 'Government' are just executing the orders from their bosses. By the way did you know that The US president knew about the attack on Pearl Harbour where 3000 Us soldiers and seemen [sic] were killed. That gave them a reason to enter the Second World War, the same as the 911 atrocity."
No form of evidence whatsoever is offered by Mr. de Villiers to confirm these outrageous and hysterical claims - just wild and unsubstantiated make-believe theories. How on earth do we ever get into contact with such characters?
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July 2008 edition
As "Zimbabwe" descends further and further into disintegration and chaos under the ZANU-PF regime (inflation now standing at 2.2 MILLION % per annum!) it can only be a matter of time before Mugabe and his terrorist cronies fall from power.
But what of the future for that beleaguered land? It would be wrong to assume that any successor government would automatically be better - after all elsewhere in Black Africa (in both Uganda and Zambia to name but two examples) the removal of tyrannical regimes has only ushered in equally corrupt and repressive administrations. Zimbabwe's future government - be it MDC or whatever - will therefore immediately be judged by the outside world by two symbolic criteria :-
1) The national flag which they adopt for the state. The present green, yellow, red and black hotchpotch will always be associated in peoples' minds with the hated Mugabe regime - particularly the red Marxist five-pointed star. At MDC rallies it has been quite common to see the Marxist star covered over with the MDC's own open-hand symbol, but this still means that the striped colour-scheme of the flag remains the same - the identical colour-scheme to the ZANU-PF party political flag. Only a complete and radical re-design of the national flag will signify to the world that the tyranny of Mugabe is a thing of the past.
2) The very name of the country. The term "Zimbabwe" should more accurately only refer to a pile of ruins in the south-east corner of the country - a very apt title for the country after 28 years of ZANU-PF maladministration! Of course it would undoubtedly be too much to hope that the name of Rhodesia could be restored for the country (certainly not in the short-term future) and the previous name of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia is altogether too much of a mouthful. The mystical name of Monomatapa has however been suggested as an alternative, and this could well prove to be a compromise acceptable to all.
Mugabe frequently states at his rallies that "Zimbabwe will never be a colony again". Certainly the present weak-willed British political classes don't seem to possess the necessary senses of daring and destiny to enact any form of military intervention to rescue that sorry land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi from Mugabe's despotic rule - but would a return to benevolent British colonial administration be such a bad thing? Most inhabitants of the country of all races now look back on the days of Rhodesia with fondness and happy memories when compared to the hunger, violence and denial of freedom which has typified the country since 1980. "Zimbabwe" may never be a colony again, but possibly - just possibly - a colony named Rhodesia may one day arise again.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC LONDON BRANCH EVENT
The London Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to see the finish of this year's Doggett's Coat and Badge Race on the Thames on Tuesday 22nd July. This historic race will start at 13.00 hrs, and is anticipated to finish at Chelsea at approximately 13.25 hrs. All those who wish to join the SC/ELC party are therefore asked to assemble on the Thames Embankment in front of the Chelsea Hospital near to Cadogan Pier between 12.30 hrs and 13.00 hrs. As this event will take place on the same day as the next London Swinton Circle meeting (see "London Swinton Circle News" column) this therefore provides an ideal opportunity for a special day out in London for supporters from elsewhere in the country, who will therefore be able to attend both activities in the one day.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
The Springbok Club/ELC's annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet will be held rather belatedly in August this year. This event will provisionally take place on Friday 22nd August in central London, and the guest speaker will be a prominent ex-Rhodesian now serving in the British army, who will give a first-hand account about present conditions in Zimbabwe, and his predictions and hopes for the future. Full details regarding this meeting will be given in next month's SCN.
In September the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to Carmarthen in order to lay a wreath at the monument to Sir Thomas Picton ("Wellington's Welsh General") on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of this great man's birth. This will be the first of what is hoped to be an annual SC/ELC event honouring great Imperial heroes who have statues and monuments in their honour around the UK. All those who are interested in participating in this forthcoming trip to Carmarthen should e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711-188430.
In November the Springbok Club/ELC will be holding its annual UDI Day celebrations, at which a prominent Rhodesian soldier who fought in the Bush War against Terrorism is anticipated to be guest speaker. A number of supporters have however requested that we stage a special dinner for this event again, rather than just a buffet format. We abandoned the formal dinner structure a couple of years ago following some unfortunate problems which were basically caused by lower than anticipated patronage. We have therefore decided only to go ahead with a formal dinner again if we are able to guarantee a sufficient number of attendees in advance. If you would be interested in attending a dinner in November in the central London area then please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing: springbok@falklands.org or 'phoning: 07711-188430.
The Springbok Club/ELC is provisionally planning to organise a trip to Gibraltar in February of next year (precise dates are still to be finalised) in order to witness the Freedom of the Rock being granted to the Royal Marines. If any supporter is keen to join us for this visit then please e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711-188430.
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SPRINGBBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
A member of the ExCo of the SC/ELC will be visiting Belfast during early August, when it is hoped that the Northern Ireland Branch of the organisation can be re-constituted. If anyone is interested in attending an informal get-together for this purpose, or becoming actively involved in any other new or existing branches, then please 'phone 07711-188430 for more details.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
Details of the next most important London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : The Counting House (the upstairs function room), 50 Cornhill, London EC3 (nearest underground station: Bank - leave via Exit 5)
Guest speakers : Commander John Muxworthy RN (Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom National Defence Association) and Col. Bob Stewart DSO (of Balkans War fame).
On 3rd September the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Dr. J. Hazlett Lynch, the Director of the pro-British anti-terrorist organisation West Tyrone Voice as guest speaker. Further details will be given in next month's edition of the SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
On Tuesday 1st July New Britain staged a special event in order to celebrate Canada Day at St. Alfege Church in Greenwich. A wreath was laid on the grave of Gen. James Wolfe in the church and the Canadian National Anthem was then sung, following which everyone present signed a message of friendship which was sent to the Canadian Prime Minister.
On Saturday 12th July the National Chairman of New Britain, Mr. Dennis Delderfield, paid a visit to Belfast in order to join the celebrations for the 318th anniversary of the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. He laid a wreath in honour of Ulster's dead at the war memorial in front of Belfast City Hall, and then witnessed and supported the annual Belfast parade of the Loyal Orange Order. After this he met a number of prominent Ulster politicians, including Mr. Peter Robinson MP, the First Minister of Northern Ireland.
On Saturday 26th July Mr. Delderfield will be visiting Plymouth to partake in his now annual challenge bowls match against the Lord Mayor of Plymouth in order to celebrate the anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. This event will take place at Plymouth Hoe Bowls Club, commencing at 11.00 hrs.
New Britain's annual Goldsmith Lecture has now been fixed, and will be held on Thursday 18th September. Fuller details will be given in future issues of the SCN.
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WORLD CUP WILLIES
The latest report which we've received from Jan Geelvink concerning preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup Finals in South Africa makes very interesting reading. The following revelations about the sudden resignation of South Africa's national coach (manager) seems particularly significant :-
"Carlos Parreira's decision to quit as national coach came as a bolt from the blue and stunned the 2010 World Cup hosts. The Brazilian, who took up his position last January, was mandated to restructure a squad which had lost its way under 13 previous coaches in as many years. Citing personal reasons, Parreira on Monday announced that he had decided to quit and return home. This after his wife, Leila, told Friday's Brazilian daily Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper that 'he has already made the decision'. FIFA President Sepp Blatter acknowledged his resignation and called on the SA Football Association (SAFA) to build on the progress that the Brazilian has made.
"SAFA have finally confirmed the appointment of Joel Santana as the new coach. The worst kept secret in local soccer was confirmed in a press release from the mother body yesterday, prompted by the widespread acceptance in the local media that Santana was the preferred candidate. 'Kick Off' reports that SAFA CEO Raymond Hack will leave for Brazil this weekend to finalise the contract and other legal requirements, including the application of the South African work permit. The new 'Bafana' coach is expected in the country on May 9. Parreira will stay on as technical advisor and has welcomed the appointment of 'Natalino'.
"Former 'Bafana' coach Clive Barker believes SAFA has lost credibility by rushing into signing Santana as a replacement for Parreira. He feels a more open and transparent selection process should have taken place and that local coaches should have been given the opportunity to lead the national team in view of the 2010 World Cup being the first on African soil. By simply replacing one Brazilian coach with another, especially with Santana lacking international experience, is not far off from a job-for-pals scandal, according to Barker. 'If Parreira recommends somebody, that does not mean they must just go and hire the guy. It is a slap in the face for the local coaching fraternity,' he added."
[Clive Barker was well known to us when we were still based in South Africa. A short, friendly and jovial Briton, he was a leading figure in the Durban amateur soccer scene. Unfortunately he blotted his copybook somewhat within the community by regularly campaigning for no-hope left-wing PFP candidates in the Umlazi (Durban South) Constituency. After the advent of terrorist rule in South Africa he remained in the country and was appointed coach (manager) of the South African national soccer team - even guiding them to triumph in the African Nations Cup competition! He was then suddenly and inexplicably sacked by 'Bafana' (whatever that word means) officials. By all accounts, in spite of being stabbed in the back so terribly, he has chosen to remain in the 'new' South Africa. Some people apparently never learn! Ed.]
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FALKLANDS NEWS
The Mail on Sunday recently picked up on the very amusing story that there had been several mentions of in the Argentine press of a school encyclopaedia being published in Argentina using the name Falklands, not "Malvinas", for the Islands, and having the letters GB next to them on a map. The Mail on Sunday described the annoyance this had allegedly caused to Argentine veterans of the 1982 war, and their calls for the encyclopaedia to be destroyed. It says veterans are not happy just with the correction slips the publishers have been forced to put into the encyclopaedia.
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REVEALING ARTICLE BY MELANIE PHILLIPS
Our friends from the Anglicans Friends of Israel organisation have recently forwarded us the following most revealing article written by Melanie Phillips in The Spectator of 1st May, regarding the journalist Johann Hari of The Independent. It should be noted that it was this same Johann Hari who penned a number of smear articles attacking the Springbok Club and London Swinton Circle in the past, and who has made a number of damaging and unsubstantiated allegations against, inter alia, the historian Andrew Roberts and the late Bill Binding. A catalogue of shame indeed :-
"I really can’t bring myself to wade into those sewers known as the Guardian and Independent, but Tom Gross, who has a strong stomach, provides samples here of the poisonous effluent they are pumping out about Israel — thanks in part to the usual suspects whose Jewishness is not so much ancestry as pathology. Vile beyond measure — and beyond all reason.
"The Independent’s Johann Hari, who figures prominently in this catalogue of shame, recently won the Orwell Prize for journalism. Tom Gross notes that Hari cited a fabricated quote by the Israel-hating Israeli academic Ilan Pappe. This was actually the second time he had done so, despite the fact that the first occasion 18 months ago provoked the (himself controversial) Israeli ‘New Historian’ Benny Morris to write this letter to the paper denouncing the quote as a fabrication. And here is another informed critique of Hari’s piece. Maybe someone should ask the organisers of the Orwell Prize (which I myself have won in the past) how they reached their decision."
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CAT PROTECTION PETITION
A few weeks ago we circulated the following request from Natashja Singleton of the Cats9lives organisation :-
"Hi Everyone,
"I started up this petition and please send it along to your friends and whoever. Please take a moment to add your name to the list.
"http://www.petitiononline.com/kittens9/petition.html
"A cruel fate is bestowed upon kittens in South Africa, which makes me ashamed to call myself an South African.
"What some people do to make money is, they take kittens, they hold the kittens in the air by either their necks or legs, and they sell the kittens for a lot of money. If the people (walking by or seeing this) does not buy the kitten then this person kills the kitten in front of them (mostly by breaking their little necks)
"The SPCA has been phoned on many occasions and they simply stated that they can not do anything about this matter (to the persons responsible). The public have been warned NOT to buy these kittens because if we do then we will start up a new market and inspire more people to do this kind of sickness because they see its working (to make money, out of people who can't stand to see these kittens be killed).
"I am starting up this petition so that the SPCA will have more power to do something about this (by taking up the government and demand actions to be done.) Will this help? I do not know, but it is worth a try.
"Help us, help those Kittens from such a cruel fate.
"Kind Regards
"Natashja Singleton for Cats9Lives
"http://www.cats9lives.co.za/"
As a result of this circular we have received the following two most observant replies :-
"These are not people. They are Black, mostly illegal immigrant savages keeping kittens and puppies in disease-ridden, flea and lice-infected cardboard boxes. Most of the animals are so disease-infected, they can never be cured, even if the SPCA or you or I give them the best possible medical care.
"The answer is to remove the sellers out of Africa. We do not need such monsters in Africa. Give them the death penalty. Do Africa a favour!
"Wolf Benjamin"
and
"Yes, I am a cat lover, have two of them. Most shocking this kitten story, I'm sickened. What else do you expect from a race of savage Af's. When the food runs out like in Zim they will eat each other. That's why me and my cats live in England for the last 8 years. I hope you get millions of signatures for the lives of kittens to be protected.
"Guy"
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
[We hope to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, very shortly. We would, however, like to clear as much of our existing stock of back-issues as possible prior to publication. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
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A collection of short stories documenting Mandy Retzlaff's extraordinary life in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Her letters are full of hope, despair, extreme courage and a remarkable sense of humour needed to face the everyday difficulties of living in a politically and economically unstable Africa.
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
Robert Shipley has many items of memorabilia of special interest to Southern African and other patriots for sale, including :-
An old brochure of Worcester in South Africa for £10.00
and
A State President's Guard Plaque 1980/81, Lt.Grobler, for £15.00
(postage and packaging included).
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.116 : Ms. SANDY HANSEN of Durban
Sandy Hansen was a Durban-based beauty of Norwegian ancestry. She was an active and much loved member of the Durban "in" set during the mid 1980s. A number of old friends would be very interested to learn what became of her.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Robin J. Elliott from Canada has written to tell us about a contribution which he made to Soldier of Fortune magazine exposing the truth about the situation in South Africa. This magazine is distributed world-wide, and Robin challenged the editor of Soldier of Fortune to reveal to the world what is really happening in the "new" South Africa - and he did! Here's the article :-
http://www.dollarmakers.com/sof
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LIKE THE ROMAN
Sir,
I've just read the following article from Reuters :-
"Almost two out of three Britons fear race tensions could spill over into violence and half the population want immigrants to be encouraged to leave, a new poll shows.
"In a country where the last serious race riots erupted seven years ago between White and Asian youths, the head of Britain's equality watchdog called the poll findings 'alarming'.
"'What worries me is if that friction starts to catch fire - if people genuinely believe it's going to catch fire - then we're in trouble,' Equality and Human Rights Commission head Trevor Phillips said.
"Of the 1000 people sounded out by Mori pollsters for the BBC, 60% said Britain had too many immigrants.
"A quarter of those polled said their area did not feel like Britain any more because of immigration.
"Just 20% admitted to being racially prejudiced.
"Immigration is a sensitive political issue in Britain where hundreds of thousands of people have come to work in recent years, many from eastern European countries joining the European Union.
"The main political parties agree immigration has boosted Britain's economy but critics argue that migration has undercut British-born workers and strained public services.
"The threat from radical Islam, rammed home by the 2005 London bombings that killed 52 people, sparked a debate about just how successful Britain has been as a multicultural society and provoked calls for greater integration of ethnic minorities.
"The BBC poll marked the 40th anniversary of an infamous 'rivers of blood' speech by Conservative politician Enoch Powell who expressed fears about levels of immigration and how the indigenous population felt 'a sense of alarm and resentment'.
"'As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding, like the Roman, I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood,' he said."
Well, Britain should have listened to Enoch Powell - and Rhodesians - at the time, then this problem would never have arisen.
Yours etc.,
Mike Graeme, Sussex, U.K.
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SOUTH AFRICAN OBSERVER
Sir,
It was poignant to read in the August 2007 edition of your newsletter about a troublesome Mr. Francis Andrew who lives in Jordan. It was a well known fact that the long defunct anti-Semitic periodical "South African Observer" received massive financial backing from a source in Jordan which enabled this obscure but objectionable publication to appear regularly each month.
Yours etc.,
O. van der Westhuizen, Natal, South Africa.
[The HNP originally marketed S.A.Observer as they wanted to feature an English-language magazine among the materials they retailed in order to prove that their Afrikaans-first policy did not imply antipathy towards British South Africans. Its anti-Semitic content was however evidently always a great embarrassment to them. Once S.A.Patriot - with its clear pro-Israel stance - was launched in 1980 they therefore dropped the poisonous S.A.Observer and started marketing S.A.Patriot instead. Ed.]
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YORKSHIRE GRIT
Sir,
During the course of scouting for various locations to hold the Zimbabwe Debates across Yorkshire and other parts of the United Kingdom I have come up against some pretty difficult individuals, but let me also say I have met some great Zimbabweans too who have risked life and limb for a country a love dearly.
As of yesterday, that is Monday 5th May 2008 (UK bank holiday) I received a telephone call out of the blue on my mobile. The caller claimed to be from the 'Afro-Caribbean Society' in Leeds, and after getting a grilling and the normal abuse the short story is that they believe what is currently happening in Zimbabwe is all acceptable and should have been done a long time ago.
After giving it some thought I have today decided to ask the caller to arrange for their society, supporters, or group of friends, to set up a venue, date and time for a Zimbabwe Debate to take place in Leeds. I cannot leave certain untruths unchallenged regarding Zimbabwe, and it's history.
As always I will have my work cut out, and would like to take this opportunity to invite any members from ZANU-PF, MDC or the CIO to put their case forward in an open forum. Once I have received the details of the event I shall take the liberty to let the local media know too.
Yours etc.,
Albert Weidemann, Yorkshire, U.K.
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BLACK HOLES
Sir,
Did you know that sub-Saharan Africa has received about £400 billion in aid since the independence process began? It is estimated that about £90 billion of it resides in private bank accounts around the world.
At least once a month I get donation requests from UK charities requesting money for the next African basket-case cause. Has the Springbok Club considered an information campaign discouraging well-meaning British citizens from throwing their money down the drain on these useless projects?
Yours etc.,
ABD, Hertfordshire, U.K.
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LOONEY CORNER
We have come across deranged 'conspiracy theory' cranks in the past who have unbelievably tried to claim that the 9/11 Islamic terrorist attacks upon New York and Washington never happened, but never previously have we heard such barking-mad lunacy as that emanating from someone going under the name of Pieter de Villiers. This strange character recently wrote to us not only claiming that "there are [sic] strong proof that the 911 atrocity was staged by the CIA", but then inexplicably stated that "You will notice that over the years the American puppet Government's foreign policy has always remained the same before and after the elections, the reason being that Rockefeller and al [sic] the other fellers [sic] does not [sic] give a damn which candidate wins, because they control the money. The US so called 'Government' are just executing the orders from their bosses. By the way did you know that The US president knew about the attack on Pearl Harbour where 3000 Us soldiers and seemen [sic] were killed. That gave them a reason to enter the Second World War, the same as the 911 atrocity."
No form of evidence whatsoever is offered by Mr. de Villiers to confirm these outrageous and hysterical claims - just wild and unsubstantiated make-believe theories. How on earth do we ever get into contact with such characters?
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Monday, 30 June 2008
June 2008 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
June 2008 edition
Although the recent rescinding of the honorary Knighthood given to the odious Robert Mugabe was of course to be welcomed, a far more fundamental matter remains unexplained - namely why was this murderous creature ever given this award in the first place?
What makes this obscenity even more unbelievable is that it was bestowed not by a left-wing Labour government, but by the so-called Conservative government of John Major! The more that is revealed about Major's administration the more unsatisfactory it turns out to have been - but surely there can have been no greater grounds for severe criticism than the bestowing of this honour to such a revolting terrorist tyrant. It is not as if Mugabe crimes were unknown at the time (the early 1990s), after all ZANU-PF only came to power via terrorist atrocities committed against the White population of Rhodesia during the 1960s and 70s (who can forget the satanic Elim Mission massacre committed directly by Mugabe's ZANLA terrorist vermin?), and then launched an even more genocidal campaign against the Matabele spearheaded by the notorious 5th Brigade during the early 1980s.
But has Mugabe and his terrorist regime still been universally condemned? The following ominous report has recently been forwarded to us by a supporter still based in ANC-ruled South Africa :-
"Tsvangirai's hopes that leaders might issue a hard-hitting statement and even put pressure on Mugabe to stand down were dealt a blow when
President Thabo Mbeki of regional power South Africa stopped over in Harare on his way to Lusaka. After his first face-to-face talks with Mugabe since the elections, Mbeki seemingly ignored pleas for outside pressure to be levied upon the veteran Zimbabwean strongman and suggested things be allowed to run their course. 'There is no crisis in Zimbabwe,' he told journalists. 'The body authorised to release the results is the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, let's wait for them to announce the results'."
We've said it once and we'll say it again - the ZANU-PF regime in Zimbabwe and the ANC regime in South Africa are like two peas in the same pod. Both regimes only came to power through terrorist intimidation, both have proved to be tyrannical and murderous once ensconced in power - and both support each other on the international arena.
So why does the outside world continue to take a benevolent attitude towards ANC ruled South Africa (most obscenely by continuing to fete the convicted ANC terrorist Mandela) whilst at the same time seemingly waking up to the true horrors of ZANU-PF ruled Zimbabwe? To be candidly frank we haven't got a clue - but perhaps we shouldn't refer to the outside world as a whole in this regard but only to their leaders, for more and more ordinary people seem to be voicing their objections to the continuing fawning over the aforementioned Mandela. Perhaps Gordon Brown's nauseating self-abasement in this regard may be one of the key reasons for his sudden and catastrophic fall in the opinion polls!
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PATRIOTIC FORUM EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION BUFFET
The Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club joined forces with the London Swinton Circle under the banner of the Patriotic Forum in order to stage its annual Empire Day celebrations in May. The guest speaker was Mr. Michael Brufal de Melgarejo, the 11th Marques de Lendinez, who for the past 15 years he has been a Director of the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society. His address focused on the political developments in Gibraltar, its huge economic progress and the threats which this progress poses to its traditional character, but he also gave an enthusiastic report on the recent activities of both the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society and the Rock-based Gibraltar Heritage Trust. Most importantly, however, he told how the Royal Marines were to be granted the Freedom of Gibraltar in February 2009 when a memorial to the Royal Marines will be erected. The Springbok Club/ELC is provisionally planning to organise a trip to the Rock in February of next year (precise dates are still to be announced) in order to witness these celebrations. If any supporter is keen to join us for this visit then please e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711-188430.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC KENT BRANCH TRIP
Earlier during June the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC staged a trip to the Royal Engineers' Museum in Gillingham where a special "Soldiers of the Queen" event was being staged. The highlight of this visit was being able to see a demonstration of authentic Victorian era military drill and weapons display presented by "The Diehards" military re-enactment society - one of whose prominent members, Graham Gillmore (ex RLI and SADF), is a long-standing member and supporter of the Springbok Club. There was a very encouraging turnout of supporters at this event (including several from outside the county), and a number of potentially good new contacts were also made as a result.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
The London Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to see the finish of this year's Doggett's Coat and Badge Race on the Thames on Tuesday 22nd July. This historic race will start at 13.00 hrs, and is anticipated to finish at Chelsea at approximately 13.25 hrs. All those who wish to join the SC/ELC party are therefore asked to assemble on the Thames Embankment in front of the Chelsea Hospital near to Cadogan Pier between 12.30 hrs and 13.00 hrs. As this event will take place on the same day as the next London Swinton Circle meeting (see "London Swinton Circle News" column) this therefore provides an ideal opportunity for a special day out in London for supporters from elsewhere in the country, who will therefore be able to attend both activities in the one day.
The Springbok Club/ELC's annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet will be held rather belatedly in August this year. The guest speaker is anticipated to be a prominent ex-Rhodesian, and full details will be given in next month's SCN.
In September the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to Carmarthen in order to lay a wreath at the monument to Sir Thomas Picton ("Wellington's Welsh General") on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of this great man's birth. This will be the first of what is hoped to be an annual SC/ELC event honouring great Imperial heroes who have statues and monuments in their honour around the UK. All those who are interested in participating in this forthcoming event in Carmarthen should e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711-188430.
In November the Springbok Club/ELC will be holding its annual UDI Day celebrations, at which a prominent Rhodesian soldier who fought in the Bush War against Terrorism is anticipated to be guest speaker. A number of supporters have however requested that we stage a special dinner for this event again, rather than just a buffet format. We abandoned the formal dinner structure a couple of years ago following some unfortunate problems which were basically caused by lower than anticipated patronage. We have therefore decided only to go ahead with a formal dinner again if we are able to guarantee a sufficient number of attendees. If you would be interested in attending a dinner in November in the central London area then please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing: springbok@falklands.org or 'phoning: 07711-188430.
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SPRINGBBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
A member of the ExCo of the SC/ELC will be visiting Devon in late July when it is hoped to stage an informal get-together of supporters in the county with the view of establishing a branch there. He will also be visiting Belfast during early August, when it is hoped that the Northern Ireland Branch of the organisation can be re-constituted. If anyone is interested in attending either of these events or becoming actively involved in new or existing branches then please 'phone 07711-188430 for more details.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle were most privileged to welcome Mr. Douglas Carswell MP (the Conservative MP for Harwich) as guest speaker earlier this month. In a wide-ranging speech Mr. Carswell focused on the EU, law and order, education, reform of the political system, the future of the Union and the future of the BBC. He stated that he favoured withdrawal from the EU, a development which seems far more possible now in the light of the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the citizens of the Republic of Ireland. He also emphasised how he believes in more direct involvement in the appointment of chief police officers and judges and the running of schools, and also favours the abolition of the BBC licence fee.
Details of the next most important London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : The Counting House (the upstairs function room), 50 Cornhill, London EC3 (nearest underground station: Bank - leave via Exit 5)
Guest speakers : Commander John Muxworthy RN (Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom National Defence Association) and Col. Bob Stewart DSO (of Balkans War fame).
On 3rd September the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Dr. J. Hazlett Lynch, the Director of the pro-British anti-terrorist organisation the West Tyrone Voice as guest speaker. Further details will be given in future issues of the SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
Earlier this month New Britain staged a highly professional "Keep the United Kingdom United Pageant" in the City of London. At this event Gary Griffiths represented Wales by singing a number of traditional Welsh folk ballads, Sir Teddy Taylor represented Scotland by giving a most inspiring cameo talk, Clare Presland represented England by singing a selection of English songs, and Beryl Nesbitt represented Northern Ireland by reciting a number of Ulster poems. The highlight of the event, however, was the entrance of Britannia (played by Jeanette Nathan) whilst the audience sang Rule Britannia - before signing a Loyalty Scroll which was subsequently presented at Buckingham Palace.
On Canada's National Day, Tuesday 1st July, New Britain will be staging a special event in Greenwich in order to celebrate the occasion. All those wishing to attend are asked to assemble at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich at 14.30 hrs, and then to process to St. Alfege Church where a wreath will be laid on the grave of Gen. James Wolfe in the church at 15.00 hrs. The Canadian National Anthem will then we sung, and everyone present will be asked to sign a message of friendship to the Canadian Prime Minister.
On Saturday 12th July the National Chairman of New Britain, Mr. Dennis Delderfield, will be visiting Belfast. He will be laying a wreath in honour of Ulster's dead at the war memorial in front of Belfast City Hall, following which he will witness and support the annual Belfast parade of the Loyal Orange Order in order to commemorate the 318th anniversary of the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. After this he intends to meet a number of prominent Ulster politicians (Catholic as well as Protestant) who support the Union.
On Saturday 26th July Mr. Delderfield will be visiting Plymouth in order to take part in his now annual challenge bowls match against the Lord Mayor of Plymouth in order to celebrate the anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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WORLD CUP WILLIES
In this new series we report on the chaotic preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup Finals which are due to take place in South Africa. This first report has been sent to us by Jan Geelvink :-
"The latest African Response poll reveals that 67% agree that the country will be ready by 2010. That's a 6% drop from the previous month's measurement. This dip was anticipated given the recent negativity related to power cuts experienced throughout the country. It's been an important week for the 2010 Local Organising Committee which has announced a number of new initiatives. This after the Director-General of the 2010 World Cup Government Unit, Joe Phaahla, admitted that some host cities are running out of time to meet deadlines agreed upon with FIFA. Phaahla has singled out Cape Town and Port Elizabeth as problem areas."
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A BLACK AFRICAN'S VIEWPOINT
We have recently obtained this most eye-opening item written by Mukui Waruiru of the African Conservative Forum, which we received from Jan Lamprecht of AfricanCrisis:-
"Reports that I received from two individuals based in Harare indicate that the MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, won the elections in Zimbabwe by such a large margin, that it is proving very difficult for Mugabe to rig himself back to power. Mugabe is already illegally in power, having lost the 2002 election, but by a narrower margin than he lost this time. In 2002, some of Mugabe's more honest supporters in Africa conceded that although he lost the election, he received at least 45% of the vote, which was close enough to allow manipulation of the results to manufacture a narrow victory. But this time, reports I am getting from Harare indicate that Mugabe could not have gotten more than 25% of the vote. Mugabe must not be allowed to steal the election this time.
"Tony Blair failed the Zimbabwean people from 2000 to 2007, by refusing to take real action to help them in their democratic struggle. Those of us opposing Mugabe all over Africa, are hoping that Gordon Brown will prove to be a tougher leader. I have some suggestions for Western statesmen and diplomats, on how to bring about a peaceful transition in Zimbabwe.
"1. The West should now stop delegating responsibility for the Zimbabwean issue solely to the SADC and the African Union. The SADC and the AU have failed to act over the last 8 years, and it is time that the Zimbabwe issue is internationalized. Just as the political crisis in Burma in 2007 was not seen as an East Asian issue, and the Iranian nuclear debate isn't just seen as a Middle Eastern issue, the crisis in Zimbabwe should no longer be seen as simply an African issue. The lives of millions of Zimbabweans are at stake, and the crisis in Zimbabwe endangers more lives than the disputes over Burma and Iran. Britain or the US should initiate discussion on the political crisis in Zimbabwe before the UN Security Council.
"2. The first order of business should be to protect the Zimbabwean people from violence from Mugabe's security forces, should the people decide to protest the theft of the election. The US and the EU should make it absolutely clear, that any commander of the Zimbabwean security forces who gives orders for the shooting of protesters, will be indicted before the international criminal court. Also, every individual policeman or soldier in Zimbabwe who obeys an order to shoot protesters, should be held personally liable for his criminal act, and will be punished in an international court.
"3. The West should seek dialogue with the many people in Africa who want Mugabe out of power, and not just limit their contacts to African Presidents. In such a dialogue, a common approach can be arrived at, that can ensure that Mugabe is eased out of power without bloodshed (if that is possible).
"4. I generally uphold the principle of non-violence, but this time, an exception can be made to that principle. Mugabe has been allowed to hold office illegally over the past 6 years, and he absolutely cannot be allowed to stay in office illegally for another 5 years. The current army commander has said that he will not accept an opposition victory in the election. What should be done about that blatant disregard for the rule of law? It is time to train a new army for Zimbabwe, from among the 4 million Zimbabweans who are living outside the country. The new democratic army can remove Mugabe from the office he is illegally holding, and restore the rule of law in Zimbabwe.
"Are you listening Mr. Gordon Brown, Mr. David Miliband, Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, Ms. Condoleeza Rice, and Ms. Jendayi Frazer?
"Britain and America helped Mugabe to come to power in 1980, when they forced the democratically elected Prime Minister, Abel Muzorewa, to hand over power to a self-described Marxist who never hid his contempt for democracy. Is it too much to ask them to help clean up the mess which they helped to create?"
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RHODESIANS NEVER DIE
In a recent edition of the ORAFs newsletter it has been reported that Paula, the youngest daughter of Keith (a famed former member of the Rhodesian Air Force) and Sue Corrans has been appointed as the British Envoy to Hong Kong. Our hearty congratulations are extended to Paula upon this fantastic appointment.
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
[We hope to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, very shortly. We would, however, like to clear as much of our existing stock of back-issues as possible prior to publication. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.115 : ERIC & MAXIME MULLER and FELICITY BUTTON, all from Rhodesia.
Annette Crossley (nee Cowderoy, then Porteous) has asked whether anyone knows the current whereabouts of her above named friends from Rhodesia. Eric and Maxine Muller were last known of running the Lion and Elephant Motel near the South African/Rhodesian border, and Felicity Button attended Chisipite Senior School in Salisbury. If anyone knows anything about any of these people then please contact us at springbok@falklands.org, and we will forward the information on to Annette.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
We have often carried reports about the excellent work being carried out by the Seal-Alert South Africa organisation in the SCN, both to praise their self-sacrificing efforts in rescuing and protecting seals off the South African coast, and in highlighting the satanic slaughter of innocent seals in the so-called "Namibia" (South-West Africa). We haven't previously mentioned their worthy web-site in this column however, a failure which we now rectify. It can be accessed at :-
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
IMMATURING WITH AGE
Sir,
Yes - it is the same Griffin who wrote to you from "Nationalism Today" in 1982 and who is now leader of the BNP. He's led an interesting life, to say the least!
Yours etc.,
Mike Turner, London U.K.
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THE NEWS SOUTH AFRICA
Sir,
There are a lot of errors on our daily SABC TV News reports in the evenings. They are quite common. I wonder if this is due to all the Affirmative Action at the SABC? The news reports are run by a bunch of clowns.
In a recent news report on Robert Mugabe's first re-appearance the video of Jacob Zuma appears while the voice of someone else is on. Then when Jacob Zuma finally comes on, it loses the sound half way through and then a picture of a cricketer appears.
Even the television news presenter gives up apologising! It's so damned pathetic and comical. These days, hardly a single television programme can run its entire length without even one embarrassing clown-like incident.
Yours etc.,
Jan Lamprecht, Transvaal, South Africa.
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RIGHT ON!
Sir,
I enjoyed reading the editorial of the March 2008 edition of the SCN. All quite right and well said.
Yours etc.,
DMD, Berkshire, U.K.
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KICKING AROUND AN IDEA
Sir,
South Africa, as you all know, are hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup Finals.
May I suggest that we start now at campaigning and looking at protests, pickets, e-mails, letter writing, slogans etc. in the lead up to the tournament that will be held and hosted in and around South Africa.
Write to governments, to clubs, to sports stars, to organisations that sponsor and support the games etc., highlighting the human rights abuses, the lack of respect for law, no regard for freedom of movement, speech or association, when millions are dying because President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has no will to support the people of Zimbabwe.
May I suggest that we co-ordinate specific projects, thereby getting greater coverage both locally and internationally. This project can be rolled out city by city, country by country.
For those with expertise in computer technology may I suggest we set up a website to co-ordinate ideas and strategies.
All ideas and suggestions welcome.
Yours etc.,
Albert Weidemann, Yorkshire, U.K.
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THE CURSE OF SPRINGBOK
Many readers may recall the problems which we encountered (alas ongoing) from a character named Michael Keith-Smith, who has apparently been engaging in an irrational vendetta campaign against our movement - something which is even more incomprehensible in view of the fact that the individual in question seems to have no Southern African connections whatsoever!
We have not been alone as this character's target however, as he has also apparently been conducting a vendetta campaign against two strangers who run the "Level 9" web-site. So extreme has been his campaign against these unfortunate people that he even tried to initiate a police action against them for "malicious communication". This attempted action against one of them, a Mr. Ed Chilvers, was evidently dismissed out of hand by his local police force, but the other attempted action, against a Mrs. Tracy Williams, resulted in her being ARRESTED (though not charged) by the Greater Manchester Police. Happily we can report that we have recently heard that the Crown Prosecution Service has now contacted Mrs. Williams to tell her that they do not want to pursue the case.
We therefore congratulate Mrs. Williams upon her famous victory against intimidation in this regard, and wish both her and Mr. Chilvers well for the future. All those who would like to know what all the fuss was about should check out the Level 9 web-site at :-
http://www.lvl9.org
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June 2008 edition
Although the recent rescinding of the honorary Knighthood given to the odious Robert Mugabe was of course to be welcomed, a far more fundamental matter remains unexplained - namely why was this murderous creature ever given this award in the first place?
What makes this obscenity even more unbelievable is that it was bestowed not by a left-wing Labour government, but by the so-called Conservative government of John Major! The more that is revealed about Major's administration the more unsatisfactory it turns out to have been - but surely there can have been no greater grounds for severe criticism than the bestowing of this honour to such a revolting terrorist tyrant. It is not as if Mugabe crimes were unknown at the time (the early 1990s), after all ZANU-PF only came to power via terrorist atrocities committed against the White population of Rhodesia during the 1960s and 70s (who can forget the satanic Elim Mission massacre committed directly by Mugabe's ZANLA terrorist vermin?), and then launched an even more genocidal campaign against the Matabele spearheaded by the notorious 5th Brigade during the early 1980s.
But has Mugabe and his terrorist regime still been universally condemned? The following ominous report has recently been forwarded to us by a supporter still based in ANC-ruled South Africa :-
"Tsvangirai's hopes that leaders might issue a hard-hitting statement and even put pressure on Mugabe to stand down were dealt a blow when
President Thabo Mbeki of regional power South Africa stopped over in Harare on his way to Lusaka. After his first face-to-face talks with Mugabe since the elections, Mbeki seemingly ignored pleas for outside pressure to be levied upon the veteran Zimbabwean strongman and suggested things be allowed to run their course. 'There is no crisis in Zimbabwe,' he told journalists. 'The body authorised to release the results is the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, let's wait for them to announce the results'."
We've said it once and we'll say it again - the ZANU-PF regime in Zimbabwe and the ANC regime in South Africa are like two peas in the same pod. Both regimes only came to power through terrorist intimidation, both have proved to be tyrannical and murderous once ensconced in power - and both support each other on the international arena.
So why does the outside world continue to take a benevolent attitude towards ANC ruled South Africa (most obscenely by continuing to fete the convicted ANC terrorist Mandela) whilst at the same time seemingly waking up to the true horrors of ZANU-PF ruled Zimbabwe? To be candidly frank we haven't got a clue - but perhaps we shouldn't refer to the outside world as a whole in this regard but only to their leaders, for more and more ordinary people seem to be voicing their objections to the continuing fawning over the aforementioned Mandela. Perhaps Gordon Brown's nauseating self-abasement in this regard may be one of the key reasons for his sudden and catastrophic fall in the opinion polls!
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PATRIOTIC FORUM EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION BUFFET
The Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club joined forces with the London Swinton Circle under the banner of the Patriotic Forum in order to stage its annual Empire Day celebrations in May. The guest speaker was Mr. Michael Brufal de Melgarejo, the 11th Marques de Lendinez, who for the past 15 years he has been a Director of the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society. His address focused on the political developments in Gibraltar, its huge economic progress and the threats which this progress poses to its traditional character, but he also gave an enthusiastic report on the recent activities of both the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society and the Rock-based Gibraltar Heritage Trust. Most importantly, however, he told how the Royal Marines were to be granted the Freedom of Gibraltar in February 2009 when a memorial to the Royal Marines will be erected. The Springbok Club/ELC is provisionally planning to organise a trip to the Rock in February of next year (precise dates are still to be announced) in order to witness these celebrations. If any supporter is keen to join us for this visit then please e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711-188430.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC KENT BRANCH TRIP
Earlier during June the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC staged a trip to the Royal Engineers' Museum in Gillingham where a special "Soldiers of the Queen" event was being staged. The highlight of this visit was being able to see a demonstration of authentic Victorian era military drill and weapons display presented by "The Diehards" military re-enactment society - one of whose prominent members, Graham Gillmore (ex RLI and SADF), is a long-standing member and supporter of the Springbok Club. There was a very encouraging turnout of supporters at this event (including several from outside the county), and a number of potentially good new contacts were also made as a result.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
The London Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to see the finish of this year's Doggett's Coat and Badge Race on the Thames on Tuesday 22nd July. This historic race will start at 13.00 hrs, and is anticipated to finish at Chelsea at approximately 13.25 hrs. All those who wish to join the SC/ELC party are therefore asked to assemble on the Thames Embankment in front of the Chelsea Hospital near to Cadogan Pier between 12.30 hrs and 13.00 hrs. As this event will take place on the same day as the next London Swinton Circle meeting (see "London Swinton Circle News" column) this therefore provides an ideal opportunity for a special day out in London for supporters from elsewhere in the country, who will therefore be able to attend both activities in the one day.
The Springbok Club/ELC's annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet will be held rather belatedly in August this year. The guest speaker is anticipated to be a prominent ex-Rhodesian, and full details will be given in next month's SCN.
In September the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to Carmarthen in order to lay a wreath at the monument to Sir Thomas Picton ("Wellington's Welsh General") on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of this great man's birth. This will be the first of what is hoped to be an annual SC/ELC event honouring great Imperial heroes who have statues and monuments in their honour around the UK. All those who are interested in participating in this forthcoming event in Carmarthen should e-mail us at: springbok@falklands.org or 'phone: 07711-188430.
In November the Springbok Club/ELC will be holding its annual UDI Day celebrations, at which a prominent Rhodesian soldier who fought in the Bush War against Terrorism is anticipated to be guest speaker. A number of supporters have however requested that we stage a special dinner for this event again, rather than just a buffet format. We abandoned the formal dinner structure a couple of years ago following some unfortunate problems which were basically caused by lower than anticipated patronage. We have therefore decided only to go ahead with a formal dinner again if we are able to guarantee a sufficient number of attendees. If you would be interested in attending a dinner in November in the central London area then please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing: springbok@falklands.org or 'phoning: 07711-188430.
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SPRINGBBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
A member of the ExCo of the SC/ELC will be visiting Devon in late July when it is hoped to stage an informal get-together of supporters in the county with the view of establishing a branch there. He will also be visiting Belfast during early August, when it is hoped that the Northern Ireland Branch of the organisation can be re-constituted. If anyone is interested in attending either of these events or becoming actively involved in new or existing branches then please 'phone 07711-188430 for more details.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle were most privileged to welcome Mr. Douglas Carswell MP (the Conservative MP for Harwich) as guest speaker earlier this month. In a wide-ranging speech Mr. Carswell focused on the EU, law and order, education, reform of the political system, the future of the Union and the future of the BBC. He stated that he favoured withdrawal from the EU, a development which seems far more possible now in the light of the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the citizens of the Republic of Ireland. He also emphasised how he believes in more direct involvement in the appointment of chief police officers and judges and the running of schools, and also favours the abolition of the BBC licence fee.
Details of the next most important London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : The Counting House (the upstairs function room), 50 Cornhill, London EC3 (nearest underground station: Bank - leave via Exit 5)
Guest speakers : Commander John Muxworthy RN (Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom National Defence Association) and Col. Bob Stewart DSO (of Balkans War fame).
On 3rd September the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Dr. J. Hazlett Lynch, the Director of the pro-British anti-terrorist organisation the West Tyrone Voice as guest speaker. Further details will be given in future issues of the SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
Earlier this month New Britain staged a highly professional "Keep the United Kingdom United Pageant" in the City of London. At this event Gary Griffiths represented Wales by singing a number of traditional Welsh folk ballads, Sir Teddy Taylor represented Scotland by giving a most inspiring cameo talk, Clare Presland represented England by singing a selection of English songs, and Beryl Nesbitt represented Northern Ireland by reciting a number of Ulster poems. The highlight of the event, however, was the entrance of Britannia (played by Jeanette Nathan) whilst the audience sang Rule Britannia - before signing a Loyalty Scroll which was subsequently presented at Buckingham Palace.
On Canada's National Day, Tuesday 1st July, New Britain will be staging a special event in Greenwich in order to celebrate the occasion. All those wishing to attend are asked to assemble at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich at 14.30 hrs, and then to process to St. Alfege Church where a wreath will be laid on the grave of Gen. James Wolfe in the church at 15.00 hrs. The Canadian National Anthem will then we sung, and everyone present will be asked to sign a message of friendship to the Canadian Prime Minister.
On Saturday 12th July the National Chairman of New Britain, Mr. Dennis Delderfield, will be visiting Belfast. He will be laying a wreath in honour of Ulster's dead at the war memorial in front of Belfast City Hall, following which he will witness and support the annual Belfast parade of the Loyal Orange Order in order to commemorate the 318th anniversary of the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. After this he intends to meet a number of prominent Ulster politicians (Catholic as well as Protestant) who support the Union.
On Saturday 26th July Mr. Delderfield will be visiting Plymouth in order to take part in his now annual challenge bowls match against the Lord Mayor of Plymouth in order to celebrate the anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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WORLD CUP WILLIES
In this new series we report on the chaotic preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup Finals which are due to take place in South Africa. This first report has been sent to us by Jan Geelvink :-
"The latest African Response poll reveals that 67% agree that the country will be ready by 2010. That's a 6% drop from the previous month's measurement. This dip was anticipated given the recent negativity related to power cuts experienced throughout the country. It's been an important week for the 2010 Local Organising Committee which has announced a number of new initiatives. This after the Director-General of the 2010 World Cup Government Unit, Joe Phaahla, admitted that some host cities are running out of time to meet deadlines agreed upon with FIFA. Phaahla has singled out Cape Town and Port Elizabeth as problem areas."
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A BLACK AFRICAN'S VIEWPOINT
We have recently obtained this most eye-opening item written by Mukui Waruiru of the African Conservative Forum, which we received from Jan Lamprecht of AfricanCrisis:-
"Reports that I received from two individuals based in Harare indicate that the MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, won the elections in Zimbabwe by such a large margin, that it is proving very difficult for Mugabe to rig himself back to power. Mugabe is already illegally in power, having lost the 2002 election, but by a narrower margin than he lost this time. In 2002, some of Mugabe's more honest supporters in Africa conceded that although he lost the election, he received at least 45% of the vote, which was close enough to allow manipulation of the results to manufacture a narrow victory. But this time, reports I am getting from Harare indicate that Mugabe could not have gotten more than 25% of the vote. Mugabe must not be allowed to steal the election this time.
"Tony Blair failed the Zimbabwean people from 2000 to 2007, by refusing to take real action to help them in their democratic struggle. Those of us opposing Mugabe all over Africa, are hoping that Gordon Brown will prove to be a tougher leader. I have some suggestions for Western statesmen and diplomats, on how to bring about a peaceful transition in Zimbabwe.
"1. The West should now stop delegating responsibility for the Zimbabwean issue solely to the SADC and the African Union. The SADC and the AU have failed to act over the last 8 years, and it is time that the Zimbabwe issue is internationalized. Just as the political crisis in Burma in 2007 was not seen as an East Asian issue, and the Iranian nuclear debate isn't just seen as a Middle Eastern issue, the crisis in Zimbabwe should no longer be seen as simply an African issue. The lives of millions of Zimbabweans are at stake, and the crisis in Zimbabwe endangers more lives than the disputes over Burma and Iran. Britain or the US should initiate discussion on the political crisis in Zimbabwe before the UN Security Council.
"2. The first order of business should be to protect the Zimbabwean people from violence from Mugabe's security forces, should the people decide to protest the theft of the election. The US and the EU should make it absolutely clear, that any commander of the Zimbabwean security forces who gives orders for the shooting of protesters, will be indicted before the international criminal court. Also, every individual policeman or soldier in Zimbabwe who obeys an order to shoot protesters, should be held personally liable for his criminal act, and will be punished in an international court.
"3. The West should seek dialogue with the many people in Africa who want Mugabe out of power, and not just limit their contacts to African Presidents. In such a dialogue, a common approach can be arrived at, that can ensure that Mugabe is eased out of power without bloodshed (if that is possible).
"4. I generally uphold the principle of non-violence, but this time, an exception can be made to that principle. Mugabe has been allowed to hold office illegally over the past 6 years, and he absolutely cannot be allowed to stay in office illegally for another 5 years. The current army commander has said that he will not accept an opposition victory in the election. What should be done about that blatant disregard for the rule of law? It is time to train a new army for Zimbabwe, from among the 4 million Zimbabweans who are living outside the country. The new democratic army can remove Mugabe from the office he is illegally holding, and restore the rule of law in Zimbabwe.
"Are you listening Mr. Gordon Brown, Mr. David Miliband, Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, Ms. Condoleeza Rice, and Ms. Jendayi Frazer?
"Britain and America helped Mugabe to come to power in 1980, when they forced the democratically elected Prime Minister, Abel Muzorewa, to hand over power to a self-described Marxist who never hid his contempt for democracy. Is it too much to ask them to help clean up the mess which they helped to create?"
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RHODESIANS NEVER DIE
In a recent edition of the ORAFs newsletter it has been reported that Paula, the youngest daughter of Keith (a famed former member of the Rhodesian Air Force) and Sue Corrans has been appointed as the British Envoy to Hong Kong. Our hearty congratulations are extended to Paula upon this fantastic appointment.
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
[We hope to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, very shortly. We would, however, like to clear as much of our existing stock of back-issues as possible prior to publication. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson
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Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht
Details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"BETRAYAL IN HIGH PLACES" by James Mackay.
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The compelling story of what really happened in a defeated Japan following the end of World War II. Merchant seaman James Mackay, whilst travelling in the east, started to hear stories of massacres and other atrocities committed by Japanese forces, not just against enemy troops, but against innocent civilian populations. His subsequent investigations revealed reluctance amongst Allied governments to discuss these incidents that seemed to amount almost to a cover-up. Why would the Allies want to overlook the crimes of a former enemy, especially when the leadership of another former enemy was being liquidated at Nuremburg? Using his own research, as well as material prepared by Australian Army war crimes investigator Capt. J.G. Goodwin, Mackay exposes the cover-up and names the guilty. Not only were the Japanese keen to sweep the past under the carpet, but the US government of the time also had its own reasons for preserving the political and industrial elite in Japan. A provocative book, which calls into question the morality of US policy towards Japan after WWII.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion
A devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS" edited by Ronnie Anderson.
Reminiscences of Eastern Nigeria - "The nuts and bolts of African history..." Professor Tony Kirk-Greene CMG, MBE, Emeritus Professor of African Affairs at Oxford University. A unique selection of Nigerian stories, studies/articles on arts, crafts, education riots, oil discovery, court and community development, medical section, Royal visits, Leopard murders, electoral matters, land disputes, an extraordinary spectrum of Nigerian life in post-war era up to Independence. Photographs, sketches and maps.
A small stock of this book, which makes an ideal gift, are still available from : Yesterdays Books, 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9EH, UK at £15.00 - plus £3.50 or £6.50 (airmail) for postage and packing.
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"WINSTON CHURCHILL BY HIS PERSONAL SECRETARY" recollections of the great man by a woman who worked for him, Elizabeth Nel
Elizabeth Nel served as Winston Churchill’s personal secretary during World War II. The vivid and human details of her experiences, of her impressions and memories of the irascible and loveable war hero, take up the story of Churchill’s life at No. 10 where the BBC’s impressive drama, 'The Gathering Storm', leaves off — when Churchill took over the reins of Government at the outset of the war. Finally, the author, Elizabeth Nel, at 90 years of age and just before she died, looks back across the years.
Available from: www.diadembooks.com/churchill.htm
[You may like to see details with photos regarding the launch of this book, which can be viewed at http://www.diadembooks.com/celiamurray.htm]
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Glenn MacAskill and Michael Bowery of Crest Publishing have written three books each. Glenn MacAskill is ex-BSAP Special Branch and still working (as Mugabe has denied him any pension) and Michael Bowery is ex-South African Special Forces. Due to the difficulties confronting White writers in the "new" South Africa they launched Crest Publishing to self-publish their own books, and have been doing this since October 2006. Michael Bowery is author of: "Canham's Run", "The Sligo Piper" and "Kill the President", whilst Glenn MacAskill is author of: "King's Gold", "Crime Lords" and "Of Royal Blood". Special discounts to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
For more information, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 97910, Petervale, Transvaal, 2151, South Africa, e-mail: crestbooks@mweb.co.za, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za
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"THE SAINTS" - DVD versions of the book about the history of the RLI
Now available from Msasa Enterprises. Contact: msasasa@iafrica.com or UK tel.: 07732 685400.
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"LETTERS FROM AFRICA" by Mandy Retzlaff
A collection of short stories documenting Mandy Retzlaff's extraordinary life in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Her letters are full of hope, despair, extreme courage and a remarkable sense of humour needed to face the everyday difficulties of living in a politically and economically unstable Africa.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.115 : ERIC & MAXIME MULLER and FELICITY BUTTON, all from Rhodesia.
Annette Crossley (nee Cowderoy, then Porteous) has asked whether anyone knows the current whereabouts of her above named friends from Rhodesia. Eric and Maxine Muller were last known of running the Lion and Elephant Motel near the South African/Rhodesian border, and Felicity Button attended Chisipite Senior School in Salisbury. If anyone knows anything about any of these people then please contact us at springbok@falklands.org, and we will forward the information on to Annette.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
We have often carried reports about the excellent work being carried out by the Seal-Alert South Africa organisation in the SCN, both to praise their self-sacrificing efforts in rescuing and protecting seals off the South African coast, and in highlighting the satanic slaughter of innocent seals in the so-called "Namibia" (South-West Africa). We haven't previously mentioned their worthy web-site in this column however, a failure which we now rectify. It can be accessed at :-
http://www.sealalertsa.net
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
IMMATURING WITH AGE
Sir,
Yes - it is the same Griffin who wrote to you from "Nationalism Today" in 1982 and who is now leader of the BNP. He's led an interesting life, to say the least!
Yours etc.,
Mike Turner, London U.K.
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THE NEWS SOUTH AFRICA
Sir,
There are a lot of errors on our daily SABC TV News reports in the evenings. They are quite common. I wonder if this is due to all the Affirmative Action at the SABC? The news reports are run by a bunch of clowns.
In a recent news report on Robert Mugabe's first re-appearance the video of Jacob Zuma appears while the voice of someone else is on. Then when Jacob Zuma finally comes on, it loses the sound half way through and then a picture of a cricketer appears.
Even the television news presenter gives up apologising! It's so damned pathetic and comical. These days, hardly a single television programme can run its entire length without even one embarrassing clown-like incident.
Yours etc.,
Jan Lamprecht, Transvaal, South Africa.
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RIGHT ON!
Sir,
I enjoyed reading the editorial of the March 2008 edition of the SCN. All quite right and well said.
Yours etc.,
DMD, Berkshire, U.K.
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KICKING AROUND AN IDEA
Sir,
South Africa, as you all know, are hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup Finals.
May I suggest that we start now at campaigning and looking at protests, pickets, e-mails, letter writing, slogans etc. in the lead up to the tournament that will be held and hosted in and around South Africa.
Write to governments, to clubs, to sports stars, to organisations that sponsor and support the games etc., highlighting the human rights abuses, the lack of respect for law, no regard for freedom of movement, speech or association, when millions are dying because President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has no will to support the people of Zimbabwe.
May I suggest that we co-ordinate specific projects, thereby getting greater coverage both locally and internationally. This project can be rolled out city by city, country by country.
For those with expertise in computer technology may I suggest we set up a website to co-ordinate ideas and strategies.
All ideas and suggestions welcome.
Yours etc.,
Albert Weidemann, Yorkshire, U.K.
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THE CURSE OF SPRINGBOK
Many readers may recall the problems which we encountered (alas ongoing) from a character named Michael Keith-Smith, who has apparently been engaging in an irrational vendetta campaign against our movement - something which is even more incomprehensible in view of the fact that the individual in question seems to have no Southern African connections whatsoever!
We have not been alone as this character's target however, as he has also apparently been conducting a vendetta campaign against two strangers who run the "Level 9" web-site. So extreme has been his campaign against these unfortunate people that he even tried to initiate a police action against them for "malicious communication". This attempted action against one of them, a Mr. Ed Chilvers, was evidently dismissed out of hand by his local police force, but the other attempted action, against a Mrs. Tracy Williams, resulted in her being ARRESTED (though not charged) by the Greater Manchester Police. Happily we can report that we have recently heard that the Crown Prosecution Service has now contacted Mrs. Williams to tell her that they do not want to pursue the case.
We therefore congratulate Mrs. Williams upon her famous victory against intimidation in this regard, and wish both her and Mr. Chilvers well for the future. All those who would like to know what all the fuss was about should check out the Level 9 web-site at :-
http://www.lvl9.org
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Thursday, 22 May 2008
May 2008 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
May 2008 edition
In last month's SCN we observed how the international political climate had changed remarkably for the better during the past few years. Since then there have been several further "straws in the wind" which have confirmed that the tide has well and truly turned - in the UK at least, though we believe this is probably a general manifestation throughout the West.
On Thursday 8th May a "City Salute" to the UK armed forces serving in the War against Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan was staged through the streets of the City of London in front of St.Paul's Cathedral. This event, which was attended by Princes William and Harry of Wales and which drew tens of thousands of spectators to the streets in support, received nationwide BBC television coverage compered by the increasingly popular Jeremy Clarkson. It should be remembered in this regard that just a short while ago it was the leftist treacherous rabble who were marching on these same streets to protest against the military actions of their own country in the War against Terror, yet now just a few years later patriotic forces have reclaimed the streets.
During the "touchy-feely" 1990s a piece of "public art" known as "The Angel of the North" was erected in Northumbria. This monstrosity was completely abstract and had no real meaning, and as a result became a bit of a laughing-stock. A short while ago it was announced that another piece of "public art" was to be commissioned to stand alongside the A2 in Kent, and it was naturally assumed that this would be yet another abstract eyesore - no doubt to be nicknamed "The Angel of the South"! When the shortlist of designs was recently announced, however, the favourite emerged as a statue of a giant white horse. This was not only realistic, but also has genuine resonance - for the white horse is of course the historic and traditional symbol of Kent! Add to this the recent decisive victory of Boris Johnson in the London Mayoral Election and it can be seen how dramatically the national psych has changed for the better in the UK over recent years.
Meanwhile, alas, South Africa seems to be stuck in the politically-correct 1990s - perhaps even harking back to the even more neanderthal 1960s! We have recently been reading through some of the alleged "South African expatriate" freebee newspapers circulated in London. The most obvious repulsive feature of these rags is that they seem to be festooned with images of the ANC "national" flag. Don't these people - and their advertisers - realise just what anathema this design is to all true patriotic South Africans? Read these rags in greater depth and their message becomes even more objectionable however: a favourable report about a proposed "pledge" to be recited by all South African children "recognising the injustices of the past [and to] honour those who suffered and sacrificed for justice and freedom [sic]", publicity for an event celebrating something called "Freedom Day" (in reality the anniversary of an outbreak of lawlessness), and most obscenely of all birthday greetings being sent to the convicted terrorist Mandela! When or when are White South Africans - many of those living in exile as well as those who've chosen to remain in the terrorist-ruled state - going to wake up and realise that they no longer live in the touchy-feely 1990s, but in the 21st Century!
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PATRIOTIC FORUM EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION BRAAI
The Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club will be joining forces with the London Swinton Circle under the banner of the Patriotic Forum, to stage its annual Empire Day celebrations this year. Details of this event are as follows:-
Date : Friday 23rd May 2008
Time : 19.00 hrs for 19.30 hrs.
Venue : THE ANTELOPE (the upstairs function room), 22 Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1W 8EZ (nearest tube station: Sloane Square - turn right out of the main entrance, then right again into the north side of Sloane Square which then becomes Cliveden Place, and finally left into Eaton Terrace where The Antelope is on the left).
Guest Speaker : Mr. MICHAEL BRUFAL de MELGAREJO - the 11th MARQUES de LENDINEZ
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Mr. Michael Brufal de Melgarejo (better known to his friends simply as Mike Brufal) is the 11th Marques de Lendinez - a hereditary Spanish title of nobility. He was however born in Gibraltar, and has been a lifelong supporter of the Gibraltarian cause and the rights of the people of Gibraltar to self-determination. For the past 15 years he has been a Director of the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society, and for the past 45 years has been the UK correspondent of the Gibraltar Chronicle. Educated at Christ College Cambridge (where he gained an MA in Law and Economics) he has worked as a journalist and public relations consultant all his working life, although he did serve for two years in a voluntary capacity with the British Army, serving first with the Royal Sussex Regiment and then on secondment to the Jamaican Regiment. In his talk he will tell something about the ongoing work of the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society and the Gibraltar Heritage Trust, as well as about the current situation in Gibraltar.
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There will be a succulent array of buffet snacks served at this gathering, and the price will be £6.00 per head for Full Members of the Springbok Club/ELC, £8.00 per head for Associate Members of the Springbok Club/ELC, and £10.00 per head for non-members. Although payments may be made at the door, it would help us to gauge numbers if all those intending to attend could contact us in advance, either by e-mail or by 'phone on: 07711-188430.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
In July the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging its annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet, at which it is anticipated welcoming a prominent ex-Rhodesian as guest speaker.
In September the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to Carmarthen in order to lay a wreath at the monument to Sir Thomas Picton ("Wellington's Welsh General") on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of this great man's birth. This will be the first of what is hoped to be an annual SC/ELC event honouring great Imperial heroes who have statues and monuments in their honour around the UK. All those who are interested in participating in this forthcoming event in Carmarthen should e-mail us at: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk
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SPRINGBBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
It is hoped to stage a re-constitution meeting for the Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC during June. More details will be given in next month's SCN.
The London Branch of the SC/ELC plans to stage a trip to see the finish of the Doggett's Coat & Badge race on the Thames in July/August.
A member of the ExCo of the SC/ELC will be visiting Devon in late July when it is hoped to stage an informal get-together of supporters in the county with the view of establishing a branch there. He will also be visiting Belfast during early August, when it is hoped that the Northern Ireland Branch of the organisation can be re-constituted. If anyone is interested in attending either of these events or becoming actively involved in new or existing branches then please 'phone 07711-188430 for more details.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
On Thursday 5th June the London Swinton Circle will welcome Mr. Douglas Carswell MP (the Conservative MP for Harwich) as guest speaker. This meeting will take place in the crypt of the Orange Street Congregational Church, Orange Street, London WC2, (the church entrance faces the rear of the National Gallery), commencing at 19.00 hrs.
On 3rd September the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Dr. J. Hazlett Lynch, the Director of the pro-British anti-terrorist organisation the West Tyrone Voice as guest speaker. Further details will be given in future issues of the SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
On Friday 9th May New Britain staged an impressive march down Whitehall and delivered letters both to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street and to the London HQ of the European Union demanding that the UK should leave the EU.
On Saturday 14th June (Trooping of the Colour Day) New Britain will be staging a special "Keep the United Kingdom United" pageant. This event will commence at 14.00 hrs with a buffet lunch at St.Katherine Cree Church Hall in Leadenhall Street in the City of London (nearest underground stations: Bank, Liverpool Street and Aldgate), after which, at approximately 15.00 hrs, the pageant itself will begin - featuring singers, dancers and bagpipers from all the component parts of the United Kingdom. Tickets for this event are priced at £5.00. For more details write to: New Britain, 10 College East, Gunthorpe Street, London E1 7RL, e-mail: CLDT@btinternet.com, or 'phone: 020-72472524.
Arrangements for New Britain's second annual Goldsmith Lecture are still being finalised, though it is anticipated to take place during July. Full details will be appearing in future editions of the SCN.
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PETITION AGAINST JAPANESE WHALING
If you think the Japanese need a good slapping for hunting whales again (apparently for 'research', however they do not deny the whales end up on dinner plates afterwards) and this year have gone even further stating they will be hunting humpbacks and the Migaloo, the only pure white whale in the world, then go here and sign this petition :-
http://www.whalesrevenge.com/
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SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS URGED TO ARM THEMSELVES
We have recently been forwarded the following most revealing SAPA report :-
"South Africans should arm themselves to ward off criminals, regardless of government’s efforts to disarm citizens, Gun Owners of South Africa (GOSA) said at the weekend.
"GOSA’s National Chairperson, Thomas Eastes, said in a statement: 'We advocate that all citizens of South Africa legally arm themselves regardless of government’s ideological intention to disarm them with the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000, and thereby ensure the freedom, prosperity and future that we owe to our children. The onus to protect yourself and your families resides with you, the legal citizen alone, as the SAPS (SA Police Service) appear not to be trustworthy and caring of the plight of the law-abiding citizens that pay their salaries' he said.
"GOSA said South Africa’s justice system was 'on the verge of collapse' and the police and security forces were 'in a state of total disarray'."
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ZIMBABWE DEBATES
The Zimbabwe Debate organised by Mr. Albert Weidemann, the highly-respected Zimbabwe human rights campaigner, in Ripon last month proved an exceptional success, with a good turnout and a strong and vigorous 5-hour debate ensuing. Many who attended this event stated that they had obtained far greater appreciation of the complexities of the situation in Zimbabwe as a result. There was furthermore good coverage of this debate in both the Ripon Gazette and the Scarborough Evening News.
Mr.Weidemann, who was interviewed on BBC Radio Leeds about the Zimbabwe situation earlier this month, will be speaking further on this subject in the near future both to the Rotary Club of Ripon and to various church groups. He is also planning a further fullscale debate to be staged at the University of Bradford shortly, fuller details of which will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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DISTURBING REPORT REGARDING ACTIONS BY THE HOME SECRETARY
The Anglican Friends of Israel organisation have recently circulated the following most disturbing report. Perhaps the most worrying aspect about it is that this news does not appear to have been carried by the national media :-
"Likud's Feiglin banned from Britain - 6 March 2008 - by Leon Symons
"The deputy leader of Israel's Likud party, Moshe Feiglin, has been excluded from Britain by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith using powers invoked after the July 2005 London bombings - even though he had no plans to visit.
"In a two-page letter sent to Mr Feiglin's office in Ginot Shomron, an unnamed Border and Immigration Agency official, writing on Ms.Smith's behalf, cited articles written by Mr Feiglin and said she had 'personally directed' that he be banned.
"The letter said: 'It is considered that you are seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK. In light of these factors, the Home Secretary is satisfied you should be excluded from the UK on the grounds that your exclusion is conducive to the public good.' There is no right of appeal.
"The Home Office would say nothing more about why or how the decision was made, other than to say that Ms.Smith can exclude people whether or not they have applied to come to Britain. But it does take into account relevant information supplied by other government departments and agencies.
"Mr Feiglin said: 'This is a British government problem, not mine. However, if somebody in Britain feels comfortable enough to do something like that, it should turn on some serious red lights in any British citizen who cares about democracy. Britain and America are letting in the real terrorists - remember [Iranian] President Ahmadinejad was allowed to speak at an American university.'
"In a swipe at the government's refusal to exclude Ibrahim Mousawi, the editor of a Hizbollah journal who has been in Britain on a speaking tour, Mr Feiglin went on: 'I almost feel honoured, because of the way that the British government is behaving, to be marked as the bad guy by a government that supports terror. I see it almost as a compliment.'
"He has visited Britain once before, 15 years ago, when he entered and left without hindrance.
"Mr Feiglin said the letter 'came out of the blue'. He considered it might be a clever forgery perpetrated by political opponents. He was not surprised when told by the JC that it was genuine. This is all very strange because I have no plans to visit Britain either in the short or long term. I have never been banned from anywhere else. In fact I am giving a lecture in Canada at the end of this month,' he said."
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
[We hope to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, very shortly. We would, however, like to clear as much of our existing stock of back-issues as possible prior to publication. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]
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BOOK OFFERS
"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson
A novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
Copies of "Way Out of Line" can be ordered from Amazon.com.
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht
Details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"OF RICE AND MEN", by Jimmy Walker
111 pages. Illustrated. With excellent cartoons by Fusilier Norman Lambert, produced whilst in captivity. Soft-back £5.00 (cover price £10.00)
An irreverent, left of centre, look at life as a POW by Jimmy Walker, who was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. Jimmy takes us through incarceration at the notorious Changi jail, forced labour on the railroad, and deportation to Japan, where the Japanese exploited the mining skills of the boys from Northumberland. Norman Lambert’s sketches are both amusing and frightening at the same time. Through the bitterness and resentment, and physical trauma of captivity shines the humour and the indomitable spirit of the British soldier. An enjoyable and educational read, with a surprise ending.
Prices include p&p. Payment can be made by credit or debit card. To order on line, log on to www.paypal.com and enter postmaster@gcartwright.demon.co.uk as payment destination.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion
A devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"THE THOUSAND STEPS" by Dr Helen Anderson
Dr Anderson spent what she describes as "26 privileged years in Africa, privileged because life was never dull and medical practice never ceased to be truly exciting and fulfilling." It is a personal account of practice, both in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Sudan, Congo and Botswana. She describes her fascinating experiences. She married in Gulu, Uganda, where she ran the local Hospital, dealing with surgical cases never before described in textbooks. She also describes her time in Serowe, Botswana, and the problems with the resident ghost in the Residency.
The book is copiously and superbly illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Available at £20.00 direct from the author at Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9382, New Zealand, by cheque or money order.
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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Glenn MacAskill and Michael Bowery of Crest Publishing have written three books each. Glenn MacAskill is ex-BSAP Special Branch and still working (as Mugabe has denied him any pension) and Michael Bowery is ex-South African Special Forces. Due to the difficulties confronting White writers in the "new" South Africa they launched Crest Publishing to self-publish their own books, and have been doing this since October 2006. Michael Bowery is author of: "Canham's Run", "The Sligo Piper" and "Kill the President", whilst Glenn MacAskill is author of: "King's Gold", "Crime Lords" and "Of Royal Blood". Special discounts to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
For more information, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 97910, Petervale, Transvaal, 2151, South Africa, e-mail: crestbooks@mweb.co.za, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za
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"THE SAINTS" - DVD versions of the book about the history of the RLI
Now available from Msasa Enterprises. Contact: msasasa@iafrica.com or UK tel.: 07732 685400.
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"LETTERS FROM AFRICA" by Mandy Retzlaff
A collection of short stories documenting Mandy Retzlaff's extraordinary life in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Her letters are full of hope, despair, extreme courage and a remarkable sense of humour needed to face the everyday difficulties of living in a politically and economically unstable Africa.
For more details visit Mandy's web-site at: www.mandyretzlaff.com
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MOVING ABROAD?
PRIDE OF AFRICA WILDLIFE SOLUTIONS (PAWS) - a freight forwarding company specialising in wildlife and pets.
PAWS offers a fully comprehensive service for moving pets and wildlife to and from South Africa and most destinations worldwide.
PAWS facilitates IATA spec. travel boxes, cartage, Customs clearances, permit applications and all air-freight requirements in South Africa.
For more information kindly log onto our web-site at: www.pawssa.co.za or contact Michael/Hilton on tel.: + 27 11 4540077 Fax: + 27 11 4540078 email: info@pawssa.co.za
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CAMPBELL'S BILTONG
Campbell's Original Farm Style Biltong, Boerewors, BoereBurgers and Droewors was established in 1969 in Rhodesia. Their age-old family recipes remain unchanged and have undoubtedly "stood the test of time", and to this day remain free of wheat, glutens and added ingredients.
Today Ron and Eileen Campbell still hand-make all their meat products themselves in Devon, and enjoy the regular loyal support of a large following of African ex-pats now living in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, with new friends placing orders recently from Iraq, Cyprus and the USA.
All their domestic meats are free-range and are supplied fresh daily from the best local sources, with which they have long-standing relationships. Their game meats (Kudu, Impala, Blesbok, Springbok & Ostrich) are delivered frozen from an established free-range game-meat producer in South Africa.
When you visit the Campbell's Biltong web-site the first icon on the top left of the page will take you into the Flame Lily Shop. There you can either select the beef biltong and associated products page or, further down, the game biltong page. The second icon will take you straight into the "Treats from Home" page where you can order a wide range of your old favourites from back home. On the beef biltong page not only can you shop on-line for all your beef and pork products, but you will also find maize meal, potjie pots and skottle braai's at unbeatable prices. On the game biltong page not only can you buy a full range of delicious Campbell's Game Biltong, Boere and Droewors, but you can also place your order for numerous cuts of fresh game meats too, for that special occasion or just a good old home-style Sunday roast.
The Campbell's Biltong web-site can be accessed at: www.campbellsbiltong.com
Happy Shopping!
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
Robert Shipley has many items of memorabilia of special interest to Southern African and other patriots for sale, including :-
An old brochure of Worcester in South Africa for £10.00
and
A State President's Guard Plaque 1980/81, Lt.Grobler, for £15.00
(postage and packaging included).
For more information or to make orders please 'phone 07527277406, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.114 : Ms JENNY PATERSON of Chelsea
Jenny Paterson, who at the time was working for a recruitment bureau in Chelsea, contacted us a few months ago and expressed great interest in the work of the Springbok Club. Alas, when we replied to her e-mail we discovered that she had left the bureau where she was employed, and no-one could inform us of her new contact details. In view of the great interest which she had expressed we are therefore very keen to try to trace her current whereabouts, so wonder whether anyone could help us in this regard?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
2008 of course marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of the State of Israel - probably South Africa's best overseas friend during the days of civilised rule (Dr.D.F.Malan was indeed the first overseas statesman to visit Israel after it declared its independence). To mark this important anniversary big "Salute to Israel" parades are being organised around the Western world, including ones in both London and Manchester on Sunday 29th June. For more details about these events visit the "Salute to Israel" web-site at :-
http://www.salutetoisrael.org
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
HAIN THE PAIN
Sir,
Wonderful summation of the rat-bag Hain's demise in the February edition of the SCN, well done!
Yours etc.,
Philip Lardner, Erskine, Renfrewshire, U.K.
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BLACKOUT HUMOUR
Sir,
Hope you'll have a laugh - but the c.e.o of Eskom has received salary bonus and PRODUCTIVITY BONUS of R3.75 million - how's that???? What a joke!!!
Yours etc.,
RHGE, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
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May 2008 edition
In last month's SCN we observed how the international political climate had changed remarkably for the better during the past few years. Since then there have been several further "straws in the wind" which have confirmed that the tide has well and truly turned - in the UK at least, though we believe this is probably a general manifestation throughout the West.
On Thursday 8th May a "City Salute" to the UK armed forces serving in the War against Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan was staged through the streets of the City of London in front of St.Paul's Cathedral. This event, which was attended by Princes William and Harry of Wales and which drew tens of thousands of spectators to the streets in support, received nationwide BBC television coverage compered by the increasingly popular Jeremy Clarkson. It should be remembered in this regard that just a short while ago it was the leftist treacherous rabble who were marching on these same streets to protest against the military actions of their own country in the War against Terror, yet now just a few years later patriotic forces have reclaimed the streets.
During the "touchy-feely" 1990s a piece of "public art" known as "The Angel of the North" was erected in Northumbria. This monstrosity was completely abstract and had no real meaning, and as a result became a bit of a laughing-stock. A short while ago it was announced that another piece of "public art" was to be commissioned to stand alongside the A2 in Kent, and it was naturally assumed that this would be yet another abstract eyesore - no doubt to be nicknamed "The Angel of the South"! When the shortlist of designs was recently announced, however, the favourite emerged as a statue of a giant white horse. This was not only realistic, but also has genuine resonance - for the white horse is of course the historic and traditional symbol of Kent! Add to this the recent decisive victory of Boris Johnson in the London Mayoral Election and it can be seen how dramatically the national psych has changed for the better in the UK over recent years.
Meanwhile, alas, South Africa seems to be stuck in the politically-correct 1990s - perhaps even harking back to the even more neanderthal 1960s! We have recently been reading through some of the alleged "South African expatriate" freebee newspapers circulated in London. The most obvious repulsive feature of these rags is that they seem to be festooned with images of the ANC "national" flag. Don't these people - and their advertisers - realise just what anathema this design is to all true patriotic South Africans? Read these rags in greater depth and their message becomes even more objectionable however: a favourable report about a proposed "pledge" to be recited by all South African children "recognising the injustices of the past [and to] honour those who suffered and sacrificed for justice and freedom [sic]", publicity for an event celebrating something called "Freedom Day" (in reality the anniversary of an outbreak of lawlessness), and most obscenely of all birthday greetings being sent to the convicted terrorist Mandela! When or when are White South Africans - many of those living in exile as well as those who've chosen to remain in the terrorist-ruled state - going to wake up and realise that they no longer live in the touchy-feely 1990s, but in the 21st Century!
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PATRIOTIC FORUM EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION BRAAI
The Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club will be joining forces with the London Swinton Circle under the banner of the Patriotic Forum, to stage its annual Empire Day celebrations this year. Details of this event are as follows:-
Date : Friday 23rd May 2008
Time : 19.00 hrs for 19.30 hrs.
Venue : THE ANTELOPE (the upstairs function room), 22 Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1W 8EZ (nearest tube station: Sloane Square - turn right out of the main entrance, then right again into the north side of Sloane Square which then becomes Cliveden Place, and finally left into Eaton Terrace where The Antelope is on the left).
Guest Speaker : Mr. MICHAEL BRUFAL de MELGAREJO - the 11th MARQUES de LENDINEZ
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Mr. Michael Brufal de Melgarejo (better known to his friends simply as Mike Brufal) is the 11th Marques de Lendinez - a hereditary Spanish title of nobility. He was however born in Gibraltar, and has been a lifelong supporter of the Gibraltarian cause and the rights of the people of Gibraltar to self-determination. For the past 15 years he has been a Director of the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society, and for the past 45 years has been the UK correspondent of the Gibraltar Chronicle. Educated at Christ College Cambridge (where he gained an MA in Law and Economics) he has worked as a journalist and public relations consultant all his working life, although he did serve for two years in a voluntary capacity with the British Army, serving first with the Royal Sussex Regiment and then on secondment to the Jamaican Regiment. In his talk he will tell something about the ongoing work of the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society and the Gibraltar Heritage Trust, as well as about the current situation in Gibraltar.
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There will be a succulent array of buffet snacks served at this gathering, and the price will be £6.00 per head for Full Members of the Springbok Club/ELC, £8.00 per head for Associate Members of the Springbok Club/ELC, and £10.00 per head for non-members. Although payments may be made at the door, it would help us to gauge numbers if all those intending to attend could contact us in advance, either by e-mail or by 'phone on: 07711-188430.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
In July the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging its annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet, at which it is anticipated welcoming a prominent ex-Rhodesian as guest speaker.
In September the Springbok Club/ELC will be staging a trip to Carmarthen in order to lay a wreath at the monument to Sir Thomas Picton ("Wellington's Welsh General") on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of this great man's birth. This will be the first of what is hoped to be an annual SC/ELC event honouring great Imperial heroes who have statues and monuments in their honour around the UK. All those who are interested in participating in this forthcoming event in Carmarthen should e-mail us at: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk
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SPRINGBBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
It is hoped to stage a re-constitution meeting for the Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC during June. More details will be given in next month's SCN.
The London Branch of the SC/ELC plans to stage a trip to see the finish of the Doggett's Coat & Badge race on the Thames in July/August.
A member of the ExCo of the SC/ELC will be visiting Devon in late July when it is hoped to stage an informal get-together of supporters in the county with the view of establishing a branch there. He will also be visiting Belfast during early August, when it is hoped that the Northern Ireland Branch of the organisation can be re-constituted. If anyone is interested in attending either of these events or becoming actively involved in new or existing branches then please 'phone 07711-188430 for more details.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
On Thursday 5th June the London Swinton Circle will welcome Mr. Douglas Carswell MP (the Conservative MP for Harwich) as guest speaker. This meeting will take place in the crypt of the Orange Street Congregational Church, Orange Street, London WC2, (the church entrance faces the rear of the National Gallery), commencing at 19.00 hrs.
On 3rd September the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Dr. J. Hazlett Lynch, the Director of the pro-British anti-terrorist organisation the West Tyrone Voice as guest speaker. Further details will be given in future issues of the SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
On Friday 9th May New Britain staged an impressive march down Whitehall and delivered letters both to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street and to the London HQ of the European Union demanding that the UK should leave the EU.
On Saturday 14th June (Trooping of the Colour Day) New Britain will be staging a special "Keep the United Kingdom United" pageant. This event will commence at 14.00 hrs with a buffet lunch at St.Katherine Cree Church Hall in Leadenhall Street in the City of London (nearest underground stations: Bank, Liverpool Street and Aldgate), after which, at approximately 15.00 hrs, the pageant itself will begin - featuring singers, dancers and bagpipers from all the component parts of the United Kingdom. Tickets for this event are priced at £5.00. For more details write to: New Britain, 10 College East, Gunthorpe Street, London E1 7RL, e-mail: CLDT@btinternet.com, or 'phone: 020-72472524.
Arrangements for New Britain's second annual Goldsmith Lecture are still being finalised, though it is anticipated to take place during July. Full details will be appearing in future editions of the SCN.
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PETITION AGAINST JAPANESE WHALING
If you think the Japanese need a good slapping for hunting whales again (apparently for 'research', however they do not deny the whales end up on dinner plates afterwards) and this year have gone even further stating they will be hunting humpbacks and the Migaloo, the only pure white whale in the world, then go here and sign this petition :-
http://www.whalesrevenge.com/
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SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS URGED TO ARM THEMSELVES
We have recently been forwarded the following most revealing SAPA report :-
"South Africans should arm themselves to ward off criminals, regardless of government’s efforts to disarm citizens, Gun Owners of South Africa (GOSA) said at the weekend.
"GOSA’s National Chairperson, Thomas Eastes, said in a statement: 'We advocate that all citizens of South Africa legally arm themselves regardless of government’s ideological intention to disarm them with the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000, and thereby ensure the freedom, prosperity and future that we owe to our children. The onus to protect yourself and your families resides with you, the legal citizen alone, as the SAPS (SA Police Service) appear not to be trustworthy and caring of the plight of the law-abiding citizens that pay their salaries' he said.
"GOSA said South Africa’s justice system was 'on the verge of collapse' and the police and security forces were 'in a state of total disarray'."
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ZIMBABWE DEBATES
The Zimbabwe Debate organised by Mr. Albert Weidemann, the highly-respected Zimbabwe human rights campaigner, in Ripon last month proved an exceptional success, with a good turnout and a strong and vigorous 5-hour debate ensuing. Many who attended this event stated that they had obtained far greater appreciation of the complexities of the situation in Zimbabwe as a result. There was furthermore good coverage of this debate in both the Ripon Gazette and the Scarborough Evening News.
Mr.Weidemann, who was interviewed on BBC Radio Leeds about the Zimbabwe situation earlier this month, will be speaking further on this subject in the near future both to the Rotary Club of Ripon and to various church groups. He is also planning a further fullscale debate to be staged at the University of Bradford shortly, fuller details of which will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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DISTURBING REPORT REGARDING ACTIONS BY THE HOME SECRETARY
The Anglican Friends of Israel organisation have recently circulated the following most disturbing report. Perhaps the most worrying aspect about it is that this news does not appear to have been carried by the national media :-
"Likud's Feiglin banned from Britain - 6 March 2008 - by Leon Symons
"The deputy leader of Israel's Likud party, Moshe Feiglin, has been excluded from Britain by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith using powers invoked after the July 2005 London bombings - even though he had no plans to visit.
"In a two-page letter sent to Mr Feiglin's office in Ginot Shomron, an unnamed Border and Immigration Agency official, writing on Ms.Smith's behalf, cited articles written by Mr Feiglin and said she had 'personally directed' that he be banned.
"The letter said: 'It is considered that you are seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK. In light of these factors, the Home Secretary is satisfied you should be excluded from the UK on the grounds that your exclusion is conducive to the public good.' There is no right of appeal.
"The Home Office would say nothing more about why or how the decision was made, other than to say that Ms.Smith can exclude people whether or not they have applied to come to Britain. But it does take into account relevant information supplied by other government departments and agencies.
"Mr Feiglin said: 'This is a British government problem, not mine. However, if somebody in Britain feels comfortable enough to do something like that, it should turn on some serious red lights in any British citizen who cares about democracy. Britain and America are letting in the real terrorists - remember [Iranian] President Ahmadinejad was allowed to speak at an American university.'
"In a swipe at the government's refusal to exclude Ibrahim Mousawi, the editor of a Hizbollah journal who has been in Britain on a speaking tour, Mr Feiglin went on: 'I almost feel honoured, because of the way that the British government is behaving, to be marked as the bad guy by a government that supports terror. I see it almost as a compliment.'
"He has visited Britain once before, 15 years ago, when he entered and left without hindrance.
"Mr Feiglin said the letter 'came out of the blue'. He considered it might be a clever forgery perpetrated by political opponents. He was not surprised when told by the JC that it was genuine. This is all very strange because I have no plans to visit Britain either in the short or long term. I have never been banned from anywhere else. In fact I am giving a lecture in Canada at the end of this month,' he said."
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
[We hope to be able to produce the next edition of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, No.37, very shortly. We would, however, like to clear as much of our existing stock of back-issues as possible prior to publication. Supporters can help us in two ways in this regard, either by making donations which will enable us to distribute more copies, and/or by providing address details of people who might be interesting in receiving copies.]
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BOOK OFFERS
"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson
A novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
Copies of "Way Out of Line" can be ordered from Amazon.com.
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht
Details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"OF RICE AND MEN", by Jimmy Walker
111 pages. Illustrated. With excellent cartoons by Fusilier Norman Lambert, produced whilst in captivity. Soft-back £5.00 (cover price £10.00)
An irreverent, left of centre, look at life as a POW by Jimmy Walker, who was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. Jimmy takes us through incarceration at the notorious Changi jail, forced labour on the railroad, and deportation to Japan, where the Japanese exploited the mining skills of the boys from Northumberland. Norman Lambert’s sketches are both amusing and frightening at the same time. Through the bitterness and resentment, and physical trauma of captivity shines the humour and the indomitable spirit of the British soldier. An enjoyable and educational read, with a surprise ending.
Prices include p&p. Payment can be made by credit or debit card. To order on line, log on to www.paypal.com and enter postmaster@gcartwright.demon.co.uk as payment destination.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion
A devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"THE THOUSAND STEPS" by Dr Helen Anderson
Dr Anderson spent what she describes as "26 privileged years in Africa, privileged because life was never dull and medical practice never ceased to be truly exciting and fulfilling." It is a personal account of practice, both in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Sudan, Congo and Botswana. She describes her fascinating experiences. She married in Gulu, Uganda, where she ran the local Hospital, dealing with surgical cases never before described in textbooks. She also describes her time in Serowe, Botswana, and the problems with the resident ghost in the Residency.
The book is copiously and superbly illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Available at £20.00 direct from the author at Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9382, New Zealand, by cheque or money order.
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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Glenn MacAskill and Michael Bowery of Crest Publishing have written three books each. Glenn MacAskill is ex-BSAP Special Branch and still working (as Mugabe has denied him any pension) and Michael Bowery is ex-South African Special Forces. Due to the difficulties confronting White writers in the "new" South Africa they launched Crest Publishing to self-publish their own books, and have been doing this since October 2006. Michael Bowery is author of: "Canham's Run", "The Sligo Piper" and "Kill the President", whilst Glenn MacAskill is author of: "King's Gold", "Crime Lords" and "Of Royal Blood". Special discounts to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
For more information, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 97910, Petervale, Transvaal, 2151, South Africa, e-mail: crestbooks@mweb.co.za, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za
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"THE SAINTS" - DVD versions of the book about the history of the RLI
Now available from Msasa Enterprises. Contact: msasasa@iafrica.com or UK tel.: 07732 685400.
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"LETTERS FROM AFRICA" by Mandy Retzlaff
A collection of short stories documenting Mandy Retzlaff's extraordinary life in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Her letters are full of hope, despair, extreme courage and a remarkable sense of humour needed to face the everyday difficulties of living in a politically and economically unstable Africa.
For more details visit Mandy's web-site at: www.mandyretzlaff.com
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MOVING ABROAD?
PRIDE OF AFRICA WILDLIFE SOLUTIONS (PAWS) - a freight forwarding company specialising in wildlife and pets.
PAWS offers a fully comprehensive service for moving pets and wildlife to and from South Africa and most destinations worldwide.
PAWS facilitates IATA spec. travel boxes, cartage, Customs clearances, permit applications and all air-freight requirements in South Africa.
For more information kindly log onto our web-site at: www.pawssa.co.za or contact Michael/Hilton on tel.: + 27 11 4540077 Fax: + 27 11 4540078 email: info@pawssa.co.za
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CAMPBELL'S BILTONG
Campbell's Original Farm Style Biltong, Boerewors, BoereBurgers and Droewors was established in 1969 in Rhodesia. Their age-old family recipes remain unchanged and have undoubtedly "stood the test of time", and to this day remain free of wheat, glutens and added ingredients.
Today Ron and Eileen Campbell still hand-make all their meat products themselves in Devon, and enjoy the regular loyal support of a large following of African ex-pats now living in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, with new friends placing orders recently from Iraq, Cyprus and the USA.
All their domestic meats are free-range and are supplied fresh daily from the best local sources, with which they have long-standing relationships. Their game meats (Kudu, Impala, Blesbok, Springbok & Ostrich) are delivered frozen from an established free-range game-meat producer in South Africa.
When you visit the Campbell's Biltong web-site the first icon on the top left of the page will take you into the Flame Lily Shop. There you can either select the beef biltong and associated products page or, further down, the game biltong page. The second icon will take you straight into the "Treats from Home" page where you can order a wide range of your old favourites from back home. On the beef biltong page not only can you shop on-line for all your beef and pork products, but you will also find maize meal, potjie pots and skottle braai's at unbeatable prices. On the game biltong page not only can you buy a full range of delicious Campbell's Game Biltong, Boere and Droewors, but you can also place your order for numerous cuts of fresh game meats too, for that special occasion or just a good old home-style Sunday roast.
The Campbell's Biltong web-site can be accessed at: www.campbellsbiltong.com
Happy Shopping!
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
Robert Shipley has many items of memorabilia of special interest to Southern African and other patriots for sale, including :-
An old brochure of Worcester in South Africa for £10.00
and
A State President's Guard Plaque 1980/81, Lt.Grobler, for £15.00
(postage and packaging included).
For more information or to make orders please 'phone 07527277406, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.114 : Ms JENNY PATERSON of Chelsea
Jenny Paterson, who at the time was working for a recruitment bureau in Chelsea, contacted us a few months ago and expressed great interest in the work of the Springbok Club. Alas, when we replied to her e-mail we discovered that she had left the bureau where she was employed, and no-one could inform us of her new contact details. In view of the great interest which she had expressed we are therefore very keen to try to trace her current whereabouts, so wonder whether anyone could help us in this regard?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
2008 of course marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of the State of Israel - probably South Africa's best overseas friend during the days of civilised rule (Dr.D.F.Malan was indeed the first overseas statesman to visit Israel after it declared its independence). To mark this important anniversary big "Salute to Israel" parades are being organised around the Western world, including ones in both London and Manchester on Sunday 29th June. For more details about these events visit the "Salute to Israel" web-site at :-
http://www.salutetoisrael.org
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
HAIN THE PAIN
Sir,
Wonderful summation of the rat-bag Hain's demise in the February edition of the SCN, well done!
Yours etc.,
Philip Lardner, Erskine, Renfrewshire, U.K.
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BLACKOUT HUMOUR
Sir,
Hope you'll have a laugh - but the c.e.o of Eskom has received salary bonus and PRODUCTIVITY BONUS of R3.75 million - how's that???? What a joke!!!
Yours etc.,
RHGE, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
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