SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
April 2003 edition
The tyrant Saddam Hussein is no more, and his evil Ba'athist regime has been destroyed. This is reason to rejoice not only for the people of Iraq who have suffered so long under his despotic rule, but also for all of us in the West who Saddam Hussein threatened with his weapons of mass destruction, and the international Islamic terrorism which he sponsored.
Not all residents in the West are rejoicing of course. The Muslim interlopers in our midst have suffered a severe and hopefully fatal blow to their aims of undermining Western nations by subterfuge and sheer weight of numbers. Likewise the Marxist Left have seen a potential ally in their struggle to destroy our Western way of life eliminated. These two groups were of course the unlikely bed-fellows who staged the despicable pro-Saddam Hussein demonstrations in London and other Western cities on February 15th - a hideous spectre which we hope never to witness again.
Unbelievably, however, we have recently learnt of another sinister element which has opposed the just and necessary military action taken by the West to destroy the evil tyranny of Saddam Hussein. Incredible though it might seem, there is evidently a sickly clique of so-called "Right-wingers" who have openly sided with the forces of Islamic terrorism against their own kith and kin. To be sure, some of these self-proclaimed "Right-wingers" subsequently stated that they supported their troops once the the War in Iraq had actually been declared - but these are mere weasel words, as the West's War against Terrorism had actually been in existence since September 11th 2001 when Islamic fanatics (undoubtedly in collusion with the Iraqi Ba'athist regime) hijacked and crashed aircraft into the World Trades Centre and the Pentagon. Some of us, indeed, would argue that this conflict between the West and Islamic expansionism had actually begun far, far earlier.
It would be natural to expect, of course, that members of the political "Right" in the West would be the most "gung ho" in favour of military action to destroy the centres of Islamic power. They, after all, are always the first to moan about the (often wildly exaggerated) numbers of Muslim immigrants in the West. So why has this (admittedly small) clique adopted such an dumbfounding attitude towards the conflict, which is the exact antithesis of what would be expected of them? To term them hypocrites would seem to be the understatement of the century! The reason is probably far more sinister than this however, for the only conclusion that can be reached is that this small clique is comprised of total phoneys. We know from our South African experiences how the NP government set-up a number of phoney organisations and individuals in order to divide and discredit authentic patriotic opposition to their sell-out policies (the AWB outfit and the late and unlamented Brendan Willmer being the most obvious examples of this), and so is it not likely that Leftist forces in Western establishments have also set-up disruptive elements within the midsts of their opponents? We know for certain that at least one member of this sickly clique has a history of causing trouble within authentic patriotic movements in the UK.
By their own words these phoneys have revealed themselves as the traitors which they are. We have no intention of listing their names in this periodical, but we know who they are, and they will face nothing but contempt and ostracism from now onwards.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB MARCH EVENTS
The Springbok Club staged a visit to the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham at the end of March, for what proved to be a truly fascinating experience. During the visit those present were able to view, inter alia, artefacts from the Zulu Wars and the silk Chinese robes worn by General "Chinese" Gordon during his secondment to the Imperial Chinese court. A trip to this museum is therefore highly recommended to everyone.
Alas the turnout for this visit was surprisingly low, but several more supporters joined for the second event of the day, which was an informal pub gathering staged by the Kent Branch in Rochester. All in all therefore a most happy and successful day.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB APRIL ACTIVITIES
Circumstances have prevented the planned Springbok Club activity for April, but the London Branch will be holding a most interesting meeting to which all supporters are cordially invited. The details of this meeting are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 29th April 2003
Time : 19.15 hrs for 19.45 hrs
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
Guest Speaker : Mr. ROY PAINTER
Mr. Painter had a distinguished military career as a wireless operator in the Royal Corps of Signals, seeing active service in Korea during the Korean War. He stood as official Conservative Party candidate for the Tottenham constituency during the 1970 General Election, and has been an active member of the Enfield Southgate Conservative Constituency Association for many years. He has been a firm and steadfast supporter of the South African and Rhodesian causes, being an active member of a number of pro-South African and pro-Rhodesian organisations during the 1970s, and is now a highly respected north London businessman.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB EVENTS
The Springbok Club will be holding their annual Empire Day buffet-lunch in central London on Saturday 24th May. Fuller details will be given in next month's SCN.
The Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding an informal pub gathering in High Wycombe on Saturday 31st May. Springbok Club Organiser, Robert Shipley, will be attending, and will give an overview of his thoughts concerning the situation in southern Africa today.
During June the Springbok Club will be holding a meeting at which supporters will give report-backs on their recent trips to South Africa. The Kent Branch will also be holding their annual summer braai on the Isle of Sheppey on Saturday 28th June.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETINGS
The London Swinton Circle staged a well-attended meeting last month which was addressed by David Heathcoat-Amory MP. In his address Mr. Heathcoat-Amory drew attention to the great dangers being posed by the proposed European Constitution, and stated that if, as seems likely, the present Labour Government accepts these proposals, only a national referendum would provide the opportunity to escape from this further EU entanglement.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Monday 12th May 2003
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The Function Room, The Red Lion, 48 Parliament Street, Westminster, London SW1.
Guest Speaker: Mr. DENNIS DELDERFIELD
Mr. Delderfield is the founder and National Chairman of the New Britain Party, and also editor of their monthly journal, and for 18 years he was a member of the Court of Common Council of the City of London. His talk will centre on Commonwealth issues, particularly the monarchy, Gibraltar, Zimbabwe and links with Canada and Australia.
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SPECIAL CIRCULATION LIST
As many subscribers will be aware, we have been circulating a number of informative articles which have been forwarded to us by various friends around the world concerning the War against Terrorism in Iraq. If you would like to be added to this special e-mail circulation list then please let us know.
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RHODESIAN MEMORIES REQUESTED
Julian Francis writes as follows:-
"I was born in Gwelo on the 23rd December 1976. In my life I have lived in many other countries, including the United States, but I currently live in the UK.
"In my travels I have found it hard to explain to people what it was like growing up in Rhodesia and then Zimbabwe, what the country and people were and are like. To that end I have decided to start collecting memories and thoughts on what Rhodesia was like with the aim of writing them up into a book that will be the memoirs of a people. I would be most grateful if you would take the time to write down your memories of what Rhodesia was like so that I can add to this knowledge.
"Every year we all get older and the memory of what things were like dim and it would be shame to let all these memories fade from the collective memory of mankind. I feel the time is right, given the situation in Zimbabwe today, for the world to listen to our story."
If you can help Julian in any way then please e-mail him at:-
Julian_Francis123@hotmail.com.
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
Malcolm Wren, the "Engelse Boer", will be doing a 150 mile walk across southern England in July/August. He will be placing 1500 ribbons - 10 per mile - for each person, each Soul, murdered in the vicious farm attacks in South Africa. The purpose of this exercise is to draw attention to the Afrikaner Genocide currently taking place.
A Canadian who understands such matters has listed the Afrikaner farmer at level 5 on the endangered list, and the United Nations has declared South Africa to be the most violent country in the world which is not officially at war. They state that you are 10 times more likely to be killed in South Africa than anywhere else on earth. They specifically mentioned that this included the gang-related warfare in Russia, and the drug-related warfare in Columbia. Furthermore, the Afrikaner farmer is 4 times more at risk than any other group in South Africa. This makes them 40 times more at risk than ANYWHERE else in the world.
Since 1994 more than 1400 South African farmers have been murdered, and 50% of farmers have permanently left farming as a result of these ongoing attacks. Murder is the only motive, as in 95% of the attacks nothing was stolen. Whilst it is not only the Afrikaner farmers who are being murdered, but also other Ethnic-Europeans as well as tribal Black farmers, Afrikaners make up more than 90% of those murdered. The actual number per capita is still increasing, and now stands at 311 per 100,000. There is strong evidence to show that these attacks are politically motivated.
The world however remains oddly silent. Maybe we are partly to blame for not showing the world what is happening? With his "Soul Walk" Malcolm hopes to alter this silence - by raising awareness.
The "Soul Walk" will start on Sunday 27th July at Avonmouth, Bristol, and Malcolm will walk approximately 13 miles each day for 12 days, ending at Gravesend, Kent on 7th August, i.e. from the Severn to the Thames - from the west to the east of England.
If there is anyone willing and able to accompany Malcolm along the route this would be greatly appreciated - otherwise it will be a Soul Walk & Walking Solo.
To contact Malcolm in this regard please e-mail him at: MALCOLM.WREN@innogy.com
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra charge.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "THE EVIL WE DO" published. It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "THE BOX" may also be of interest to readers. More information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is 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.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
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POPULIST PRESS MAGAZINE
Populist Press issue No.18 is out now!
This issue includes articles by Stuart Millson (CDA, and "This England") and Tim Bragg ("Steadfast", and author of the book "The English Dragon")
8 Pages of tough-minded traditionalism and commonsense. To order your copy simply send £1.00 together with your address details to:-
Russell White
Editor, Populist Press
PO Box 14910, London, SE18 3WA
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SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS CLUB IN USA
The South African Business Club in the United States is a networking and business development forum for business professionals with a South African connection living and working in the United States of America. The club is represented on the East Coast in New York and Washington, and on the West Coast in Los Angeles. Regular networking events are held in these centres.
You are invited to the inaugural SABC Business Lunch in Los Angeles.
Welcome Address: Mduwazi Baloyi, Economic Minister to the USA
Keynote Speaker: Gary A. Keel, Director of Small Business Centre of OPIC
[The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is of great importance for companies trading with Sub-Saharan Africa. OPIC aggressively finances American start-ups and sells political risk insurance to businesses of all sizes, thereby strengthening their competitive advantage in emerging markets. Since its formation OPIC has facilitated over $145 billion of projects in developing countries.]
Date/Time: Saturday April 26, 2003 - 10.30 for 11am start (arrive early to network!)
Venue: Malibu Vineyard, 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd., Malibu, Califoria 90265
Cost: $15 members, $45 non-members
RSVP Now !!: info@sabusinessclub.org
Dress: Business Casual
Corporate Booths are available - email info@sabusinessclub.org or phone (818) 260 0697.
The South African Business Club’s purpose is to assist members by facilitating valuable interactions. We offer the opportunity of belonging to a prestigious association serving to expand affiliates’ domestic and international relations. The South African Business Club is a non-profit organization and is committed to promoting our living heritage.
Join now at: www.sabusinessclub.org/joining.htm
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
There was a dictator named Bob
Who had the most marvellous job.
He could murder and steal
Without missing a meal
Because he hired such a good mob.
- Yvonne Redfern Duff
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.54 : Mr. KEITH THOMPSON of Marlow.
Keith Thompson was one of the earliest subscribers to S.A.Patriot, and lived at Marlow in Buckinghamshire. He served in the RAF, and helped found the "Bluemax Museum" of WWII aviation at the Booker Aerodrome in High Wycombe. He was also a leading member of the "League of St.George" (a traditionalist English group) and was their Overseas Liaison Officer. We have recently been informed that he has moved from Marlow to the Southend area, but alas do not know his precise address there. If anyone could inform us of these details so that we can amend our records we would be most grateful.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
We have recently been informed of an excellent site honouring England's patron saint, St.George, which has as one of its main contributors Garry Bushell, the much respected popular journalist. As St.George's Day approaches we can heartily recommend this site, which can be accessed at:-
http://www.stgeorge.tv
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
Based in Canada, their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
STORY OF AFRICA
Sir,
I heard a sad story today about a South African lady who very recently visited her family in Canada.
When she returned home to South Africa she decided not to emigrate, but to contribute in South Africa. Soon after she got home she was abducted, gang raped and left for dead in a squatter camp. Her "rescuer" then repeatedly raped her as well and she died three days later. Common story; too common.
Yours etc.,
Robin Elliott, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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BACHING UP THE WRONG CEDARS
Sir,
Ali Bacher is of Christian Lebanese origins and NOT Jewish. Anything other than Christians were classified in South Africans as non-White when they originated in any Middle Eastern county in the good old days.
Yours etc.,
Mrs. Dylan Weston, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
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FAIR DINKUM
Sir,
The bloody media hone in and distort some events and give the wrong impression. One would think that the Australian public is on Iraq’s side in this coming war. The truth is that the protesters are in the minority even though the media says that they are in the majority. The figure appears to be around 65% support Howard’s stance. Obviously the protesters fall in to the following categories:
1) The Labour Party who evidently think that at long last they have a cause which might win them a few points and are busy behind the scenes organising the protests.
2) The Moslems who have now come out against Australia’s interests as I predicted many years ago. Familiar faces of their leaders are out in front on TV, and no doubt are in a coalition with the Labour party.
3) The usual rent-a-crowd who revel in civil disorder.
So take all the rat-bags out of the equation and we end up with a much smaller minority.
Yours etc.,
Nick Maine, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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ROAD TO DAMASCUS
Sir,
Just like Lawrence of Arabia, after Iraq it must be Syria on our Middle Eastern tour!
Yours etc.,
Allan Robertson, Deptford, London, U.K.
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SADDAM THE MADMAN
Sir,
I am pleased to see that you are re-enforcing the message that action against the regime in Iraq is necessary. Virgil wrote; "Beyond the lusts of man and the desire for war lies only the gates of hell." It is not us that wants this war, it is Saddam Hussein.
Yours etc.,
Gary Cartwright, Rotherhithe, London, U.K.
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March 2003 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
March 2003 edition
It was Enoch Powell who warned about the threat posed by "the enemy within" during the late 1960s. Rarely has this "enemy within" been presented more clearly and vividly in all its hideous and revolting form than during the pro-Saddam Hussein demonstrations staged in London and other cities of the West on February 15th.
Make no bones about it, these demonstrations WERE in support of the Islamic tyrant and terrorist godfather Saddam Hussein rather than being "anti war" as the organisers tried to portray. If the demonstrators had been genuinely "anti war" then surely they would have supported all efforts made by the West to rid the despot Hussein of his weapons of mass destruction, which threaten us all?
On February 15th we witnessed a despicable unholy alliance between fundamentalist Muslim immigrants, the extreme Left (and we mean the EXTREME Left) and self-hating Guardian-reading liberal trendies marching through the streets of the capital city of a country which they self-evidently detest and wish to destroy. The Blair Government may be praised for taking steadfast military action to rid the world of the evil tyrant Saddam Hussein, but must equally be criticised for not taking action to stop these anti-Western demonstrations within our own midsts. The demonstrators involved - or certainly their ring-leaders - should have been rounded up and either deported or imprisoned for the traitors which they so obviously are.
It goes without saying that this publication - together with all other patriotic organisations around the West - gives its full and unqualified support to the just and necessary military action currently being taken by the true leaders of the West to remove the dangerous threat of Saddam Hussein's evil Iraqi regime. It would be totally hypocritical for us to do otherwise. We haven't forgotten September 11th, Bali and Mombasa, even if others may have.
Of course if the job had been finished in 1991 (as of course S.A.Patriot-in-Exile advocated at the time!) then there would have been no need for military action today, and a lot of innocent people who have died as a result of Hussein's vicious rule would still be alive today. It is also probable that if the West hadn't shown such weakness from 1991 onwards that September 11th and other terrorist atrocities would never have occurred.
As we also accurately predicted in earlier editions of the SCN, President George W. Bush has proved himself to be a great leader, indeed probably the greatest US President of all time. Rarely has a Western leader shown such courage and resolution, and rarely has a serving politician qualified for the accolade of statesman so early during his term in office. All of us in the West are fortunate to have such an inspirational leader during these most dangerous times.
If we have one disagreement with President Bush, however, then it is that his identification of the Axis of Evil does not go far enough. As well as Iraq, Iran and the PDRK it should also surely include Gadaffi's tyrannical regime in Libya - and also, we would argue, those countries nearest to our hearts in southern Africa, those suffering under those other unreconstructed terrorists Mugabe, Nujoma, and yes, Mbeki. Once the War Against Terrorism has been won in Iraq and the Iraqi people have been liberated then we hope that the leaders of the West will turn their attentions towards these beleagured countries of southern Africa, and to initiate regime-changes in these countries as well.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING
At their February meeting the Springbok Club was most honoured to welcome Mr. Gary Cartwright as guest speaker. Mr. Cartwright is the London and South-Eastern representative of the National Ex-Services Association (NESA), and gave a masterful speech to a very well-attended gathering in which he outlined the work of NESA, and emphasised the present precarious state of Britain's defences. He went on detail how Saddam Hussein's rogue regime in Iraq had obtained much of the technology which they needed to develop their weapons of mass destruction from some of the former states of the Soviet Union, and how not all of the "enemy within" could be dismissed simply as Lenin's "useful idiots".
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SPRINGBOK CLUB MARCH ACTIVITY AND KENT BRANCH AGM
The Springbok Club will be staging a visit to the Royal Engineers Museum, Prince Arthur Road, Gillingham, Kent (a short bus journey or 20 minutes walk from Gillingham Railway Station) on Saturday 29th March, assembling outside the museum at 11.30 hrs. This museum contains a vast array of material illustrating the part played by the Royal Engineers in Britain's Imperial growth, including the silk Chinese robes given to General "Chinese" Gordon, and a number of artefacts connected with the Battle of Rorke's Drift. [N.B. there is a charge of £5.00 to enter the museum - concessions £2.50.] After this visit the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club will hold their AGM at the "Jolly Knight" public house in nearby Rochester High Street (10 minutes walk from Rochester Railway Station), which will commence at 14.00 hrs and which will be followed by a convivial informal gathering. All members and supporters of the Springbok Club are welcomed to attend either or both these events on March 29th.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
Unfortunately the recent Chilterns Branch meeting of the Springbok Club was very poorly attended, which was particularly disappointing in view of the fact that a leading official of the Springbok Club made a long journey to attend and support this branch activity. On paper the Chilterns Branch has one of the largest numbers of supporters in the country, so it is a mystery therefore why this branch struggles so badly. It has been suggested that many people failed to attend this recent meeting because it fell on the same day as the England v. Pakistan World Cup match and the Wales v. England 6-nations rugby international - but those who did attend finished the evening by watching the Wales v. England match on the pub's giant video screen! If you know any supporter or potential supporter who lives in the Chilterns area please do your best to encourage them to become actively involved in the branch.
The London Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding their next gathering in April. Full details will be given in the April edition of the SCN.
Supporters elsewhere are reminded of the following contact e-mail addresses:-
Lancashire Branch : manchesterspringbokclub@hotmail.com
U.S. co-ordinator : duncandennis@earthlink.net
Australian co-ordinator : bokalexander@hotmail.com
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OTHER RECENT SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Daniel Wilkinson has been elected to the Springbok Club Executive Committee, and takes over as Branch Development Officer.
At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the SC it was decided that the cost of Full Membership would remain constant at £20.00 per annum, but that the concessionary rate (always an anomaly) would be abolished, and that the cost of Associate Membership would rise to £10.00 per annum.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
Mr. Peter Robinson MP (the DUP MP for East Belfast) addressed the London Swinton Circle last month, and gave an excellent and highly-informative overview of the current constitutional situation in Northern Ireland. He also predicted substantial gains for the DUP in the forthcoming Assembly elections, which could result in the abandonment of the failed Belfast Agreement.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 8th April 2003
Time : 18.30 hrs for 18.45 hrs.
Venue : The Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1. (Please remember that the main entrance for visitors is on the riverside alongside Westminster underground station, and that suites are subject to change on the night without notice.)
Guest Speaker: Mr. DAVID HEATHCOAT-AMORY, the Conservative MP for Wells, and former Paymaster General.
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CONCERNED ZIMBABWEANS
Lin Chandler writes as follows:-
I am an ex-Rhodie, and having lived in Oz for ten years was drawn back to my beloved Africa. In all the years since I left, and hearing more and more heart wrenching tales, (human and animal) I have kept saying to myself, "Why doesn't someone get up and do something?" At last something is happening!
On the 1st September I met Jay Jay Sibanda who is from Harare, now living in Johannesburg, and he is rallying support. We have had a number of meetings and I am absolutely thrilled with his commitment to make a difference. Jairos Tamangani also ex-Harare is working closely with him. On 29th October they organised a peaceful, protest march in Sandton, asking motorists who wanted Mbeki to make a stand against Mugabe to HOOT! It was deafening from 6.00 to 10.00 am! Furthermore, the demonstration was covered by the local TV station - E-TV, by CNN, by radio stations 702 and Highveld, and by various papers. On 9th November they held a rally in Hillbrow, and plan a similar event in Pretoria. Within weeks, a group of - we hope 10 000 - will walk from Jo'burg to Pretoria, with a petition to hand to Mbeki, and depending on that outcome a further walk from Jo'burg to Beit Bridge will be happening in the New Year, with a message to be handed to Mugabe.
There are a few of us "Whities" who are now involved as Concerned Zimbabweans, bringing in some different skills, from marketing, logistics, etc. to organising the Section 21 company and the administration infrastructure. A web-site will soon be available with information of what the team are up to, reactions, progress, future events, and current news from Zim.
Lin.
[Concerned Zimbabweans now issue a monthly cyber-newsletter. If you would like to receive copies write to either: lin@macromagic.co.za or: ann@macromagic.co.za]
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra charge.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "THE EVIL WE DO" published. It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "THE BOX" may also be of interest to readers. More information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is 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.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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REACTION! MAGAZINE
"Reaction!" campaigns for the real Britain of traditional values, and opposes the modernist Britain of Tony Blair - a nation in name only, in which feminism, Euro-federalism and Americanisation have blurred our identity to an extent that we no longer know who we are or where we are going. "Reaction!" opposes multiculturalism and aims that people of all faiths and races should put England and Britain first. The magazine is bi-monthly and has covered, amongst other things, the following aspects of politics:
1. The dumbing down of society, education, our language and way of life.
2. Modernisation and the discarding of our traditions, design, manners etc.
3. The rise of political correctness and its threat to freedom and tradition.
4. The subverting of the Conservative Party by liberal-Left elements.
5. UKIP, its successes in promoting anti-EU initiatives, and its failure to oppose the other threats to our national life such as multiculturalism.
6. Other extra-parliamentary parties of the non-Tory Right such as the Populist Party, New Britain, the Freedom Party and the Countryside Party etc.
7. Pressure groups such as the Freedom Association, the Conservative Monday Club and the CDA, and their efforts in promoting traditional conservative policies.
We try to be as positive and even-handed towards all patriotic and anti-liberal establishment groups, and we also provide reviews and cultural analysis from a traditionalist, ecological and nostalgic point of view. Our aim is to reawaken peoples’ curiosity in the past, both recent (20th century) and historic. "Reaction!" is a cultural magazine with a special interest in the decline over the post-WWII period. We also provide listings of Internet sites and social/political/cultural groups which may be of interest to readers. In order to receive a sample copy of the magazine please write to Reaction!, PO Box 14910, London SE18 3WA, UK.
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"HOMECOMING REVOLUTION" RUBBISH
Many readers may have received postings from an outfit calling itself the "Homecoming Revolution", who are pathetically trying to persuade South Africans who have fled to the safety of exile to return to their disintegrating country. This outfit, of course, is nothing more than a thinly-veiled front for the ANC-terrorist regime (note the ANC colour-schemes on their postings), who are apparently desperate for skilled manpower to prop-up the infrastructure of the state which they have ruined. In the propaganda which they use to "sing the praises" of the "new" South Africa they resort to at least one downright lie however. They claim that the "Computicket" on-line booking system was developed in South Africa. It wasn't. It was developed by the IPC computer department in London during the early 1970s, but as it wasn't financially viable in a complex society like the UK it was sold to a South African agency around 1972. This present writer knows this to be a fact because he worked for the IPC computer department at the time!
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
For Zim this could be the last ditch
When Bob's team takes a stand on the pitch.
They might lose each wicket
Playing his brand of cricket
To embarrass the son of a bitch
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"MEET OUR FRIENDS"
Did you know that just by visiting www.biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk you can now not only find out about the Rhodi Braai in July, but you can also click-on links to Rhodesia.com, the South African web-site, the Bottom Half, and the Swan Hotel? Situated at the base of the Cotswolds, 10 min's from Bristol off the M5, the Swan Hotel has an amazing South African Restaurant, which not only offers Biltong & Boerewors, but also offers Blesbok, Springbok, Kudu, Flat dog and a whole lot more.
So whilst taking a look at what is on offer, click-on the "Meet our Friends" icon and see what they can offer too.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.53 : Mr. ALAN MOUNTFORD of Durban.
Alan Mountford was born at Stoke-on-Trent in November 1948, the son of local club managers and licensee's. He married Pat (now Pat Perfect - who of course owns the Brown Bear pub in Aldgate East where the Springbok Club often hold their London Branch meetings) and emigrated to South Africa in the early 1970s. A keen sportsman (he played soccer for Durban Collegians) he was a charismatic wit and raconteur, who rapidly become a well-known personality in the Durban area, and was always to be seen at all the best social gatherings. After his sad and unexpected divorce from Pat he re-married, but alas this marriage apparently did not last either. Pat has now unfortunately lost contact with him, but several of his old Durban colleagues would be very keen to re-contact him.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The Kipling Society is dedicated to the memory of the life and works of that great poet and chronicler of the Empire, Rudyard Kipling, and is well worth a visit.
Their web-site can be accessed at : http://www.kipling.org.uk
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
They are based in Canada, and their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ALI-LUJAH!
Sir,
Despite all the facts that you mention in the SCN regarding Ali Bacher, there is one that you haven't recognised. All the sucking up is done with one purpose....MONEY. Ali Bacher will suck up to anyone for money. So, he is just protecting his comfortable position in cricket, protecting his pension and retirement, and protecting his share of the profits. Wouldn't you?
Yours etc.,
Johann Marx, Roodepoort, Transvaal
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BACKWARD POINTS
Sir,
Cricket here is in a bit of a mess.
Percy Sonn, senior cricket administrator, gets drunk at one of the fixtures (no booze allowed for us plebs in the stands, naturally), calls a woman in one of the nearby boxes a whore and swears like a trooper - and nothing happens.
Majola somebody or other (cannot remember his Christian name), and I think chairman of the South African Cricket Board, hasn't spoken to the elected players representative for months.
On the other hand Errol Stewart of the South African 'A' Side refuses to play in Zimbabwe on moral grounds, and Majola is reported as saying that Stewart must never be selected to represent South Africa again.
Yours etc.,
Rod Baker, Cape Town
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ROGUES GALLERY
Many readers will remember the saga of young Mr. Arthur Kemp, the former so-called colleague and supporter who we revealed was working for the "new" South African security services - only then to discover that this fact had earlier been exposed by the "Mail & Guardian"!
Kemp's current apparent task is to adopt a "neo-Nazi" stance and then to associate himself with conservative and patriotic movements in South Africa - thus trying to smear them with neo-fascist connections. Kemp of course never displayed such neo-Nazi sentiments all the time we knew him in South Africa - and indeed was always quite prepared to write for S.A.Patriot at this time!
A colleague has recently forwarded us an interview which Kemp conducted with an on-line service called TightRope however. On the face of it Kemp's comments seem quite excellent, inter alia advocating that all Whites should leave Mugabe's terrorist-ruled Zimbabwe - but wait a minute, where does Mr. Kemp now live? Having escaped to the safety or rural Oxfordshire he has now voluntarily returned to ANC terrorist-ruled South Africa! Even more sinister, however, is the fact that upon closer inspection this TightRope service turns out to be connected to the overtly neo-Nazi "Storm Front" web-site!
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March 2003 edition
It was Enoch Powell who warned about the threat posed by "the enemy within" during the late 1960s. Rarely has this "enemy within" been presented more clearly and vividly in all its hideous and revolting form than during the pro-Saddam Hussein demonstrations staged in London and other cities of the West on February 15th.
Make no bones about it, these demonstrations WERE in support of the Islamic tyrant and terrorist godfather Saddam Hussein rather than being "anti war" as the organisers tried to portray. If the demonstrators had been genuinely "anti war" then surely they would have supported all efforts made by the West to rid the despot Hussein of his weapons of mass destruction, which threaten us all?
On February 15th we witnessed a despicable unholy alliance between fundamentalist Muslim immigrants, the extreme Left (and we mean the EXTREME Left) and self-hating Guardian-reading liberal trendies marching through the streets of the capital city of a country which they self-evidently detest and wish to destroy. The Blair Government may be praised for taking steadfast military action to rid the world of the evil tyrant Saddam Hussein, but must equally be criticised for not taking action to stop these anti-Western demonstrations within our own midsts. The demonstrators involved - or certainly their ring-leaders - should have been rounded up and either deported or imprisoned for the traitors which they so obviously are.
It goes without saying that this publication - together with all other patriotic organisations around the West - gives its full and unqualified support to the just and necessary military action currently being taken by the true leaders of the West to remove the dangerous threat of Saddam Hussein's evil Iraqi regime. It would be totally hypocritical for us to do otherwise. We haven't forgotten September 11th, Bali and Mombasa, even if others may have.
Of course if the job had been finished in 1991 (as of course S.A.Patriot-in-Exile advocated at the time!) then there would have been no need for military action today, and a lot of innocent people who have died as a result of Hussein's vicious rule would still be alive today. It is also probable that if the West hadn't shown such weakness from 1991 onwards that September 11th and other terrorist atrocities would never have occurred.
As we also accurately predicted in earlier editions of the SCN, President George W. Bush has proved himself to be a great leader, indeed probably the greatest US President of all time. Rarely has a Western leader shown such courage and resolution, and rarely has a serving politician qualified for the accolade of statesman so early during his term in office. All of us in the West are fortunate to have such an inspirational leader during these most dangerous times.
If we have one disagreement with President Bush, however, then it is that his identification of the Axis of Evil does not go far enough. As well as Iraq, Iran and the PDRK it should also surely include Gadaffi's tyrannical regime in Libya - and also, we would argue, those countries nearest to our hearts in southern Africa, those suffering under those other unreconstructed terrorists Mugabe, Nujoma, and yes, Mbeki. Once the War Against Terrorism has been won in Iraq and the Iraqi people have been liberated then we hope that the leaders of the West will turn their attentions towards these beleagured countries of southern Africa, and to initiate regime-changes in these countries as well.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING
At their February meeting the Springbok Club was most honoured to welcome Mr. Gary Cartwright as guest speaker. Mr. Cartwright is the London and South-Eastern representative of the National Ex-Services Association (NESA), and gave a masterful speech to a very well-attended gathering in which he outlined the work of NESA, and emphasised the present precarious state of Britain's defences. He went on detail how Saddam Hussein's rogue regime in Iraq had obtained much of the technology which they needed to develop their weapons of mass destruction from some of the former states of the Soviet Union, and how not all of the "enemy within" could be dismissed simply as Lenin's "useful idiots".
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SPRINGBOK CLUB MARCH ACTIVITY AND KENT BRANCH AGM
The Springbok Club will be staging a visit to the Royal Engineers Museum, Prince Arthur Road, Gillingham, Kent (a short bus journey or 20 minutes walk from Gillingham Railway Station) on Saturday 29th March, assembling outside the museum at 11.30 hrs. This museum contains a vast array of material illustrating the part played by the Royal Engineers in Britain's Imperial growth, including the silk Chinese robes given to General "Chinese" Gordon, and a number of artefacts connected with the Battle of Rorke's Drift. [N.B. there is a charge of £5.00 to enter the museum - concessions £2.50.] After this visit the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club will hold their AGM at the "Jolly Knight" public house in nearby Rochester High Street (10 minutes walk from Rochester Railway Station), which will commence at 14.00 hrs and which will be followed by a convivial informal gathering. All members and supporters of the Springbok Club are welcomed to attend either or both these events on March 29th.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
Unfortunately the recent Chilterns Branch meeting of the Springbok Club was very poorly attended, which was particularly disappointing in view of the fact that a leading official of the Springbok Club made a long journey to attend and support this branch activity. On paper the Chilterns Branch has one of the largest numbers of supporters in the country, so it is a mystery therefore why this branch struggles so badly. It has been suggested that many people failed to attend this recent meeting because it fell on the same day as the England v. Pakistan World Cup match and the Wales v. England 6-nations rugby international - but those who did attend finished the evening by watching the Wales v. England match on the pub's giant video screen! If you know any supporter or potential supporter who lives in the Chilterns area please do your best to encourage them to become actively involved in the branch.
The London Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding their next gathering in April. Full details will be given in the April edition of the SCN.
Supporters elsewhere are reminded of the following contact e-mail addresses:-
Lancashire Branch : manchesterspringbokclub@hotmail.com
U.S. co-ordinator : duncandennis@earthlink.net
Australian co-ordinator : bokalexander@hotmail.com
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OTHER RECENT SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Daniel Wilkinson has been elected to the Springbok Club Executive Committee, and takes over as Branch Development Officer.
At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the SC it was decided that the cost of Full Membership would remain constant at £20.00 per annum, but that the concessionary rate (always an anomaly) would be abolished, and that the cost of Associate Membership would rise to £10.00 per annum.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
Mr. Peter Robinson MP (the DUP MP for East Belfast) addressed the London Swinton Circle last month, and gave an excellent and highly-informative overview of the current constitutional situation in Northern Ireland. He also predicted substantial gains for the DUP in the forthcoming Assembly elections, which could result in the abandonment of the failed Belfast Agreement.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 8th April 2003
Time : 18.30 hrs for 18.45 hrs.
Venue : The Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1. (Please remember that the main entrance for visitors is on the riverside alongside Westminster underground station, and that suites are subject to change on the night without notice.)
Guest Speaker: Mr. DAVID HEATHCOAT-AMORY, the Conservative MP for Wells, and former Paymaster General.
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CONCERNED ZIMBABWEANS
Lin Chandler writes as follows:-
I am an ex-Rhodie, and having lived in Oz for ten years was drawn back to my beloved Africa. In all the years since I left, and hearing more and more heart wrenching tales, (human and animal) I have kept saying to myself, "Why doesn't someone get up and do something?" At last something is happening!
On the 1st September I met Jay Jay Sibanda who is from Harare, now living in Johannesburg, and he is rallying support. We have had a number of meetings and I am absolutely thrilled with his commitment to make a difference. Jairos Tamangani also ex-Harare is working closely with him. On 29th October they organised a peaceful, protest march in Sandton, asking motorists who wanted Mbeki to make a stand against Mugabe to HOOT! It was deafening from 6.00 to 10.00 am! Furthermore, the demonstration was covered by the local TV station - E-TV, by CNN, by radio stations 702 and Highveld, and by various papers. On 9th November they held a rally in Hillbrow, and plan a similar event in Pretoria. Within weeks, a group of - we hope 10 000 - will walk from Jo'burg to Pretoria, with a petition to hand to Mbeki, and depending on that outcome a further walk from Jo'burg to Beit Bridge will be happening in the New Year, with a message to be handed to Mugabe.
There are a few of us "Whities" who are now involved as Concerned Zimbabweans, bringing in some different skills, from marketing, logistics, etc. to organising the Section 21 company and the administration infrastructure. A web-site will soon be available with information of what the team are up to, reactions, progress, future events, and current news from Zim.
Lin.
[Concerned Zimbabweans now issue a monthly cyber-newsletter. If you would like to receive copies write to either: lin@macromagic.co.za or: ann@macromagic.co.za]
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra charge.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "THE EVIL WE DO" published. It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "THE BOX" may also be of interest to readers. More information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is 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.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
To order, just click on the URL below and you will be directed to the Biltong Brother site.
www.biltong-brother.co.uk
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REACTION! MAGAZINE
"Reaction!" campaigns for the real Britain of traditional values, and opposes the modernist Britain of Tony Blair - a nation in name only, in which feminism, Euro-federalism and Americanisation have blurred our identity to an extent that we no longer know who we are or where we are going. "Reaction!" opposes multiculturalism and aims that people of all faiths and races should put England and Britain first. The magazine is bi-monthly and has covered, amongst other things, the following aspects of politics:
1. The dumbing down of society, education, our language and way of life.
2. Modernisation and the discarding of our traditions, design, manners etc.
3. The rise of political correctness and its threat to freedom and tradition.
4. The subverting of the Conservative Party by liberal-Left elements.
5. UKIP, its successes in promoting anti-EU initiatives, and its failure to oppose the other threats to our national life such as multiculturalism.
6. Other extra-parliamentary parties of the non-Tory Right such as the Populist Party, New Britain, the Freedom Party and the Countryside Party etc.
7. Pressure groups such as the Freedom Association, the Conservative Monday Club and the CDA, and their efforts in promoting traditional conservative policies.
We try to be as positive and even-handed towards all patriotic and anti-liberal establishment groups, and we also provide reviews and cultural analysis from a traditionalist, ecological and nostalgic point of view. Our aim is to reawaken peoples’ curiosity in the past, both recent (20th century) and historic. "Reaction!" is a cultural magazine with a special interest in the decline over the post-WWII period. We also provide listings of Internet sites and social/political/cultural groups which may be of interest to readers. In order to receive a sample copy of the magazine please write to Reaction!, PO Box 14910, London SE18 3WA, UK.
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"HOMECOMING REVOLUTION" RUBBISH
Many readers may have received postings from an outfit calling itself the "Homecoming Revolution", who are pathetically trying to persuade South Africans who have fled to the safety of exile to return to their disintegrating country. This outfit, of course, is nothing more than a thinly-veiled front for the ANC-terrorist regime (note the ANC colour-schemes on their postings), who are apparently desperate for skilled manpower to prop-up the infrastructure of the state which they have ruined. In the propaganda which they use to "sing the praises" of the "new" South Africa they resort to at least one downright lie however. They claim that the "Computicket" on-line booking system was developed in South Africa. It wasn't. It was developed by the IPC computer department in London during the early 1970s, but as it wasn't financially viable in a complex society like the UK it was sold to a South African agency around 1972. This present writer knows this to be a fact because he worked for the IPC computer department at the time!
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
For Zim this could be the last ditch
When Bob's team takes a stand on the pitch.
They might lose each wicket
Playing his brand of cricket
To embarrass the son of a bitch
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"MEET OUR FRIENDS"
Did you know that just by visiting www.biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk you can now not only find out about the Rhodi Braai in July, but you can also click-on links to Rhodesia.com, the South African web-site, the Bottom Half, and the Swan Hotel? Situated at the base of the Cotswolds, 10 min's from Bristol off the M5, the Swan Hotel has an amazing South African Restaurant, which not only offers Biltong & Boerewors, but also offers Blesbok, Springbok, Kudu, Flat dog and a whole lot more.
So whilst taking a look at what is on offer, click-on the "Meet our Friends" icon and see what they can offer too.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.53 : Mr. ALAN MOUNTFORD of Durban.
Alan Mountford was born at Stoke-on-Trent in November 1948, the son of local club managers and licensee's. He married Pat (now Pat Perfect - who of course owns the Brown Bear pub in Aldgate East where the Springbok Club often hold their London Branch meetings) and emigrated to South Africa in the early 1970s. A keen sportsman (he played soccer for Durban Collegians) he was a charismatic wit and raconteur, who rapidly become a well-known personality in the Durban area, and was always to be seen at all the best social gatherings. After his sad and unexpected divorce from Pat he re-married, but alas this marriage apparently did not last either. Pat has now unfortunately lost contact with him, but several of his old Durban colleagues would be very keen to re-contact him.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The Kipling Society is dedicated to the memory of the life and works of that great poet and chronicler of the Empire, Rudyard Kipling, and is well worth a visit.
Their web-site can be accessed at : http://www.kipling.org.uk
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
They are based in Canada, and their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ALI-LUJAH!
Sir,
Despite all the facts that you mention in the SCN regarding Ali Bacher, there is one that you haven't recognised. All the sucking up is done with one purpose....MONEY. Ali Bacher will suck up to anyone for money. So, he is just protecting his comfortable position in cricket, protecting his pension and retirement, and protecting his share of the profits. Wouldn't you?
Yours etc.,
Johann Marx, Roodepoort, Transvaal
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BACKWARD POINTS
Sir,
Cricket here is in a bit of a mess.
Percy Sonn, senior cricket administrator, gets drunk at one of the fixtures (no booze allowed for us plebs in the stands, naturally), calls a woman in one of the nearby boxes a whore and swears like a trooper - and nothing happens.
Majola somebody or other (cannot remember his Christian name), and I think chairman of the South African Cricket Board, hasn't spoken to the elected players representative for months.
On the other hand Errol Stewart of the South African 'A' Side refuses to play in Zimbabwe on moral grounds, and Majola is reported as saying that Stewart must never be selected to represent South Africa again.
Yours etc.,
Rod Baker, Cape Town
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ROGUES GALLERY
Many readers will remember the saga of young Mr. Arthur Kemp, the former so-called colleague and supporter who we revealed was working for the "new" South African security services - only then to discover that this fact had earlier been exposed by the "Mail & Guardian"!
Kemp's current apparent task is to adopt a "neo-Nazi" stance and then to associate himself with conservative and patriotic movements in South Africa - thus trying to smear them with neo-fascist connections. Kemp of course never displayed such neo-Nazi sentiments all the time we knew him in South Africa - and indeed was always quite prepared to write for S.A.Patriot at this time!
A colleague has recently forwarded us an interview which Kemp conducted with an on-line service called TightRope however. On the face of it Kemp's comments seem quite excellent, inter alia advocating that all Whites should leave Mugabe's terrorist-ruled Zimbabwe - but wait a minute, where does Mr. Kemp now live? Having escaped to the safety or rural Oxfordshire he has now voluntarily returned to ANC terrorist-ruled South Africa! Even more sinister, however, is the fact that upon closer inspection this TightRope service turns out to be connected to the overtly neo-Nazi "Storm Front" web-site!
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Monday, 10 February 2003
February 2003 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER-NEWSLETTER
February 2003 edition
The witch-hunt initiated against Darren Lehmann after he made some quite innocuous "ethnic" remarks in the heat of the moment following his run out by the Sri Lankans in the VB Trophy series, reflects very badly upon the Australian Cricket authorities.
What Darren Lehmann said, after all, was nothing stronger than the comments regularly made about non-Whites in offices, bars and sports clubs throughout the Western world. Perhaps the Australian Cricket authorities need to be reminded that we are no longer living in the "politically correct" 1990s, but in the 21st century.
Meanwhile this year's Cricket World Cup in Africa continues as scheduled, in spite of the tyranny and famine in Zimbabwe, and the rampant-crime and chaos in South Africa itself. Many touring supporters are going to be mugged (and perhaps even murdered) as a result of this ill-located tournament, and attendances are bound to be poor - although as in the case of the 1995 Rugby World Cup all these problems will probably be hushed-up by the tame media.
The position of Dr. Ali Bacher in this tournament has been particularly revolting. Dr. Bacher, it should be remembered, was a leading member of Pieter van der Merwe's 1965 all-White touring side to England, and subsequently went on to captain the segregated South African team during the days of civilised rule. As such he gained semi-God-like status among patriots throughout the old White Commonwealth, and he subsequently received even more plaudits from patriots and lovers of freedom by organising the "rebel" tours to South Africa during the 1980s.
Bacher, alas, subsequently proved himself to be one of the most odious "Vicars of Bray" ever, and for the past few years has been sucking-up to some of the more obnoxious ANC-terrorist leaders, such as Nelson Mandela, Ngconde Balfour, Cheryl Carolus and Albie Sachs. Even worse, Bacher has been a leading advocate of continuing to play matches in Mugabe's terror-stricken land.
Dr. Bacher is of course Jewish - or at least he claims to be Jewish. He would do well to remember, therefore, that Mugabe is a close ally of the PLO-supporting Gadaffi-regime in Libya, and that the ANC is infected with anti-Semitism from top to bottom.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB 2003 AGM
The Springbok Club successful held its 2003 AGM at the end of January. At this meeting Treasurer David Williams presented the accounts for 2002, which showed that although the organisation was still slightly in debt, it did make a small but significant profit over the year. This was followed by the Organiser's report for 2002, which proved to be very encouraging, and covered the activities and developments of the movement during the year. [Copies of both these reports are available upon request.]
Following this James Lewis temporarily took the Chair for the election of officers for 2003, and the following people were elected to the Executive Committee:-
Chairman/Secretary : Alan Harvey
Deputy Chairman : Allan Robertson
Treasurer : David Williams
Organiser : Robert Shipley
Liaison Officer : Bill Binding
Official Translator : Ryan Kriste
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SPRINGBOK CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING
Details of the next Springbok Club meeting are as follows:-
Guest Speaker : Mr. GARY CARTWRIGHT
Date : Tuesday 18th February 2003
Time : 19.15 hrs for 19.45 hrs.
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
Gary Cartwright is the London and South-Eastern representative of the National Ex-Services Association, and is a regular contributor to their newspaper, NESA News. He served as a Senior Aircraftsman in the RAF from 1978 to 1983, specialising in aerial photography, and saw service in Cyprus, Malta, Gibraltar and Northern Ireland. In his talk he will tell us something about his service experience, particularly in the Imperial parts of the Mediterranean, and about the current work of NESA.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
The London Branch of the Springbok Club held a most pleasant meeting during January at the Brown Bear in the East End of London. (The Brown Bear is currently owned by South African couple Peter and Pat Perfect - Pat being better known to many supporters from her Durban days as Pat Mountford). The highlight of this gathering was undoubtedly an informal talk given by John de Locksley on the history of the East End of London and the story of Jack the Ripper, Mr. de Locksley being an expert on this subject - and it subsequently transpired that the Ripper actually picked up one of the last of his tragic victims, Frances Coles, in the same Brown Bear pub!
The Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club is pleased to announce an informal meeting at "The Bell", Frogmoor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (10 minutes walk from High Wycombe railway station) on Saturday 22nd February, commencing 15.00 hrs to 15.30 hrs. This pub has a reputation for good food and real ales, and boast a small paved patio which can be used if the weather is suitable.
The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding their 2003 AGM, followed by an informal social gathering, at the Jolly Knight, Rochester High Street (10 minutes walk from Rochester railway station) on Saturday 29th March 2003, from 14.00 hrs onwards. This event will be proceeded by a trip to the Royal Engineers' Museum in Chatham, which all members and supporters of the Springbok Club are invited to attend (precise details will be given in the March SCN).
Supporters elsewhere are reminded of the following contact e-mail addresses:-
Lancashire Branch : manchesterspringbokclub@hotmail.com
U.S. co-ordinator : duncandennis@earthlink.net
Australian co-ordinator : bokalexander@hotmail.com
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
The London Swinton Circle held a most important meeting in January, which was addressed by Mr. Albert Poggio, the official representative of the Gibraltar Government in London. Mr. Poggio can a masterful overview of the history of British rule in Gibraltar, explaining how Spanish claims on the Rock were completely groundless, and emphasising the ongoing military and strategic importance of the territory to Britain.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Wednesday 12th February 2003
Time : 18.30 hrs for 18.45 hrs.
Venue : The Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1. (Please remember that the main entrance for visitors is on the riverside alongside Westminster underground station, and that suites are subject to change on the night without notice.)
Guest Speaker: Mr. PETER ROBINSON, the DUP Member of Parliament for East Belfast.
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CAN YOU HELP?
Dannyella Glasgow writes as follows:-
"I was hoping you may be able to steer me in the right direction .... I am looking for an archive copy of The Empire News during World War II .... Do you know where I can get this from .... Is there a web site allocated to such a thing?"
If anyone can help Dannyella in this quest please contact her direct at:-
dannyella@risemarketing.com
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LATEST ZIMBABWE NEWS PHONE SERVICE
To hear what’s happening NOW in Zimbabwe – the latest political developments, today’s current affairs, and what’s new on the business front, Rhodesians resident in the UK should call 09050 530 602
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
Limited Edition copies of the 1973 Land Tenure map of Rhodesia autographed by Ian Smith are still available, surrounded by a complete set of Regimental Beret Badges. Each set is framed in Rhodesian Teak and bears a certificate which is numbered and registered. The Honourable Ian Douglas Smith has personally signed each one, and they are limited to 200 copies only.
Width: 955mm, Height: 845mm, Weight: 11kgs
[Rhodesian Security Forces headgear badges which surround the map include: Rhodesian Army Educational Corps, the British South Africa Police, 1 Special Air Service Regiment (Rhodesia), the Rhodesian Corps of Signals, 1st Battalion the Rhodesian Light Infantry, the Guard Force, the Rhodesian Woman's Service, the Rhodesian Corps of Artillery, the Rhodesian Defence Force, the Rhodesian Defence Regiment, 1 Psychological Operations Unit, the Rhodesian Intelligence Corps, the Rhodesian Army Pay Corps, the Rhodesian Army Medical Corps, the Rhodesian Air Force, the Rhodesian Army Staff Corps, the Rhodesian Corps of Engineers, the Selous Scouts, the Rhodesian Regiment, the Grey's Scouts, the Rhodesian Corps of Chaplains, the Rhodesian Air Force Women, the Internal Affairs National Services Unit, the Rhodesian Corps of Military Police, the Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment, the Rhodesian African Rifles, the Rhodesian Army Services Corps.]
Rhodesian Flags, full, mid-size and table-top, custom apparel, CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and more.
Shipping worldwide from Canada via our website at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
**
This is for all Rhodesians worldwide! To re-establish lost contacts and to make new contacts updating each other worldwide with any news, we are in the process of building a new website (should be up early 2003). To sign up please go to www.rhodesiawassuper.com and join our Yahoo Group at the bottom of the page. It is free to join - "You never Know who's Looking for You!". A newsletter is sent once a week.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
BILTONGMAKERS.COM! runs a monthly competition which is free for anyone to enter. There are some great prizes to be won every month. Some of the prizes during the last couple of months have included a Skottel Braai, Biltongmakers, Barbecue Utensil sets and Potjies!
To enter please go to:-
www.biltongmakers.com
and follow the competition link!
Biltongmakers.Com! the manufactures and suppliers of the only real Home Biltongmaker since 1995.
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "Africa Par Adventure", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra charge.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "The Evil We Do" published. It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "The Box" may also be of interest to readers. Ordering
information about "The Box" and more information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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Copies of the book "Jaws Of The Lion" are available from the author, Angus Hyslop. This book makes ideal reading for anyone interested in stories about Rhodesia during the terrorist war years. In brief, the book is a self-published, factional novel based upon true events. The price is $20 Australian dollars plus postage, and the books are sent via Economy Air, which costs $15 Australian dollars to the UK. They take about two weeks to deliver. Anyone interested in obtaining a personally autographed copy of this book can order directly from the author. They should send a personal cheque for the equivalent of $35 Australian dollars, plus bank charges (UK Banks will advise) to: Angus Hyslop, 21 Hardy Street, Swansea, New South Wales, 2281, Australia. [Phone: (02-) 4971 0254, e-mail: ursulahyslop@optusnet.com.au]
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"Way Out of Line" by Trisha Jackson is 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.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
To all you cricket lovers: As you are aware the Cricket World Cup starts in Cape Town on Sunday 9th February. Please make sure you have your supplies topped up for the duration of the series. To order, just click on the URL below and you will be directed to the Biltong Brother site.
www.biltong-brother.co.uk
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REACTION! MAGAZINE
"Reaction!" campaigns for the real Britain of traditional values, and opposes the modernist Britain of Tony Blair - a nation in name only, in which feminism, Euro-federalism and Americanisation have blurred our identity to an extent that we no longer know who we are or where we are going. "Reaction!" opposes multiculturalism and aims that people of all faiths and races should put England and Britain first. The magazine is bi-monthly and has covered, amongst other things, the following aspects of politics:
1. The dumbing down of society, education, our language and way of life.
2. Modernisation and the discarding of our traditions, design, manners etc.
3. The rise of political correctness and its threat to freedom and tradition.
4. The subverting of the Conservative Party by liberal-Left elements.
5. UKIP, its successes in promoting anti-EU initiatives, and its failure to oppose the other threats to our national life such as multiculturalism.
6. Other extra-parliamentary parties of the non-Tory Right such as the Populist Party, New Britain, the Freedom Party and the Countryside Party etc.
7. Pressure groups such as the Freedom Association, the Conservative Monday Club and the CDA, and their efforts in promoting traditional conservative policies.
We try to be as positive and even-handed towards all patriotic and anti-liberal establishment groups, and we also provide reviews and cultural analysis from a traditionalist, ecological and nostalgic point of view. Our aim is to reawaken peoples’ curiosity in the past, both recent (20th century) and historic. "Reaction!" is a cultural magazine with a special interest in the decline over the post-WWII period. We also provide listings of Internet sites and social/political/cultural groups which may be of interest to readers. In order to receive a sample copy of the magazine please write to Reaction!, PO Box 14910, London SE18 3WA, UK.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.52 : Mr. MIKE GIBB of Pietermartizburg.
Mike Gibb was the son of a well-known Pietermartizburg G.P.. He studied at UNP during the mid-1980s, and was active in the Conservative Party student branch at that university. He wrote occasionally for S.A.Patriot at that time, organising a meeting of the newly-formed Patriotic Forum addressed by the touring British patriotic activist Alan Gresham at his home. He also staged a number of riotous parties - particularly New Year parties - which were greatly-famed in the locality. After graduating in the late 1980s he moved to the UK in order to enlist in the Coldstream Guards - a regiment with which he had strong family connections - but unfortunately was not successful in this attempt, though apparently he decided to stay on in the UK to work. Alas all contact with him ceased after this, but several of his former colleagues from South Africa would be very keen to hear from him again.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
"Braai Supplies" is a Canadian-based enterprise specialising in, among other things, the supply of flags and rugby apparel. Although they stock items containing emblems connected to the current regimes in South Africa and Zimbabwe, they also stock a range of material featuring the true and traditional designs of South Africa and Rhodesia, which may be of interest to supporters in North America.
Their web-site can be accessed at : http://www.braaisupplies.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
STUMPED
Sir,
Thank you for a most informative Cyber Newsletter this month. Priora Forum supports any action to move, delay or cancel any major sporting activity, i.e. the Cricket World Cup, from the Southern region of the continent of Africa. I am still amazed at how short the world's memory is. Can't anyone remember how much sport we played (or didn't play!) in the so-called "apartheid" years? Not a single South African team were welcome anywhere in the world - and then we had a stable economy, low fuel price, productive farmers, low crime-rate, low inflation, enough food for everyone, very few illegal immigrants, above average medical facilities, good roads, excellent schools and Universities, etc.
What amazes me even more is that the very same world, that condemnend White South Africans for the successes achieved in the midst of those years, is very quiet now regarding the very same issues that are still happening in South Africa, but just by Blacks this time. Just as an example: when a British tourist and his wife were attacked in their hotel in Pilgrim's Rest, no arrests were made before the announcement of a substantial financial "reward". Then the police force jumped into action. Let me ask you this: for how many of the +/- 1400 White farmers who were murdered in this country since 1994 (which you refer to in your newsletter) were any financial "rewards" offered if the killers of these farmers were brought to book? Let me tell you: None. Nothing. Nada.
Yours etc.,
J.M, Randburg, Transvaal
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MASS DESTRUCTION
Sir,
Just got back from South Africa. The place is getting very strongly aligned with Iraq and other terrorists, and the rich are getting richer as the poor and the middle class gets significantly poorer. Sad to see but expected. Violence is worse than ever.
Yours etc.,
Robin Elliott, Vancouver, Canada
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ENLIGHTENING
Sir,
I'd like to comment on the letter from L.R. of Midrand (SCN, January 2003).
He gives an interesting piece of information on how potential housebreakers know when the occupants are at home, and the monitoring of their movements.
I recently learnt by experience that criminals also watch for outdoor lights that are left burning day and night, or are on at night only while the occupier is away. I have outdoor lights that come on automatically when there is movement withing their range. Because there is presently a fault in the sensor, which keeps them burning all the time, day and night, I switch them off unless I have visitors arriving or leaving after dark. Last week I switched them on one night for my daughter and her husband who had been been out to dinner and the movies while staying with us. I forgot to switch the lights off after they came home. That night, crooks tried to enter my front door by prising it open with a screwdriver - with the lights shining on them. Fortunately they did not succeed, but only damaged the woodwork. This is the first time this has happened. I assume it is because my front door is in darkness while I'm at home, and I had changed the pattern.
L.R.'s last paragraph disturbs me. He wrote: "I suppose they (Afrikaners) have natural intelligence going for them, and maybe a handful can achieve what it took a couple of million to do - turn this country around!"
The actions of these latter day resisters are reminiscent of those a century ago, whose stolid rejection of prevailing circumstances resulted in the scorched earth policy against their own people and the incarceration of their families in concentration camps. This resulted in over 26,000 deaths and a century of bitterness thereafter. The tripartite government is already using propaganda against the current 'bitter enders', which is likely to worsen.
Yours etc.,
Johan Geelvink, Pretoria, Transvaal
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SIGN OF THE TIMES
Sir,
A few weeks ago there was a march down West Street in Durban of over 1,000 Blacks, carrying of all things an old style (i.e. a real) South African flag, chanting and carrying banners that said "Down with Mbeki" and "Empty Promises" and such like. Not a mention on the TV or radio or any newspaper, but the Durban Metro Police confirmed that the march took place. So there are things happening out there, interesting things, which the world is not hearing about.
Yours etc.,
Ted Davey, Southampton, Hampshire
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OBITUARY
JOHN GREGG
John Gregg, who was assassinated by lesser beings last week, was a great Ulster Loyalist and Brigadier of the UDA's B Company (South-East Antrim). He was also a good friend of South Africa, who recognised and understood the similarities between the Ulster and South African struggles, and the close terrorist links between the IRA and the ANC (and who also, incidentally, recognised the dangers posed to the West by Saddam Hussein's Iraq).
John Gregg was imprisoned in Long Kesh following the attempted elimination of one of the world's most evil terrorists, Gerry Adams. Of course in any sane society such an action would have been rewarded with a medal, but during the appeasement years of the end of the 20th century this resulted in his incarceration. It was whilst he was incarcerated in Long Kesh, in 1988, that he first made contact with S.A.Patriot. He wrote as follows:-
"As a Loyalist prisoner ... I thought I should write to you to wish you and the people you represent all the very best for the future of your country.
"The Patriotic Press (publishers of S.A.Patriot) and the views represented by it have a large support among the Loyalist people, and especially among Loyalist prisoners. We both face the same enemy, namely the IRA-ANC Communists.
"The cause of the IRA and the cause of the ANC have been greatly helped by the propaganda put forth by the media across the world, but I believe that a just cause such as ours will win through in the end.
"I have read numerous copies of S.A.Patriot and Kommando, and I must congratulate you on an excellent pair of magazines which give us the true facts about life in South Africa.
"Let me finish by once again wishing you all the very best for the future, and by using an old Ulster Loyalist battle-cry which is applicable to both our countries: "This is our land, No Surrender!"
Our sincerest condolences are extended to John Gregg's widow and son.
John Gregg, we salute your memory!
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February 2003 edition
The witch-hunt initiated against Darren Lehmann after he made some quite innocuous "ethnic" remarks in the heat of the moment following his run out by the Sri Lankans in the VB Trophy series, reflects very badly upon the Australian Cricket authorities.
What Darren Lehmann said, after all, was nothing stronger than the comments regularly made about non-Whites in offices, bars and sports clubs throughout the Western world. Perhaps the Australian Cricket authorities need to be reminded that we are no longer living in the "politically correct" 1990s, but in the 21st century.
Meanwhile this year's Cricket World Cup in Africa continues as scheduled, in spite of the tyranny and famine in Zimbabwe, and the rampant-crime and chaos in South Africa itself. Many touring supporters are going to be mugged (and perhaps even murdered) as a result of this ill-located tournament, and attendances are bound to be poor - although as in the case of the 1995 Rugby World Cup all these problems will probably be hushed-up by the tame media.
The position of Dr. Ali Bacher in this tournament has been particularly revolting. Dr. Bacher, it should be remembered, was a leading member of Pieter van der Merwe's 1965 all-White touring side to England, and subsequently went on to captain the segregated South African team during the days of civilised rule. As such he gained semi-God-like status among patriots throughout the old White Commonwealth, and he subsequently received even more plaudits from patriots and lovers of freedom by organising the "rebel" tours to South Africa during the 1980s.
Bacher, alas, subsequently proved himself to be one of the most odious "Vicars of Bray" ever, and for the past few years has been sucking-up to some of the more obnoxious ANC-terrorist leaders, such as Nelson Mandela, Ngconde Balfour, Cheryl Carolus and Albie Sachs. Even worse, Bacher has been a leading advocate of continuing to play matches in Mugabe's terror-stricken land.
Dr. Bacher is of course Jewish - or at least he claims to be Jewish. He would do well to remember, therefore, that Mugabe is a close ally of the PLO-supporting Gadaffi-regime in Libya, and that the ANC is infected with anti-Semitism from top to bottom.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB 2003 AGM
The Springbok Club successful held its 2003 AGM at the end of January. At this meeting Treasurer David Williams presented the accounts for 2002, which showed that although the organisation was still slightly in debt, it did make a small but significant profit over the year. This was followed by the Organiser's report for 2002, which proved to be very encouraging, and covered the activities and developments of the movement during the year. [Copies of both these reports are available upon request.]
Following this James Lewis temporarily took the Chair for the election of officers for 2003, and the following people were elected to the Executive Committee:-
Chairman/Secretary : Alan Harvey
Deputy Chairman : Allan Robertson
Treasurer : David Williams
Organiser : Robert Shipley
Liaison Officer : Bill Binding
Official Translator : Ryan Kriste
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SPRINGBOK CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING
Details of the next Springbok Club meeting are as follows:-
Guest Speaker : Mr. GARY CARTWRIGHT
Date : Tuesday 18th February 2003
Time : 19.15 hrs for 19.45 hrs.
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
Gary Cartwright is the London and South-Eastern representative of the National Ex-Services Association, and is a regular contributor to their newspaper, NESA News. He served as a Senior Aircraftsman in the RAF from 1978 to 1983, specialising in aerial photography, and saw service in Cyprus, Malta, Gibraltar and Northern Ireland. In his talk he will tell us something about his service experience, particularly in the Imperial parts of the Mediterranean, and about the current work of NESA.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
The London Branch of the Springbok Club held a most pleasant meeting during January at the Brown Bear in the East End of London. (The Brown Bear is currently owned by South African couple Peter and Pat Perfect - Pat being better known to many supporters from her Durban days as Pat Mountford). The highlight of this gathering was undoubtedly an informal talk given by John de Locksley on the history of the East End of London and the story of Jack the Ripper, Mr. de Locksley being an expert on this subject - and it subsequently transpired that the Ripper actually picked up one of the last of his tragic victims, Frances Coles, in the same Brown Bear pub!
The Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club is pleased to announce an informal meeting at "The Bell", Frogmoor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (10 minutes walk from High Wycombe railway station) on Saturday 22nd February, commencing 15.00 hrs to 15.30 hrs. This pub has a reputation for good food and real ales, and boast a small paved patio which can be used if the weather is suitable.
The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding their 2003 AGM, followed by an informal social gathering, at the Jolly Knight, Rochester High Street (10 minutes walk from Rochester railway station) on Saturday 29th March 2003, from 14.00 hrs onwards. This event will be proceeded by a trip to the Royal Engineers' Museum in Chatham, which all members and supporters of the Springbok Club are invited to attend (precise details will be given in the March SCN).
Supporters elsewhere are reminded of the following contact e-mail addresses:-
Lancashire Branch : manchesterspringbokclub@hotmail.com
U.S. co-ordinator : duncandennis@earthlink.net
Australian co-ordinator : bokalexander@hotmail.com
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
The London Swinton Circle held a most important meeting in January, which was addressed by Mr. Albert Poggio, the official representative of the Gibraltar Government in London. Mr. Poggio can a masterful overview of the history of British rule in Gibraltar, explaining how Spanish claims on the Rock were completely groundless, and emphasising the ongoing military and strategic importance of the territory to Britain.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Wednesday 12th February 2003
Time : 18.30 hrs for 18.45 hrs.
Venue : The Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1. (Please remember that the main entrance for visitors is on the riverside alongside Westminster underground station, and that suites are subject to change on the night without notice.)
Guest Speaker: Mr. PETER ROBINSON, the DUP Member of Parliament for East Belfast.
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CAN YOU HELP?
Dannyella Glasgow writes as follows:-
"I was hoping you may be able to steer me in the right direction .... I am looking for an archive copy of The Empire News during World War II .... Do you know where I can get this from .... Is there a web site allocated to such a thing?"
If anyone can help Dannyella in this quest please contact her direct at:-
dannyella@risemarketing.com
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LATEST ZIMBABWE NEWS PHONE SERVICE
To hear what’s happening NOW in Zimbabwe – the latest political developments, today’s current affairs, and what’s new on the business front, Rhodesians resident in the UK should call 09050 530 602
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
Limited Edition copies of the 1973 Land Tenure map of Rhodesia autographed by Ian Smith are still available, surrounded by a complete set of Regimental Beret Badges. Each set is framed in Rhodesian Teak and bears a certificate which is numbered and registered. The Honourable Ian Douglas Smith has personally signed each one, and they are limited to 200 copies only.
Width: 955mm, Height: 845mm, Weight: 11kgs
[Rhodesian Security Forces headgear badges which surround the map include: Rhodesian Army Educational Corps, the British South Africa Police, 1 Special Air Service Regiment (Rhodesia), the Rhodesian Corps of Signals, 1st Battalion the Rhodesian Light Infantry, the Guard Force, the Rhodesian Woman's Service, the Rhodesian Corps of Artillery, the Rhodesian Defence Force, the Rhodesian Defence Regiment, 1 Psychological Operations Unit, the Rhodesian Intelligence Corps, the Rhodesian Army Pay Corps, the Rhodesian Army Medical Corps, the Rhodesian Air Force, the Rhodesian Army Staff Corps, the Rhodesian Corps of Engineers, the Selous Scouts, the Rhodesian Regiment, the Grey's Scouts, the Rhodesian Corps of Chaplains, the Rhodesian Air Force Women, the Internal Affairs National Services Unit, the Rhodesian Corps of Military Police, the Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment, the Rhodesian African Rifles, the Rhodesian Army Services Corps.]
Rhodesian Flags, full, mid-size and table-top, custom apparel, CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and more.
Shipping worldwide from Canada via our website at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
**
This is for all Rhodesians worldwide! To re-establish lost contacts and to make new contacts updating each other worldwide with any news, we are in the process of building a new website (should be up early 2003). To sign up please go to www.rhodesiawassuper.com and join our Yahoo Group at the bottom of the page. It is free to join - "You never Know who's Looking for You!". A newsletter is sent once a week.
------------------------------------------------------------------
HOME BILTONG MAKERS
BILTONGMAKERS.COM! runs a monthly competition which is free for anyone to enter. There are some great prizes to be won every month. Some of the prizes during the last couple of months have included a Skottel Braai, Biltongmakers, Barbecue Utensil sets and Potjies!
To enter please go to:-
www.biltongmakers.com
and follow the competition link!
Biltongmakers.Com! the manufactures and suppliers of the only real Home Biltongmaker since 1995.
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "Africa Par Adventure", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra charge.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "The Evil We Do" published. It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "The Box" may also be of interest to readers. Ordering
information about "The Box" and more information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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Copies of the book "Jaws Of The Lion" are available from the author, Angus Hyslop. This book makes ideal reading for anyone interested in stories about Rhodesia during the terrorist war years. In brief, the book is a self-published, factional novel based upon true events. The price is $20 Australian dollars plus postage, and the books are sent via Economy Air, which costs $15 Australian dollars to the UK. They take about two weeks to deliver. Anyone interested in obtaining a personally autographed copy of this book can order directly from the author. They should send a personal cheque for the equivalent of $35 Australian dollars, plus bank charges (UK Banks will advise) to: Angus Hyslop, 21 Hardy Street, Swansea, New South Wales, 2281, Australia. [Phone: (02-) 4971 0254, e-mail: ursulahyslop@optusnet.com.au]
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"Way Out of Line" by Trisha Jackson is 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.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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REACTION! MAGAZINE
"Reaction!" campaigns for the real Britain of traditional values, and opposes the modernist Britain of Tony Blair - a nation in name only, in which feminism, Euro-federalism and Americanisation have blurred our identity to an extent that we no longer know who we are or where we are going. "Reaction!" opposes multiculturalism and aims that people of all faiths and races should put England and Britain first. The magazine is bi-monthly and has covered, amongst other things, the following aspects of politics:
1. The dumbing down of society, education, our language and way of life.
2. Modernisation and the discarding of our traditions, design, manners etc.
3. The rise of political correctness and its threat to freedom and tradition.
4. The subverting of the Conservative Party by liberal-Left elements.
5. UKIP, its successes in promoting anti-EU initiatives, and its failure to oppose the other threats to our national life such as multiculturalism.
6. Other extra-parliamentary parties of the non-Tory Right such as the Populist Party, New Britain, the Freedom Party and the Countryside Party etc.
7. Pressure groups such as the Freedom Association, the Conservative Monday Club and the CDA, and their efforts in promoting traditional conservative policies.
We try to be as positive and even-handed towards all patriotic and anti-liberal establishment groups, and we also provide reviews and cultural analysis from a traditionalist, ecological and nostalgic point of view. Our aim is to reawaken peoples’ curiosity in the past, both recent (20th century) and historic. "Reaction!" is a cultural magazine with a special interest in the decline over the post-WWII period. We also provide listings of Internet sites and social/political/cultural groups which may be of interest to readers. In order to receive a sample copy of the magazine please write to Reaction!, PO Box 14910, London SE18 3WA, UK.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.52 : Mr. MIKE GIBB of Pietermartizburg.
Mike Gibb was the son of a well-known Pietermartizburg G.P.. He studied at UNP during the mid-1980s, and was active in the Conservative Party student branch at that university. He wrote occasionally for S.A.Patriot at that time, organising a meeting of the newly-formed Patriotic Forum addressed by the touring British patriotic activist Alan Gresham at his home. He also staged a number of riotous parties - particularly New Year parties - which were greatly-famed in the locality. After graduating in the late 1980s he moved to the UK in order to enlist in the Coldstream Guards - a regiment with which he had strong family connections - but unfortunately was not successful in this attempt, though apparently he decided to stay on in the UK to work. Alas all contact with him ceased after this, but several of his former colleagues from South Africa would be very keen to hear from him again.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
"Braai Supplies" is a Canadian-based enterprise specialising in, among other things, the supply of flags and rugby apparel. Although they stock items containing emblems connected to the current regimes in South Africa and Zimbabwe, they also stock a range of material featuring the true and traditional designs of South Africa and Rhodesia, which may be of interest to supporters in North America.
Their web-site can be accessed at : http://www.braaisupplies.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
STUMPED
Sir,
Thank you for a most informative Cyber Newsletter this month. Priora Forum supports any action to move, delay or cancel any major sporting activity, i.e. the Cricket World Cup, from the Southern region of the continent of Africa. I am still amazed at how short the world's memory is. Can't anyone remember how much sport we played (or didn't play!) in the so-called "apartheid" years? Not a single South African team were welcome anywhere in the world - and then we had a stable economy, low fuel price, productive farmers, low crime-rate, low inflation, enough food for everyone, very few illegal immigrants, above average medical facilities, good roads, excellent schools and Universities, etc.
What amazes me even more is that the very same world, that condemnend White South Africans for the successes achieved in the midst of those years, is very quiet now regarding the very same issues that are still happening in South Africa, but just by Blacks this time. Just as an example: when a British tourist and his wife were attacked in their hotel in Pilgrim's Rest, no arrests were made before the announcement of a substantial financial "reward". Then the police force jumped into action. Let me ask you this: for how many of the +/- 1400 White farmers who were murdered in this country since 1994 (which you refer to in your newsletter) were any financial "rewards" offered if the killers of these farmers were brought to book? Let me tell you: None. Nothing. Nada.
Yours etc.,
J.M, Randburg, Transvaal
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MASS DESTRUCTION
Sir,
Just got back from South Africa. The place is getting very strongly aligned with Iraq and other terrorists, and the rich are getting richer as the poor and the middle class gets significantly poorer. Sad to see but expected. Violence is worse than ever.
Yours etc.,
Robin Elliott, Vancouver, Canada
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ENLIGHTENING
Sir,
I'd like to comment on the letter from L.R. of Midrand (SCN, January 2003).
He gives an interesting piece of information on how potential housebreakers know when the occupants are at home, and the monitoring of their movements.
I recently learnt by experience that criminals also watch for outdoor lights that are left burning day and night, or are on at night only while the occupier is away. I have outdoor lights that come on automatically when there is movement withing their range. Because there is presently a fault in the sensor, which keeps them burning all the time, day and night, I switch them off unless I have visitors arriving or leaving after dark. Last week I switched them on one night for my daughter and her husband who had been been out to dinner and the movies while staying with us. I forgot to switch the lights off after they came home. That night, crooks tried to enter my front door by prising it open with a screwdriver - with the lights shining on them. Fortunately they did not succeed, but only damaged the woodwork. This is the first time this has happened. I assume it is because my front door is in darkness while I'm at home, and I had changed the pattern.
L.R.'s last paragraph disturbs me. He wrote: "I suppose they (Afrikaners) have natural intelligence going for them, and maybe a handful can achieve what it took a couple of million to do - turn this country around!"
The actions of these latter day resisters are reminiscent of those a century ago, whose stolid rejection of prevailing circumstances resulted in the scorched earth policy against their own people and the incarceration of their families in concentration camps. This resulted in over 26,000 deaths and a century of bitterness thereafter. The tripartite government is already using propaganda against the current 'bitter enders', which is likely to worsen.
Yours etc.,
Johan Geelvink, Pretoria, Transvaal
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SIGN OF THE TIMES
Sir,
A few weeks ago there was a march down West Street in Durban of over 1,000 Blacks, carrying of all things an old style (i.e. a real) South African flag, chanting and carrying banners that said "Down with Mbeki" and "Empty Promises" and such like. Not a mention on the TV or radio or any newspaper, but the Durban Metro Police confirmed that the march took place. So there are things happening out there, interesting things, which the world is not hearing about.
Yours etc.,
Ted Davey, Southampton, Hampshire
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OBITUARY
JOHN GREGG
John Gregg, who was assassinated by lesser beings last week, was a great Ulster Loyalist and Brigadier of the UDA's B Company (South-East Antrim). He was also a good friend of South Africa, who recognised and understood the similarities between the Ulster and South African struggles, and the close terrorist links between the IRA and the ANC (and who also, incidentally, recognised the dangers posed to the West by Saddam Hussein's Iraq).
John Gregg was imprisoned in Long Kesh following the attempted elimination of one of the world's most evil terrorists, Gerry Adams. Of course in any sane society such an action would have been rewarded with a medal, but during the appeasement years of the end of the 20th century this resulted in his incarceration. It was whilst he was incarcerated in Long Kesh, in 1988, that he first made contact with S.A.Patriot. He wrote as follows:-
"As a Loyalist prisoner ... I thought I should write to you to wish you and the people you represent all the very best for the future of your country.
"The Patriotic Press (publishers of S.A.Patriot) and the views represented by it have a large support among the Loyalist people, and especially among Loyalist prisoners. We both face the same enemy, namely the IRA-ANC Communists.
"The cause of the IRA and the cause of the ANC have been greatly helped by the propaganda put forth by the media across the world, but I believe that a just cause such as ours will win through in the end.
"I have read numerous copies of S.A.Patriot and Kommando, and I must congratulate you on an excellent pair of magazines which give us the true facts about life in South Africa.
"Let me finish by once again wishing you all the very best for the future, and by using an old Ulster Loyalist battle-cry which is applicable to both our countries: "This is our land, No Surrender!"
Our sincerest condolences are extended to John Gregg's widow and son.
John Gregg, we salute your memory!
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Monday, 13 January 2003
January 2003 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER-NEWSLETTER
January 2003 edition
At the time of writing it is uncertain whether the planned Cricket World Cup matches scheduled to take place in Zimbabwe will go ahead or not.
Much has been made of the dictatorial nature of the ZANU-PF regime, the collapse of law and order in that country, and the murders of White farmers and their Black workers during Mugabe's land-grabbing campaign - but if these are grounds for moving matches away from Zimbabwe then the question has to be asked why is the heart of the tournament still scheduled to take place in South Africa? After all, the ANC regime in South Africa has just as strong terrorist roots as the ZANU-PF regime in Zimbabwe, South Africa is now universally recognised as the "crime capital of the world", and far more White farm-dwellers have been killed in South Africa during recent years than in Zimbabwe (1389 in South Africa as against 126 in Zimbabwe since 1994, according to latest figures).
It is therefore just as immoral and unsafe to stage this tournament in the South Africa of Mbeki as it is to stage it in the Zimbabwe of Mugabe. Make no mistake about it, many spectators (and probably also some players) are going to get hurt - and hurt badly - if the tournament goes ahead in South Africa. There is just as much logic in planning to stage the Cricket World Cup in South Africa as there was in trying to hold the Miss World Pageant in Nigeria!
But it is not too late to alter the location of the 2003 World Cup. The 1999 tournament was staged very successfully in England (or to be more precise in north-western Europe), and the grounds and infrastructure are still in place there. With seasonal variations it would be very easy to put back the 2003 tournament by three months so that the venues could be moved to the Northern Hemisphere, and it wouldn't take too much effort to alter the domestic fixture list so to do.
We therefore call upon the ICC to move the WHOLE of the 2003 tournament away from Southern Africa to safer and more civilised lands. To fail to do so would be an insult to all those who have died and suffered in Southern Africa under the Mugabe and Mandela/Mbeki regimes.
[We would emphasise to everyone, however, that if they need to visit South Africa for any reason then the safest course of action to take would be to employ the services of a registered national tourist guide.]
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SPRINGBOK CLUB DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATION
The Springbok Club's 2002 Day of the Vow commemorations turned out to be a good and well-attended success.
The Guest of Honour, Mr. Malcolm Wren (the "Engelse Boer"), gave a highly informative overview of the events which led to the Battle of Blood River, and then went on to inform the audience about the current-day Orania settlement on the banks of the Orange River, which he illustrated with the aid of two video-recordings. Mr. Wren ended his talk with the reading of Psalm 71 followed by a short prayer, in accordance with the Vow which was taken by the Voortrekkers in 1838.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB ACTIVITIES
The 2003 AGM of the Springbok Club will take place on Tuesday 28th January in central London, and all members will be receiving official notification through the post giving exact details within the next few days. Only fully paid-up members of the SC will be entitled to attend this meeting, and only Honorary, Life and Full Members will be eligible to vote. If you would like to attend and are not already a member then membership applications, together with the appropriate payment (made payable to "Patriotic Press"), should be forwarded as soon as possible to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK. Current membership fees are £500.00 for Life Membership, £20.00 for annual Full Membership (reduced to £12.00 for students and senior citizens) and £5.00 for annual Associate Membership. Any member who wishes to stand for office or to propose a motion should do so in writing (either by e-mail or to the above quoted address) to reach us at least a week prior to the AGM.
The Springbok Club will be holding a meeting to be addressed by Mr. Gary Cartwright of the National Ex-Services Association during February, and fuller details will be given in next month's edition of the SCN.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
The London Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding an informal social-gathering later during the month, the details of which are as follows:-
Date : Friday 31st January 2003
Time : 18.30 hrs onwards
Venue: The BROWN BEAR, Leman Street, Aldgate, London E1 (nearest underground station: Aldgate East - leave by exit 22, walk down Leman Street for a couple of blocks, and the Brown Bear is on the left).
It is planned that the three established south-eastern branches of the SC (Kent, London and Chilterns) will hold branch gatherings on alternate months in future. The Chilterns Branch will therefore hold their next get-together at Amersham during February, and the Kent Branch will hold a braai on the Isle of Sheppey in March.
Supporters elsewhere are reminded of the following contact e-mail addresses:-
Lancashire Branch : manchesterspringbokclub@hotmail.com
U.S. co-ordinator : duncandennis@earthlink.net
Australian co-ordinator : bokalexander@hotmail.com
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Wednesday 15th January 2003
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The CLARENCE (the upstairs Function Room), Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1 (close to Trafalgar Square - nearest tube stations: Charing Cross and Embankment).
Guest Speaker: Mr. ALBERT POGGIO, the official representative of the Gibraltar Government in London.
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MESSAGE FROM HONG KONG
We have recently received the following e-mail from the Hong Kong Alliance. We believe that many of our supporters may be interested in the contents, and willing to assist :-
Dear Sir,
Below message is forward by Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China from Hon. Margaret Ng. The Alliance is now appealing to the people to voice their opinion to arouse the concern of more people.
Keep in touch.
Best, Hong Kong Alliance
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The Article 23 Concern Group, formed by Denis Chang, S.C., Ronny Tong, S.C., Gladys Li, S.C., Audrey Eu, S.C., Alan Leong, S.C., Professor Johannes Chan, Professor Michael Davis, Margaret Ng and Christine Loh, has published a series of pamphlets on Article 23 legislation with the view to identify the areas of concern and to explain to people of Hong Kong how the proposed legislation will affect the fundamental rights and freedoms guranteed by the Basic Law.
The pamphlets featuring seven topics, each focusing a paricular offence or area of concern are distributed among members of the public in Hong Kong and people are encouraged to send the reply slip in the pamphlets to voice their views to the HKSAR government. Now we need your help in extending our distribution to overseas human rights groups.
We are thinking of sending some pamphlets (by mail) to you, and any group/organisation which may be interested can then pick up from you. So please advise how many copies would be appropriate. Should you have any other ideas as of how to circulate the pamphlets, just let us know ? Thank you for your help and look forward to your reply.
Best regards,
Fiona Shek, Assistant to Hon. Margaret Ng (e-mail: margaret@margaretng.com)
P.S. electronic version of the pamphlets are available at: http://www.margaretng.com
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LATEST ZIMBABWE NEWS PHONE SERVICE
To hear what’s happening NOW in Zimbabwe – the latest political developments, today’s current affairs, and what’s new on the business front, Rhodesians resident in the UK should call 09050 530 602
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
Limited Edition copies of the 1973 Land Tenure map of Rhodesia autographed by Ian Smith are still available, surrounded by a complete set of Regimental Beret Badges. Each set is framed in Rhodesian Teak and bears a certificate which is numbered and registered. The Honourable Ian Douglas Smith has personally signed each one, and they are limited to 200 copies only.
Width: 955mm, Height: 845mm, Weight: 11kgs
[Rhodesian Security Forces headgear badges which surround the map include: Rhodesian Army Educational Corps, the British South Africa Police, 1 Special Air Service Regiment (Rhodesia), the Rhodesian Corps of Signals, 1st Battalion the Rhodesian Light Infantry, the Guard Force, the Rhodesian Woman's Service, the Rhodesian Corps of Artillery, the Rhodesian Defence Force, the Rhodesian Defence Regiment, 1 Psychological Operations Unit, the Rhodesian Intelligence Corps, the Rhodesian Army Pay Corps, the Rhodesian Army Medical Corps, the Rhodesian Air Force, the Rhodesian Army Staff Corps, the Rhodesian Corps of Engineers, the Selous Scouts, the Rhodesian Regiment, the Grey's Scouts, the Rhodesian Corps of Chaplains, the Rhodesian Air Force Women, the Internal Affairs National Services Unit, the Rhodesian Corps of Military Police, the Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment, the Rhodesian African Rifles, the Rhodesian Army Services Corps.]
Rhodesian Flags, full, mid-size and table-top, custom apparel, CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and more.
Shipping worldwide from Canada via our website at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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This is for all Rhodesians worldwide! To re-establish lost contacts and to make new contacts updating each other worldwide with any news, we are in the process of building a new website (should be up early 2003). To sign up please go to www.rhodesiawassuper.com and join our Yahoo Group at the bottom of the page. It is free to join - "You never Know who's Looking for You!". A newsletter is sent once a week.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
The "Biltong Team" have developed and are manufacturing a Home Biltong Maker. It is a wonderous piece of equipment that allows you to make your own fresh biltong in the comfort of your own home. It's easy to use (available in both 110 and 220 volt models), economical, and pays for itself in a couple of batches of biltong. The Home Biltong Maker has been received with much enthusiasm by ex-South Africans around the world in such countries as the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
To find out more information visit the Home Biltong Maker web-site at:-
http://www.biltongmakers.com
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is currently taking orders for the book "Africa Par Adventure", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward, as stocks are anticipated shortly. The book is priced at £15.00 per copy, and advanced payments, made payable to "Patriotic Press", should be forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "The Evil We Do" published.
It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
or at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188/thefalklandssoci
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "The Box" may also be of interest to readers. Ordering
information about "The Box" and more information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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BRONZE STATUES OF “THE TROOPER" - RLI
Cold cast bronze statues of "The Trooper" from the "Rhodesian Light Infantry" for sale! It weighs 1.7 kg, is a height of 33 cm and has a mahogany base. On the base is the Rhodesian Light Infantry badge with “The Trooper” inscribed underneath.
The cost of the statue (including V.A.T.) - £85
Post & Packing : UK - £5.88
Outside UK (V.A.T. has been deducted from postage rates)
USA & Canada (surface mail).............. £16.94
Far East and Australasia (surface mail).. £24.44
Rest of the world (surface mail)......... £17.39
Air mail rates are available on request. Cheques, money orders or bankers drafts to be made out to Alan Dongworth.
The statue can be ordered in advance of money being sent, but must be paid for within 28 days of ordering. (This will help to reduce the time taken to make the statue and to post it to you.)
Write to:-
Alan Dongworth,
22 Bruntland Court, Portlethen, Nr. Aberdeen, Kincardine, AB12 4UQ, UK.
Tel: 01224 780347 or e-mail: games@dongworth.freeserve.co.uk
[Pictures are available on request.]
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
We pride ourselves on our fine quality and friendly and efficient service. For your 'taste of Africa' visit the Biltong Brother web-site at:-
http://www.biltong-brother.co.uk
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SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCE
There are LOADS of South African products to choose from, so why not take advantage
of having all your favourite goodies delivered to your door step (work or home - UK and Worldwide)
Contact: www.Buysafrica.com
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.51 : Mr. BEN VAN DYK of Durban
Ben van Dyk lived in the Bellair area of Durban, and worked at the Durban branch of the South African Reserve Bank. He was a keen supporter of the Conservative Party, and a number of his old colleagues would be keen to contact him again.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
"The Last Light in the Valley" is an on-line adventure novel set in Rhodesia. It has a lot about the history of Rhodesia in the novel, along with images and sound files and the story of terrorism and how Mugabe came to power. It is a great read and exciting novel, as well at letting the world know some of what happened to the land of paradise.
It can be accessed at : http://www.tarrbaby.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
NATURAL SELECTION
Sir,
It is actually quite devastating that in this country you cannot even count on a simple thing like the mail. It's no wonder we have this new group group of Afrikaners that are intent on destroying the ANC Government. What I find quite interesting about this recent spate of bombings in Soweto by this right-wing Afrikaner group is the government's reaction to it. They have gone on say they are not going to tolerate these 'terrorist' tactics of 'cowardly' bombings. Where I get a little confused is, isn't that exactly what Nelson Mandela did - plant bombs and blow-up innocent people? And he was our president! I'm surprised the ANC didn't offer them a spot in the zoo err... I mean parliament.
Other news is that my house was targeted for a possible break-in last week. It was extremely upsetting. The 'dark' house-breakers have various methods of determining the value of the contents of the house and the status of the occupants. One of the new things the do is they put a piece of perfectly cut polystyrene under your gate - fitted perfectly so that an accidental bump or the wind doesn't disturb it. With this they are able to tell if you are home or not - because once you open the gate it will disturb the block and then they know you are at home. They do this for a couple of days to determine approximately what time you come home and how often you are at home. I was so upset about this because I have been broken into and had everything stolen before - and it was probably the worst experience of my life. It upsets me because I can do nothing about it - I am not worried at all about my belongings just my pets - because these 'new' South Africans are notorious for killing your pets when they invade your home. Things are replacable, lives are not.
So yes, things are still very grim in this country, with only a handful of Afrikaners as the silver-lining to this dark cloud of a country. I suppose they have natural intelligence going for them, and maybe a handful can achieve what it took a couple of million to do - turn this country around!
Yours etc.,
L.R., Midrand, Transvaal.
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ROCK SOLID
Sir,
Congratulations to the people of Gibraltar! The Spanish government should now settle down and accept the verdict of the people.
Yours etc.,
Nick Maine, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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Mr. CHRIS PEAD
Mr. Chris Pead has recently tendered his resignation from the Springbok Club. He joined the organisation only relatively recently, but quickly gained himself a position on the London Branch committee.
Pead was very much of an enigma, and his interest in the movement was very much of a mystery. He didn't seem to have any direct connection with Southern Africa (although his sister lived in Zambia [Northern Rhodesia]), and didn't appear to have any interest in sport. Quite obviously, therefore, he didn't seem to understand what the organisation was all about.
It subsequently came to light that he was an adherent of the strange and esoteric "British Israelite" sect however, and furthermore was apparently using the SC in order to propagate his religious views. Everybody is of course entitled to their own religious persuasion, and the SC welcomes members of all religious faiths - and of none! Pead went further than this however, and started bombarding us with a number of bizarre e-mail articles, many of them of a quite objectionable anti-Semitic nature.
If any other supporters have been annoyed or upset by any such unsolicited material from Pead then we would like to apologise to them, and to emphasise that this man no longer has any connection with the organisation.
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THE CURSE OF SPRINGBOK
Somebody else who clearly didn't understand what the Springbok Club (or more precisely one of our earlier component affiliates, the White Rhino Club) was all about, and who caused us quite considerable problems at the time, was Mr. Mark Cotterill.
Cotterill joined and became an active supporter of the White Rhino Club shortly after the organisation was re-constituted in the UK in 1992, but again seemed to have no direct connection with Southern Africa whatsoever. Cotterill's ulterior motivation turned out to be political rather than religious however, and although he claimed to be a mainstream Conservative it subsequently transpired that he had some quite extreme "off the edge" political connections.
He attended a White Rhino Club function in North Devon over the holiday weekend of 4th/8th June 1993, together with a sidekick named Bill Ablett, and between them they proceeded to sabotage and wreck the entire event. At first we were completely mystified by these disgusting antics of Cotterill and Ablett, but it subsequently came to light that Cotterill had developed a childish grudge against the organisation merely because one of the officials had written an article for a magazine that he disapproved of!
Cotterill seemed to have a knack of making unnecessary enemies however, and shortly after this incident he was badly beaten up at his then home at Torquay. He subsequently fled to the United States, where apparently he again managed to worm his way into several organisations that he appeared to have no direct connection with. Inevitably this only led to big problems and embarrassments for these associations after his connections with extremist political organisations came to light, which included - by all accounts - being the US representative of the neo-fascist 'British' National Party!
We have recently learnt, however, that at long last Cotterill's sinister activities have come to the attention of the US authorities, and as his legal position in the US was apparently not in order he has now been unceremoniously kicked out of the country!
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January 2003 edition
At the time of writing it is uncertain whether the planned Cricket World Cup matches scheduled to take place in Zimbabwe will go ahead or not.
Much has been made of the dictatorial nature of the ZANU-PF regime, the collapse of law and order in that country, and the murders of White farmers and their Black workers during Mugabe's land-grabbing campaign - but if these are grounds for moving matches away from Zimbabwe then the question has to be asked why is the heart of the tournament still scheduled to take place in South Africa? After all, the ANC regime in South Africa has just as strong terrorist roots as the ZANU-PF regime in Zimbabwe, South Africa is now universally recognised as the "crime capital of the world", and far more White farm-dwellers have been killed in South Africa during recent years than in Zimbabwe (1389 in South Africa as against 126 in Zimbabwe since 1994, according to latest figures).
It is therefore just as immoral and unsafe to stage this tournament in the South Africa of Mbeki as it is to stage it in the Zimbabwe of Mugabe. Make no mistake about it, many spectators (and probably also some players) are going to get hurt - and hurt badly - if the tournament goes ahead in South Africa. There is just as much logic in planning to stage the Cricket World Cup in South Africa as there was in trying to hold the Miss World Pageant in Nigeria!
But it is not too late to alter the location of the 2003 World Cup. The 1999 tournament was staged very successfully in England (or to be more precise in north-western Europe), and the grounds and infrastructure are still in place there. With seasonal variations it would be very easy to put back the 2003 tournament by three months so that the venues could be moved to the Northern Hemisphere, and it wouldn't take too much effort to alter the domestic fixture list so to do.
We therefore call upon the ICC to move the WHOLE of the 2003 tournament away from Southern Africa to safer and more civilised lands. To fail to do so would be an insult to all those who have died and suffered in Southern Africa under the Mugabe and Mandela/Mbeki regimes.
[We would emphasise to everyone, however, that if they need to visit South Africa for any reason then the safest course of action to take would be to employ the services of a registered national tourist guide.]
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SPRINGBOK CLUB DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATION
The Springbok Club's 2002 Day of the Vow commemorations turned out to be a good and well-attended success.
The Guest of Honour, Mr. Malcolm Wren (the "Engelse Boer"), gave a highly informative overview of the events which led to the Battle of Blood River, and then went on to inform the audience about the current-day Orania settlement on the banks of the Orange River, which he illustrated with the aid of two video-recordings. Mr. Wren ended his talk with the reading of Psalm 71 followed by a short prayer, in accordance with the Vow which was taken by the Voortrekkers in 1838.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB ACTIVITIES
The 2003 AGM of the Springbok Club will take place on Tuesday 28th January in central London, and all members will be receiving official notification through the post giving exact details within the next few days. Only fully paid-up members of the SC will be entitled to attend this meeting, and only Honorary, Life and Full Members will be eligible to vote. If you would like to attend and are not already a member then membership applications, together with the appropriate payment (made payable to "Patriotic Press"), should be forwarded as soon as possible to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK. Current membership fees are £500.00 for Life Membership, £20.00 for annual Full Membership (reduced to £12.00 for students and senior citizens) and £5.00 for annual Associate Membership. Any member who wishes to stand for office or to propose a motion should do so in writing (either by e-mail or to the above quoted address) to reach us at least a week prior to the AGM.
The Springbok Club will be holding a meeting to be addressed by Mr. Gary Cartwright of the National Ex-Services Association during February, and fuller details will be given in next month's edition of the SCN.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
The London Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding an informal social-gathering later during the month, the details of which are as follows:-
Date : Friday 31st January 2003
Time : 18.30 hrs onwards
Venue: The BROWN BEAR, Leman Street, Aldgate, London E1 (nearest underground station: Aldgate East - leave by exit 22, walk down Leman Street for a couple of blocks, and the Brown Bear is on the left).
It is planned that the three established south-eastern branches of the SC (Kent, London and Chilterns) will hold branch gatherings on alternate months in future. The Chilterns Branch will therefore hold their next get-together at Amersham during February, and the Kent Branch will hold a braai on the Isle of Sheppey in March.
Supporters elsewhere are reminded of the following contact e-mail addresses:-
Lancashire Branch : manchesterspringbokclub@hotmail.com
U.S. co-ordinator : duncandennis@earthlink.net
Australian co-ordinator : bokalexander@hotmail.com
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Wednesday 15th January 2003
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The CLARENCE (the upstairs Function Room), Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1 (close to Trafalgar Square - nearest tube stations: Charing Cross and Embankment).
Guest Speaker: Mr. ALBERT POGGIO, the official representative of the Gibraltar Government in London.
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MESSAGE FROM HONG KONG
We have recently received the following e-mail from the Hong Kong Alliance. We believe that many of our supporters may be interested in the contents, and willing to assist :-
Dear Sir,
Below message is forward by Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China from Hon. Margaret Ng. The Alliance is now appealing to the people to voice their opinion to arouse the concern of more people.
Keep in touch.
Best, Hong Kong Alliance
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The Article 23 Concern Group, formed by Denis Chang, S.C., Ronny Tong, S.C., Gladys Li, S.C., Audrey Eu, S.C., Alan Leong, S.C., Professor Johannes Chan, Professor Michael Davis, Margaret Ng and Christine Loh, has published a series of pamphlets on Article 23 legislation with the view to identify the areas of concern and to explain to people of Hong Kong how the proposed legislation will affect the fundamental rights and freedoms guranteed by the Basic Law.
The pamphlets featuring seven topics, each focusing a paricular offence or area of concern are distributed among members of the public in Hong Kong and people are encouraged to send the reply slip in the pamphlets to voice their views to the HKSAR government. Now we need your help in extending our distribution to overseas human rights groups.
We are thinking of sending some pamphlets (by mail) to you, and any group/organisation which may be interested can then pick up from you. So please advise how many copies would be appropriate. Should you have any other ideas as of how to circulate the pamphlets, just let us know ? Thank you for your help and look forward to your reply.
Best regards,
Fiona Shek, Assistant to Hon. Margaret Ng (e-mail: margaret@margaretng.com)
P.S. electronic version of the pamphlets are available at: http://www.margaretng.com
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LATEST ZIMBABWE NEWS PHONE SERVICE
To hear what’s happening NOW in Zimbabwe – the latest political developments, today’s current affairs, and what’s new on the business front, Rhodesians resident in the UK should call 09050 530 602
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
Limited Edition copies of the 1973 Land Tenure map of Rhodesia autographed by Ian Smith are still available, surrounded by a complete set of Regimental Beret Badges. Each set is framed in Rhodesian Teak and bears a certificate which is numbered and registered. The Honourable Ian Douglas Smith has personally signed each one, and they are limited to 200 copies only.
Width: 955mm, Height: 845mm, Weight: 11kgs
[Rhodesian Security Forces headgear badges which surround the map include: Rhodesian Army Educational Corps, the British South Africa Police, 1 Special Air Service Regiment (Rhodesia), the Rhodesian Corps of Signals, 1st Battalion the Rhodesian Light Infantry, the Guard Force, the Rhodesian Woman's Service, the Rhodesian Corps of Artillery, the Rhodesian Defence Force, the Rhodesian Defence Regiment, 1 Psychological Operations Unit, the Rhodesian Intelligence Corps, the Rhodesian Army Pay Corps, the Rhodesian Army Medical Corps, the Rhodesian Air Force, the Rhodesian Army Staff Corps, the Rhodesian Corps of Engineers, the Selous Scouts, the Rhodesian Regiment, the Grey's Scouts, the Rhodesian Corps of Chaplains, the Rhodesian Air Force Women, the Internal Affairs National Services Unit, the Rhodesian Corps of Military Police, the Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment, the Rhodesian African Rifles, the Rhodesian Army Services Corps.]
Rhodesian Flags, full, mid-size and table-top, custom apparel, CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and more.
Shipping worldwide from Canada via our website at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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This is for all Rhodesians worldwide! To re-establish lost contacts and to make new contacts updating each other worldwide with any news, we are in the process of building a new website (should be up early 2003). To sign up please go to www.rhodesiawassuper.com and join our Yahoo Group at the bottom of the page. It is free to join - "You never Know who's Looking for You!". A newsletter is sent once a week.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
The "Biltong Team" have developed and are manufacturing a Home Biltong Maker. It is a wonderous piece of equipment that allows you to make your own fresh biltong in the comfort of your own home. It's easy to use (available in both 110 and 220 volt models), economical, and pays for itself in a couple of batches of biltong. The Home Biltong Maker has been received with much enthusiasm by ex-South Africans around the world in such countries as the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
To find out more information visit the Home Biltong Maker web-site at:-
http://www.biltongmakers.com
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is currently taking orders for the book "Africa Par Adventure", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward, as stocks are anticipated shortly. The book is priced at £15.00 per copy, and advanced payments, made payable to "Patriotic Press", should be forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "The Evil We Do" published.
It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
or at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188/thefalklandssoci
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "The Box" may also be of interest to readers. Ordering
information about "The Box" and more information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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BRONZE STATUES OF “THE TROOPER" - RLI
Cold cast bronze statues of "The Trooper" from the "Rhodesian Light Infantry" for sale! It weighs 1.7 kg, is a height of 33 cm and has a mahogany base. On the base is the Rhodesian Light Infantry badge with “The Trooper” inscribed underneath.
The cost of the statue (including V.A.T.) - £85
Post & Packing : UK - £5.88
Outside UK (V.A.T. has been deducted from postage rates)
USA & Canada (surface mail).............. £16.94
Far East and Australasia (surface mail).. £24.44
Rest of the world (surface mail)......... £17.39
Air mail rates are available on request. Cheques, money orders or bankers drafts to be made out to Alan Dongworth.
The statue can be ordered in advance of money being sent, but must be paid for within 28 days of ordering. (This will help to reduce the time taken to make the statue and to post it to you.)
Write to:-
Alan Dongworth,
22 Bruntland Court, Portlethen, Nr. Aberdeen, Kincardine, AB12 4UQ, UK.
Tel: 01224 780347 or e-mail: games@dongworth.freeserve.co.uk
[Pictures are available on request.]
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
We pride ourselves on our fine quality and friendly and efficient service. For your 'taste of Africa' visit the Biltong Brother web-site at:-
http://www.biltong-brother.co.uk
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SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCE
There are LOADS of South African products to choose from, so why not take advantage
of having all your favourite goodies delivered to your door step (work or home - UK and Worldwide)
Contact: www.Buysafrica.com
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.51 : Mr. BEN VAN DYK of Durban
Ben van Dyk lived in the Bellair area of Durban, and worked at the Durban branch of the South African Reserve Bank. He was a keen supporter of the Conservative Party, and a number of his old colleagues would be keen to contact him again.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
"The Last Light in the Valley" is an on-line adventure novel set in Rhodesia. It has a lot about the history of Rhodesia in the novel, along with images and sound files and the story of terrorism and how Mugabe came to power. It is a great read and exciting novel, as well at letting the world know some of what happened to the land of paradise.
It can be accessed at : http://www.tarrbaby.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
NATURAL SELECTION
Sir,
It is actually quite devastating that in this country you cannot even count on a simple thing like the mail. It's no wonder we have this new group group of Afrikaners that are intent on destroying the ANC Government. What I find quite interesting about this recent spate of bombings in Soweto by this right-wing Afrikaner group is the government's reaction to it. They have gone on say they are not going to tolerate these 'terrorist' tactics of 'cowardly' bombings. Where I get a little confused is, isn't that exactly what Nelson Mandela did - plant bombs and blow-up innocent people? And he was our president! I'm surprised the ANC didn't offer them a spot in the zoo err... I mean parliament.
Other news is that my house was targeted for a possible break-in last week. It was extremely upsetting. The 'dark' house-breakers have various methods of determining the value of the contents of the house and the status of the occupants. One of the new things the do is they put a piece of perfectly cut polystyrene under your gate - fitted perfectly so that an accidental bump or the wind doesn't disturb it. With this they are able to tell if you are home or not - because once you open the gate it will disturb the block and then they know you are at home. They do this for a couple of days to determine approximately what time you come home and how often you are at home. I was so upset about this because I have been broken into and had everything stolen before - and it was probably the worst experience of my life. It upsets me because I can do nothing about it - I am not worried at all about my belongings just my pets - because these 'new' South Africans are notorious for killing your pets when they invade your home. Things are replacable, lives are not.
So yes, things are still very grim in this country, with only a handful of Afrikaners as the silver-lining to this dark cloud of a country. I suppose they have natural intelligence going for them, and maybe a handful can achieve what it took a couple of million to do - turn this country around!
Yours etc.,
L.R., Midrand, Transvaal.
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ROCK SOLID
Sir,
Congratulations to the people of Gibraltar! The Spanish government should now settle down and accept the verdict of the people.
Yours etc.,
Nick Maine, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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Mr. CHRIS PEAD
Mr. Chris Pead has recently tendered his resignation from the Springbok Club. He joined the organisation only relatively recently, but quickly gained himself a position on the London Branch committee.
Pead was very much of an enigma, and his interest in the movement was very much of a mystery. He didn't seem to have any direct connection with Southern Africa (although his sister lived in Zambia [Northern Rhodesia]), and didn't appear to have any interest in sport. Quite obviously, therefore, he didn't seem to understand what the organisation was all about.
It subsequently came to light that he was an adherent of the strange and esoteric "British Israelite" sect however, and furthermore was apparently using the SC in order to propagate his religious views. Everybody is of course entitled to their own religious persuasion, and the SC welcomes members of all religious faiths - and of none! Pead went further than this however, and started bombarding us with a number of bizarre e-mail articles, many of them of a quite objectionable anti-Semitic nature.
If any other supporters have been annoyed or upset by any such unsolicited material from Pead then we would like to apologise to them, and to emphasise that this man no longer has any connection with the organisation.
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THE CURSE OF SPRINGBOK
Somebody else who clearly didn't understand what the Springbok Club (or more precisely one of our earlier component affiliates, the White Rhino Club) was all about, and who caused us quite considerable problems at the time, was Mr. Mark Cotterill.
Cotterill joined and became an active supporter of the White Rhino Club shortly after the organisation was re-constituted in the UK in 1992, but again seemed to have no direct connection with Southern Africa whatsoever. Cotterill's ulterior motivation turned out to be political rather than religious however, and although he claimed to be a mainstream Conservative it subsequently transpired that he had some quite extreme "off the edge" political connections.
He attended a White Rhino Club function in North Devon over the holiday weekend of 4th/8th June 1993, together with a sidekick named Bill Ablett, and between them they proceeded to sabotage and wreck the entire event. At first we were completely mystified by these disgusting antics of Cotterill and Ablett, but it subsequently came to light that Cotterill had developed a childish grudge against the organisation merely because one of the officials had written an article for a magazine that he disapproved of!
Cotterill seemed to have a knack of making unnecessary enemies however, and shortly after this incident he was badly beaten up at his then home at Torquay. He subsequently fled to the United States, where apparently he again managed to worm his way into several organisations that he appeared to have no direct connection with. Inevitably this only led to big problems and embarrassments for these associations after his connections with extremist political organisations came to light, which included - by all accounts - being the US representative of the neo-fascist 'British' National Party!
We have recently learnt, however, that at long last Cotterill's sinister activities have come to the attention of the US authorities, and as his legal position in the US was apparently not in order he has now been unceremoniously kicked out of the country!
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Sunday, 8 December 2002
December 2002 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
December 2002 edition
In edition No.26 of S.A.Patriot an article appeared entitled "No Place for Whites in Black Africa". Commenting upon the then recent murders of Douglas "Boss" Lilford in Zimbabwe and Joy Adamson in Kenya it was stated "once Blacks take over control African states are totally incapable of maintaining any semblence of law and order."
Two events of the last month proved that this observation was as true in the early part of the 21st century as it was during the 1980s when it was written. Firstly we saw the debacle of the Miss World contestants having to flee Nigeria in the wake of escalating riots in that country which were directly threatening their physical safety (and whoever was stupid enough to contemplate holding this pageant in an anarchic third-world African state such as Nigeria in the first place must have been so naive that it bordered on the criminally insane), and secondly we witnessed the twin terrorist attacks upon Israeli tourists in Kenya.
Although both these events may have been directly caused by fundamental Islamic terrorism, the fact remains that it was the environment of primeval Black-ruled Africa which gave the terrorists the chaotic background in which to operate. One only has to remember the ongoing slaughter of White farmers and tourists in both Zimbabwe and South Africa to realise that Whites are under risk of death everywhere on the African continent where they may venture nowadays.
As those Israeli tourists who survived the terrorist attacks can testify, it is now foolhardy in the extreme for Whites to contemplate holidaying anywhere in Africa. Those who do decide to embark on tours of the continent under the present circumstances will only have themselves to blame when the seemingly inevitable happens. Again to quote S.A.Patriot No.26, "... by so doing they will be signing their own death certificates."
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SPRINGBOK CLUB UDI DAY DINNER
This year's Springbok Club UDI Day Dinner proved to be the most successful such event to date. Held at a central London venue the function was packed, and the standard of food proved superlative. The Guest of Honour was Mr. Albert Weidemann, the leading Zimbabwe human rights activist. In his excellent after-dinner speech Mr. Weidemann gave a thorough, though very chilling, overview of the current oppressive situation in Zimbabwe under the ZANU-PF regime, and emphasised how it was Blacks as well as Whites who were suffering. He ended on a note of optimism however, telling how in spite of all the intimidation the MDC opposition were still a vibrant force in the country, and how their coming to power could provide a rarity in Africa, namely a competent and democratic Black government.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATION
Details the Springbok Club's forthcoming Day of the Vow commemoration are as follows:-
Date : Monday 16th December 2002
Time : 19.00 hrs. for 19.30 hrs.
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
The Guest of Honour at this event will be Mr. Malcolm Wren. Popularly known as the “Engelse Boer” (the “English Afrikaner”), Malcolm Wren was born at Germiston in the Transvaal of joint British and Afrikaner ancestry. He served in the 4th South African Infantry Regiment where he qualified as an army dog-handler, before being attached to the South African Signals Regiment. Although now living in the U.K. for 4½ years his affection for the Afrikaner people and their culture has never wavered, and he has been instrumental in the establishment of the Suid-Afrikaans Biblioteek (South African Library) in the U.K., as well as being actively involved in protest demonstrations against the ongoing murders of South African farmers outside the South African High Commission in London. He is a keen supporter of the Orania settlement (a self-contained Afrikaner community of about 1000 people on the banks of the Orange River) having visited the settlement twice, and the story of Orania will be the main subject of his keynote talk.
A buffet meal will be provided at the conclusion of the evening’s activities, and admission charges will be £10.00 per head for non-members, £5.00 per head for Associate Members, but free for all Life, Honorary and Full members of the Springbok Club. Although payment may be made on the night it would help to gauge numbers if all those interested in attending could inform us by e-mail in advance.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club held a most pleasant get-together in Rochester last month. At this gathering Robert Shipley was unanimously elected president of the branch, and a five-person branch committee was appointed. The branch plans to hold regular quarterly meetings during 2003, and hope to be able to use a potential new venue on the Isle of Sheppey - complete with braai-stand - for this purpose.
The Springbok Club's London Branch yuletide social is now being planned for the end of December, and full details will be given in a special intermediary edition of the SCN.
The next meeting of the Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club is planned to take the form of an informal pub-gathering at Amersham, Buckinghamshire, early during the new year, probably during January.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB ACTIVITIES
The 2003 AGM of the Springbok Club has been provisionally planned for Thursday 23rd January in central London. Supporters are reminded that only fully paid-up members of the SC will be entitled to attend this meeting, and only Honorary, Life and Full Members will be entitled to vote. Membership rates are still £500.00 for Life Membership, £20.00 for annual Full Membership (reduced to £12.00 for students and senior citizens) and £5.00 for annual Associate Membership. All membership payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
The Springbok Club is also planning to hold meetings to be addressed by Mr. Gary Cartwright of the National Ex-Services Association and a visiting US-based supporter early during 2003. Fuller details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 10th December 2002
Time : 18.45 hrs.
Venue : The CLARENCE (the upstairs Function Room), Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1 (close to Trafalgar Square - nearest tube stations: Charing Cross and Embankment).
Guest Speaker: Mr. NICK SEATON of the Campaign for Real Education.
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EMIGRATING TO CANADA?
Not how to get there, but what to do when you get there.
It is one thing to emigrate, but quite a different kettle of fish to cope and succeed in a new, strange country.
Robin and Rika Elliott emigrated from Pretoria to Canada in 1997 and are now well-known and respected business-owners in Vancouver. They know that one small mistake can cost a lot, and that new immigrants are extremely vulnerable.
From their own experience as well as that of many other South Africans in Vancouver (approximately 60,000 in total) they have distilled all the information they believe new immigrants need to have to enable them to cope and prosper in Canada.
On Saturday 11 January 2003, Robin will be presenting a seminar in Pretoria on coping and prospering in Canada.
This seminar is not about how to emigrate, but rather about how to succeed in your new home – vital information that can make a huge difference to one’s lifestyle and future.
The seminar is literally worth thousands of Rand to those who attend, yet with the aid of sponsorships the cost per person attending is a mere R10!
Seating is limited and early booking is advisable – only one seminar in South Africa.
Topics that will be discussed include:-
The three secrets to successful emigration
The two biggest challenges when arriving in Canada and how to overcome them
What you should know about the Canadian culture
Why some people should not emigrate
Why some people return to South Africa tail between the legs
How to fast track your emigration success
When to start the emigration process
Why go to Canada, and why Vancouver/British Columbia?
How to save thousands of Canadian $ when you arrive
Your questions answered
Special free bonus in Vancouver
For more information, e-mail Robin at robin@dollarmakers.com
(Also sign up for Robin's free cyber-magazine "South Africans International" at the same address)
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KRUGERRANDS FOR SALE
Krugerrands. Limited edition from an issue of 600 Natura Prestige set of 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/10 Kudu 1999, voted the most beautiful coin in the world. Boxed and with papers these cost over £900. Sell for £600.
Anyone interested please 'phone Peter on : 01258 471234.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
The "Biltong Team" have developed and are manufacturing a Home Biltong Maker. It is a wonderous piece of equipment that allows you to make your own fresh biltong in the comfort of your own home. It's easy to use (available in both 110 and 220 volt models), economical, and pays for itself in a couple of batches of biltong. The Home Biltong Maker has been received with much enthusiasm by ex-South Africans around the world in such countries as the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
To find out more information visit the Home Biltong Maker web-site at:-
http://www.biltongmakers.com
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is currently taking orders for the book "Africa Par Adventure", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward, as stocks are anticipated shortly. The book is priced at £15.00 per copy, and advanced payments, made payable to "Patriotic Press", should be forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "The Evil We Do" published.
It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
or at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188/thefalklandssoci
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "The Box" may also be of interest to readers. Ordering
information about "The Box" and more information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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BRONZE STATUES OF “THE TROOPER" - RLI
Cold cast bronze statues of "The Trooper" from the "Rhodesian Light Infantry" for sale! It weighs 1.7 kg, is a height of 33 cm and has a mahogany base. On the base is the Rhodesian Light Infantry badge with “The Trooper” inscribed underneath.
The cost of the statue (including V.A.T.) - £85
Post & Packing : UK - £5.88
Outside UK (V.A.T. has been deducted from postage rates)
USA & Canada (surface mail).............. £16.94
Far East and Australasia (surface mail).. £24.44
Rest of the world (surface mail)......... £17.39
Air mail rates are available on request. Cheques, money orders or bankers drafts to be made out to Alan Dongworth.
The statue can be ordered in advance of money being sent, but must be paid for within 28 days of ordering. (This will help to reduce the time taken to make the statue and to post it to you.)
Write to:-
Alan Dongworth,
22 Bruntland Court, Portlethen, Nr. Aberdeen, Kincardine, AB12 4UQ, UK.
Tel: 01224 780347 or e-mail: games@dongworth.freeserve.co.uk
[Pictures are available on request.]
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
We pride ourselves on our fine quality and friendly and efficient service. For your 'taste of Africa' visit the Biltong Brother web-site at:-
http://www.biltong-brother.co.uk
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OLD ALBION PRODUCTS
The Old Albion company - who retail "British Goods for British People" - offer an increasingly wide range of products bearing various patriotic symbols, including clothing, towels, clocks, mouse-mats, and even a 1924 map of the British Empire!
Their recently updated and very comprehensive web-site can be accessed at:-
http://www.oldalbiononline.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.50 : Mr. PAUL HOLLYHEAD of Darwen
Paul Hollyhead made contact with the Springbok Club a few years ago, and expressed great support for the work which the movement was doing. He lived at Darwen in Lancashire, and would therefore seem to be an ideal recruit for the SC's embryo Lancashire Branch. Correspondence to him started to be returned as he had evidently moved a few months ago however, but alas no forwarding address was given. Does anybody know where he can now be contacted?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Bill and Suzanne McDonald run an embroidery store in Hinton, Alberta, Canada, having moved from Rhodesia in 1982. They also run an excellent "Rhodesian on-line Store" website featuring custom-embroidered Rhodesian apparel and flags etc. It can be accessed at:-
http://www.rhodesiawassuper.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
HAIN IN THE BACKSIDE
Sir,
Let us remember that the Blairite minister Peter Hain was convicted of criminal conspiracy at the Old Bailey, after a 10-day trial. Blair does not think that disqualifies Hain from holding office as one of the Ministers of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. What has happened to the rule of law?
Yours etc.,
F. Bennion, Devon, U.K.
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ROGUES GALLERY
During the last month we have been plagued by two troublesome individuals. The first goes under the name of Raymond Peter Burnside who evidently resides in New Zealand, and who has been inundated us with a stream of offensive and unsolicited e-mails of a neo-Nazi nature. When we asked this Burnside character to cease forwarding us such obnoxious unwanted material we only received childish Nazi-style abuse in response.
The second individual went under the bizarre name of "Hosepipe Mufalira" and claimed to be a Black prisoner in a Zambian jail. There were several reasons why we doubted the authenticity of his message, not least because of the unbelievable name! His e-mail was addressed not to the Springbok Club as such but to a minor official in the organisation, and mention was made therein to two individuals who earlier this year had conducted an infantile vendetta campaign against us (though he wasn't very complimentary to either of them, particularly regarding the wretched Mr.Tuohy!), thus suggesting that this "Mufalira" must be someone "in the know".
We don't know whether Burnside and "Mufalira" are connected in any way, or to any of the other trouble-makers who have plagued us in the past, but if anyone can provide any further information about either of them we would be most grateful.
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THE CURSE OF SPRINGBOK
A few months ago we were also inundated by a steam of obnoxious unsolicited e-mails of an anti-Semitic nature sent by a character going under the name of Greg Weilo. We have subsequently learnt that his e-mail address has now been disconnected however, apparently as a result of complaints about the unsolicited anti-Semitic postings which he was circulating. Messrs. Burnside and "Mufalira" should take note!
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WET NOSE ANIMAL RESCUE - ZIMBABWE CRISIS
This mission is in full swing and even though we have been doing it since June 2002, we are now in the most critical stage, we are currently flying 2 - 3 flights of animals a week into South Africa. Tonight another flight landed and one family met us at the airport to be re-united with their German Shepherd "Hoover" after 3 weeks. They departed from Zimbabwe yesterday morning and their pets were taken into the holding station 3
weeks ago.
A big welcome to Hoover and his family. Then 4 other puppies flew in tonight and these are also to be re-united with their family hopefully within the next 2 weeks.
There are still many animals up in our holding station in Harare [Salisbury] and farmers are bringing them in daily for safekeeping until they can either be re-homed or re-united again here in South Africa.
To those of you that have enquired about the horses, many are already in the station in Zimbabwe and the Dourine tests have been done and we are expecting them down within the next month if all goes well with permits etc. We have put a team together to deal just with the horses and this task team will be making all the arrangements. So, anybody that would like to offer help with the horses can e-mail us and we will supply the details of the Task Team leader, Judith and you can correspond directly with her.
We have one family up in Zimbabwe who owns 6 horses, 4 cats and 5 dogs and a plea is sent out that if possible, can anyone offer a home to this family's pets as they are trying desperately not to have them separated. I know this is a huge call but maybe somebody out there has a huge farm that can accommodate all this family's pets. Photo's arrived tonight with pictures of the family pets.
Medicine is still of huge shortage up in Zimbabwe and we have sent another consignment up to help our holding station. The situation is now critical as food is a huge shortage.
We know that you have all been loyal and supportive and without you we would not be able to help all these animals so we are eternally grateful for any help. Funds are once again desperately needed as the medicines, feed and goods needed are expensive and we need to send up a lot of goods within the next week.
Also please if anybody can help offer a home to a dog/cat, please e-mail us at:-
wetnose@freemail.absa.co.za
or call Wet Nose at 0827422522 or (012) 809-2106 or 0824311333.
Our kennels in South Africa are very full and we need good loving homes for these dogs.
There are still many reliant on us to make a difference and give them a second chance in life.
At the moment there are many Foxies, Jack Russel's, St Bernards, Rotti X, mixed breeds, Alasations, puppies, Staffies, Boerboel X and Dashounds desperately needing homes. Also there are about 45 cats in from Zimbabwe that also need homes. PLEASE we need your help and a loving home.
If you would like to donate funds which are so desperately needed, the bank details are:-
WETNOSE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
LYNWOOD - BRANCH CODE - 252045
ACCOUNT NO: 62009123126
We realize that you may get many calls for help, but we are only public-funded and these animals really do need our help and new homes, so every cent is welcomed as the costs are astronomical.
We take this opportunity once again to thank British Airways for sponsoring these animals flights from Zimbabwe to South Africa and urge all our supporters to fly BA as they have proven over and over again, that they are animal-lovers and go the extra mile, so in return lets all support BA and fly BA. Remember that when we fly the animals on to their owners many have settled in other provinces and Wet Nose must pay these flight fees to get their pets to them. Thanks also to Express Air and Keringa Kennels/Petwings for all your support in making sure that the animals arrive safely at their destination. Keringa Kennels have also offered extra kennels to help hold the animals in Zimbabwe when our kennels are full and Petwings loyally supplies the boxes for these animals' flights.
God bless you all and thank you form all the happy four-legged Wet Nose friends for your care and support.
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OBITUARY
It was with much sadness that we recently learnt of the death of Mr. John Bate. John Bate had left southern Africa and moved to the Isle of Angelsey in north Wales, and made contact with the Springbok Club a couple of years ago. He became a staunch supporter of the organisation, but alas because of his isolated location he wasn't able to be as actively involved as he would have liked. He was, however, seriously considering trying to form a branch of the SC on Angelsey, an ambition which now alas will not come to immediate fruition. Our thoughts and sympathies are extended to his daughter and to the rest of his family.
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December 2002 edition
In edition No.26 of S.A.Patriot an article appeared entitled "No Place for Whites in Black Africa". Commenting upon the then recent murders of Douglas "Boss" Lilford in Zimbabwe and Joy Adamson in Kenya it was stated "once Blacks take over control African states are totally incapable of maintaining any semblence of law and order."
Two events of the last month proved that this observation was as true in the early part of the 21st century as it was during the 1980s when it was written. Firstly we saw the debacle of the Miss World contestants having to flee Nigeria in the wake of escalating riots in that country which were directly threatening their physical safety (and whoever was stupid enough to contemplate holding this pageant in an anarchic third-world African state such as Nigeria in the first place must have been so naive that it bordered on the criminally insane), and secondly we witnessed the twin terrorist attacks upon Israeli tourists in Kenya.
Although both these events may have been directly caused by fundamental Islamic terrorism, the fact remains that it was the environment of primeval Black-ruled Africa which gave the terrorists the chaotic background in which to operate. One only has to remember the ongoing slaughter of White farmers and tourists in both Zimbabwe and South Africa to realise that Whites are under risk of death everywhere on the African continent where they may venture nowadays.
As those Israeli tourists who survived the terrorist attacks can testify, it is now foolhardy in the extreme for Whites to contemplate holidaying anywhere in Africa. Those who do decide to embark on tours of the continent under the present circumstances will only have themselves to blame when the seemingly inevitable happens. Again to quote S.A.Patriot No.26, "... by so doing they will be signing their own death certificates."
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SPRINGBOK CLUB UDI DAY DINNER
This year's Springbok Club UDI Day Dinner proved to be the most successful such event to date. Held at a central London venue the function was packed, and the standard of food proved superlative. The Guest of Honour was Mr. Albert Weidemann, the leading Zimbabwe human rights activist. In his excellent after-dinner speech Mr. Weidemann gave a thorough, though very chilling, overview of the current oppressive situation in Zimbabwe under the ZANU-PF regime, and emphasised how it was Blacks as well as Whites who were suffering. He ended on a note of optimism however, telling how in spite of all the intimidation the MDC opposition were still a vibrant force in the country, and how their coming to power could provide a rarity in Africa, namely a competent and democratic Black government.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATION
Details the Springbok Club's forthcoming Day of the Vow commemoration are as follows:-
Date : Monday 16th December 2002
Time : 19.00 hrs. for 19.30 hrs.
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
The Guest of Honour at this event will be Mr. Malcolm Wren. Popularly known as the “Engelse Boer” (the “English Afrikaner”), Malcolm Wren was born at Germiston in the Transvaal of joint British and Afrikaner ancestry. He served in the 4th South African Infantry Regiment where he qualified as an army dog-handler, before being attached to the South African Signals Regiment. Although now living in the U.K. for 4½ years his affection for the Afrikaner people and their culture has never wavered, and he has been instrumental in the establishment of the Suid-Afrikaans Biblioteek (South African Library) in the U.K., as well as being actively involved in protest demonstrations against the ongoing murders of South African farmers outside the South African High Commission in London. He is a keen supporter of the Orania settlement (a self-contained Afrikaner community of about 1000 people on the banks of the Orange River) having visited the settlement twice, and the story of Orania will be the main subject of his keynote talk.
A buffet meal will be provided at the conclusion of the evening’s activities, and admission charges will be £10.00 per head for non-members, £5.00 per head for Associate Members, but free for all Life, Honorary and Full members of the Springbok Club. Although payment may be made on the night it would help to gauge numbers if all those interested in attending could inform us by e-mail in advance.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club held a most pleasant get-together in Rochester last month. At this gathering Robert Shipley was unanimously elected president of the branch, and a five-person branch committee was appointed. The branch plans to hold regular quarterly meetings during 2003, and hope to be able to use a potential new venue on the Isle of Sheppey - complete with braai-stand - for this purpose.
The Springbok Club's London Branch yuletide social is now being planned for the end of December, and full details will be given in a special intermediary edition of the SCN.
The next meeting of the Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club is planned to take the form of an informal pub-gathering at Amersham, Buckinghamshire, early during the new year, probably during January.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB ACTIVITIES
The 2003 AGM of the Springbok Club has been provisionally planned for Thursday 23rd January in central London. Supporters are reminded that only fully paid-up members of the SC will be entitled to attend this meeting, and only Honorary, Life and Full Members will be entitled to vote. Membership rates are still £500.00 for Life Membership, £20.00 for annual Full Membership (reduced to £12.00 for students and senior citizens) and £5.00 for annual Associate Membership. All membership payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
The Springbok Club is also planning to hold meetings to be addressed by Mr. Gary Cartwright of the National Ex-Services Association and a visiting US-based supporter early during 2003. Fuller details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 10th December 2002
Time : 18.45 hrs.
Venue : The CLARENCE (the upstairs Function Room), Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1 (close to Trafalgar Square - nearest tube stations: Charing Cross and Embankment).
Guest Speaker: Mr. NICK SEATON of the Campaign for Real Education.
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EMIGRATING TO CANADA?
Not how to get there, but what to do when you get there.
It is one thing to emigrate, but quite a different kettle of fish to cope and succeed in a new, strange country.
Robin and Rika Elliott emigrated from Pretoria to Canada in 1997 and are now well-known and respected business-owners in Vancouver. They know that one small mistake can cost a lot, and that new immigrants are extremely vulnerable.
From their own experience as well as that of many other South Africans in Vancouver (approximately 60,000 in total) they have distilled all the information they believe new immigrants need to have to enable them to cope and prosper in Canada.
On Saturday 11 January 2003, Robin will be presenting a seminar in Pretoria on coping and prospering in Canada.
This seminar is not about how to emigrate, but rather about how to succeed in your new home – vital information that can make a huge difference to one’s lifestyle and future.
The seminar is literally worth thousands of Rand to those who attend, yet with the aid of sponsorships the cost per person attending is a mere R10!
Seating is limited and early booking is advisable – only one seminar in South Africa.
Topics that will be discussed include:-
The three secrets to successful emigration
The two biggest challenges when arriving in Canada and how to overcome them
What you should know about the Canadian culture
Why some people should not emigrate
Why some people return to South Africa tail between the legs
How to fast track your emigration success
When to start the emigration process
Why go to Canada, and why Vancouver/British Columbia?
How to save thousands of Canadian $ when you arrive
Your questions answered
Special free bonus in Vancouver
For more information, e-mail Robin at robin@dollarmakers.com
(Also sign up for Robin's free cyber-magazine "South Africans International" at the same address)
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KRUGERRANDS FOR SALE
Krugerrands. Limited edition from an issue of 600 Natura Prestige set of 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/10 Kudu 1999, voted the most beautiful coin in the world. Boxed and with papers these cost over £900. Sell for £600.
Anyone interested please 'phone Peter on : 01258 471234.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
The "Biltong Team" have developed and are manufacturing a Home Biltong Maker. It is a wonderous piece of equipment that allows you to make your own fresh biltong in the comfort of your own home. It's easy to use (available in both 110 and 220 volt models), economical, and pays for itself in a couple of batches of biltong. The Home Biltong Maker has been received with much enthusiasm by ex-South Africans around the world in such countries as the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
To find out more information visit the Home Biltong Maker web-site at:-
http://www.biltongmakers.com
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is currently taking orders for the book "Africa Par Adventure", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward, as stocks are anticipated shortly. The book is priced at £15.00 per copy, and advanced payments, made payable to "Patriotic Press", should be forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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William Cooke from Baltimore, Maryland, recently had his second novel, "The Evil We Do" published.
It is available on the web at:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188
or at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595239188/thefalklandssoci
The book, which is about a disturbed priest, addresses the conflict in Northern Ireland from a Unionist perspective.
William Cooke's first novel, "The Box" may also be of interest to readers. Ordering
information about "The Box" and more information about William Cooke and his books can be found on Bill's website:-
http://www.williamcooke.com
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BRONZE STATUES OF “THE TROOPER" - RLI
Cold cast bronze statues of "The Trooper" from the "Rhodesian Light Infantry" for sale! It weighs 1.7 kg, is a height of 33 cm and has a mahogany base. On the base is the Rhodesian Light Infantry badge with “The Trooper” inscribed underneath.
The cost of the statue (including V.A.T.) - £85
Post & Packing : UK - £5.88
Outside UK (V.A.T. has been deducted from postage rates)
USA & Canada (surface mail).............. £16.94
Far East and Australasia (surface mail).. £24.44
Rest of the world (surface mail)......... £17.39
Air mail rates are available on request. Cheques, money orders or bankers drafts to be made out to Alan Dongworth.
The statue can be ordered in advance of money being sent, but must be paid for within 28 days of ordering. (This will help to reduce the time taken to make the statue and to post it to you.)
Write to:-
Alan Dongworth,
22 Bruntland Court, Portlethen, Nr. Aberdeen, Kincardine, AB12 4UQ, UK.
Tel: 01224 780347 or e-mail: games@dongworth.freeserve.co.uk
[Pictures are available on request.]
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
We pride ourselves on our fine quality and friendly and efficient service. For your 'taste of Africa' visit the Biltong Brother web-site at:-
http://www.biltong-brother.co.uk
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OLD ALBION PRODUCTS
The Old Albion company - who retail "British Goods for British People" - offer an increasingly wide range of products bearing various patriotic symbols, including clothing, towels, clocks, mouse-mats, and even a 1924 map of the British Empire!
Their recently updated and very comprehensive web-site can be accessed at:-
http://www.oldalbiononline.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.50 : Mr. PAUL HOLLYHEAD of Darwen
Paul Hollyhead made contact with the Springbok Club a few years ago, and expressed great support for the work which the movement was doing. He lived at Darwen in Lancashire, and would therefore seem to be an ideal recruit for the SC's embryo Lancashire Branch. Correspondence to him started to be returned as he had evidently moved a few months ago however, but alas no forwarding address was given. Does anybody know where he can now be contacted?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Bill and Suzanne McDonald run an embroidery store in Hinton, Alberta, Canada, having moved from Rhodesia in 1982. They also run an excellent "Rhodesian on-line Store" website featuring custom-embroidered Rhodesian apparel and flags etc. It can be accessed at:-
http://www.rhodesiawassuper.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
HAIN IN THE BACKSIDE
Sir,
Let us remember that the Blairite minister Peter Hain was convicted of criminal conspiracy at the Old Bailey, after a 10-day trial. Blair does not think that disqualifies Hain from holding office as one of the Ministers of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. What has happened to the rule of law?
Yours etc.,
F. Bennion, Devon, U.K.
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ROGUES GALLERY
During the last month we have been plagued by two troublesome individuals. The first goes under the name of Raymond Peter Burnside who evidently resides in New Zealand, and who has been inundated us with a stream of offensive and unsolicited e-mails of a neo-Nazi nature. When we asked this Burnside character to cease forwarding us such obnoxious unwanted material we only received childish Nazi-style abuse in response.
The second individual went under the bizarre name of "Hosepipe Mufalira" and claimed to be a Black prisoner in a Zambian jail. There were several reasons why we doubted the authenticity of his message, not least because of the unbelievable name! His e-mail was addressed not to the Springbok Club as such but to a minor official in the organisation, and mention was made therein to two individuals who earlier this year had conducted an infantile vendetta campaign against us (though he wasn't very complimentary to either of them, particularly regarding the wretched Mr.Tuohy!), thus suggesting that this "Mufalira" must be someone "in the know".
We don't know whether Burnside and "Mufalira" are connected in any way, or to any of the other trouble-makers who have plagued us in the past, but if anyone can provide any further information about either of them we would be most grateful.
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THE CURSE OF SPRINGBOK
A few months ago we were also inundated by a steam of obnoxious unsolicited e-mails of an anti-Semitic nature sent by a character going under the name of Greg Weilo. We have subsequently learnt that his e-mail address has now been disconnected however, apparently as a result of complaints about the unsolicited anti-Semitic postings which he was circulating. Messrs. Burnside and "Mufalira" should take note!
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WET NOSE ANIMAL RESCUE - ZIMBABWE CRISIS
This mission is in full swing and even though we have been doing it since June 2002, we are now in the most critical stage, we are currently flying 2 - 3 flights of animals a week into South Africa. Tonight another flight landed and one family met us at the airport to be re-united with their German Shepherd "Hoover" after 3 weeks. They departed from Zimbabwe yesterday morning and their pets were taken into the holding station 3
weeks ago.
A big welcome to Hoover and his family. Then 4 other puppies flew in tonight and these are also to be re-united with their family hopefully within the next 2 weeks.
There are still many animals up in our holding station in Harare [Salisbury] and farmers are bringing them in daily for safekeeping until they can either be re-homed or re-united again here in South Africa.
To those of you that have enquired about the horses, many are already in the station in Zimbabwe and the Dourine tests have been done and we are expecting them down within the next month if all goes well with permits etc. We have put a team together to deal just with the horses and this task team will be making all the arrangements. So, anybody that would like to offer help with the horses can e-mail us and we will supply the details of the Task Team leader, Judith and you can correspond directly with her.
We have one family up in Zimbabwe who owns 6 horses, 4 cats and 5 dogs and a plea is sent out that if possible, can anyone offer a home to this family's pets as they are trying desperately not to have them separated. I know this is a huge call but maybe somebody out there has a huge farm that can accommodate all this family's pets. Photo's arrived tonight with pictures of the family pets.
Medicine is still of huge shortage up in Zimbabwe and we have sent another consignment up to help our holding station. The situation is now critical as food is a huge shortage.
We know that you have all been loyal and supportive and without you we would not be able to help all these animals so we are eternally grateful for any help. Funds are once again desperately needed as the medicines, feed and goods needed are expensive and we need to send up a lot of goods within the next week.
Also please if anybody can help offer a home to a dog/cat, please e-mail us at:-
wetnose@freemail.absa.co.za
or call Wet Nose at 0827422522 or (012) 809-2106 or 0824311333.
Our kennels in South Africa are very full and we need good loving homes for these dogs.
There are still many reliant on us to make a difference and give them a second chance in life.
At the moment there are many Foxies, Jack Russel's, St Bernards, Rotti X, mixed breeds, Alasations, puppies, Staffies, Boerboel X and Dashounds desperately needing homes. Also there are about 45 cats in from Zimbabwe that also need homes. PLEASE we need your help and a loving home.
If you would like to donate funds which are so desperately needed, the bank details are:-
WETNOSE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
LYNWOOD - BRANCH CODE - 252045
ACCOUNT NO: 62009123126
We realize that you may get many calls for help, but we are only public-funded and these animals really do need our help and new homes, so every cent is welcomed as the costs are astronomical.
We take this opportunity once again to thank British Airways for sponsoring these animals flights from Zimbabwe to South Africa and urge all our supporters to fly BA as they have proven over and over again, that they are animal-lovers and go the extra mile, so in return lets all support BA and fly BA. Remember that when we fly the animals on to their owners many have settled in other provinces and Wet Nose must pay these flight fees to get their pets to them. Thanks also to Express Air and Keringa Kennels/Petwings for all your support in making sure that the animals arrive safely at their destination. Keringa Kennels have also offered extra kennels to help hold the animals in Zimbabwe when our kennels are full and Petwings loyally supplies the boxes for these animals' flights.
God bless you all and thank you form all the happy four-legged Wet Nose friends for your care and support.
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OBITUARY
It was with much sadness that we recently learnt of the death of Mr. John Bate. John Bate had left southern Africa and moved to the Isle of Angelsey in north Wales, and made contact with the Springbok Club a couple of years ago. He became a staunch supporter of the organisation, but alas because of his isolated location he wasn't able to be as actively involved as he would have liked. He was, however, seriously considering trying to form a branch of the SC on Angelsey, an ambition which now alas will not come to immediate fruition. Our thoughts and sympathies are extended to his daughter and to the rest of his family.
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