September 2021 edition
It goes without saying that the US’s shameful and catastrophic retreat from Afghanistan was one of the most disastrous, humiliating and – to use Tony Blair’s well chosen word – imbecilic actions ever to be taken by a US administration.
Make no bones about it, Biden’s deranged action of withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan at exactly the same time that the Islamic terrorists of the Taliban and ISIS were on the ascendancy again was not only disgustingly wrong in itself as it betrayed the Afghan friends of the West, but was also highly dangerous for the entire Western World. This danger is of course two-fold; firstly it has increased the threat of violent terrorist attacks by expansionist Islamic forces, and secondly it has caused the mass migration of hordes of anti-Taliban - though still Muslim - Afghans to Western lands.
Received wisdom over the past almost 100 years has been that Warren Harding was the most useless and unqualified President in US history, but now, after only seven months of the presidency of “Sleepy Joe” Biden, it is clear that Warren Harding now has a serious challenger! Biden’s imbecilic pull-out shows clearly that he has absolutely no grasp of global geo-political realities, but his subsequent absurd attempts to justify this disgraceful action indicates that he is suffering from the early – perhaps even more advanced – stages of dementia. His following bumbling and fumbling performances in front of the cameras have of course only re-enforced this conclusion.
Before we condemn the demented Joe Biden alone however, it must be remembered that President Donald Trump was not “whiter than white” when it came to making correct foreign policy decisions. In the November 2019 edition of the SCN we castigated him for withdrawing US troops from Syria whilst the situation there was still highly unstable. Although we were criticised from some quarters for these comments, subsequent developments in Syria – which saw an escalation of the swarms of refugees invading western Europe - surely showed that we were right. It has now come to light of course that the first US “negotiations” with the Taliban terrorists took place not under the Biden regime but under the Trump administration a few years previously, and that this reprehensible action was the main reason why John Bolton, “the best President which the US never had”, exited Trump’s cabinet.
It would seem now however that “Sleepy” Joe’s days in the White House are numbered – but that cannot induce any feeling of comfort whatsoever, as it will only mean the advent of the even more frightening spectre of “President Kamala”! We should not forget also that the dangerous surrender in Afghanistan was not the only occasion during recent years when the US has been humiliated on the global stage, for 46 years earlier there was an equally embarrassing defeat in Vietnam – and there was a GOP administration in power in the US at that time!
It seems clear therefore that the Donkey Party is not alone in being guilty of a failure of US global leadership – far less so solely the Biden administration. We would argue that the reason for this humiliating failure of the US to lead the West is because the US has no history of Imperial power – and this in turn we would argue is because the US has never been racially homogeneous.
Following the Afghanistan surrender debacle Western civilization now faces its greatest existential threat ever – far greater in fact than that which it faced after the US’s surrender in Vietnam. So how therefore can Western civilization survive? Certainly not through the EU which because of its artificial nature shares the same inadequacies of the multi-ethnic USA. But there is one nation which we regard as part of the West which still has the potential to show global leadership and thereby to save Western civilization, and we are here of course referring to Russia!
During the 19th century Britain and Russia were engaged in what was termed “The Great Game” in rivalry over control of Afghanistan. If following Brexit the UK could increase defence spending significantly and thus regain the status of a global super-power, then it is possible that “The Great Game” could be recreated – only this time not in rivalry but in partnership with Russia in order to crush the Taliban and ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan once and for all, and thereby to save the entire Western world.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
The Springbok Club staged a trip to Theydon Bois on the Essex/Greater London border last month, in order to visit the grave of James Theodore Bent, the great late-19th century traveller, explorer and archeologist. James Theodore Bent was commissioned by the Royal Geographical Society and the BSAC to visit and study the mysterious Zimbabwe Ruins in the newly-colonised Southern Rhodesia, and to report back on his findings concerning its origins.
In spite of the inclement weather there was still an enthusiastic turn-out of Springbok Club members and supporters who attended this event. Following the visit to the grave of James Theodore Bent and his wife Mabel, where due respects were paid, the party adjourned to the elegant Queen Victoria pub in Theydon Bois where Mr. Gary Vincent gave a captivating PowerPoint presentation about the life and career of James Theodore Bent, with particular emphasis on his time in Southern Rhodesia and the conclusions which he came to regarding the origins of the Zimbabwe Ruins.
This expert presentation began by detailing how Cecil John Rhodes had made contact with James Theodore Bent (they had both attended Oxford University) and had persuaded him to join the Rhodesian pioneer colonists who had arrived in 1890. It then chronicled how he had reached the conclusion that the Zimbabwe Ruins were constructed far earlier than the 13th/14th century which had previously been believed, and were actually constructed centuries earlier by Phoenician explorers or by other associated people from their part of the ancient world. Intriguingly Mr.Vincent ended his presentation with information about the more recent discovery of “Adam’s Calendar” in Natal, and how research into it by Michael Tellinger had shown that it was contemporary to the Zimbabwe Ruins, thus confirming James Theodore Bent’s original findings.
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Details regarding the annual “Raising of the Flag” ceremony have now been finalised, and we are pleased to announce are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 2nd October 2021
Time : Assemble between 13.00 hrs and 13.30 hrs.
Venue : The churchyard of St.Mary’s Church, Dalham, Suffolk (Dalham is half-way between Bury St.Edmunds and Newmarket. The nearest railway station is Kennett which is only 3 and a quarter miles away, and therefore only a short taxi journey ride.)
The family of Cecil John Rhodes was closely associated with the village of Dalham, and indeed one of his brothers, Francis William Rhodes, became Lord of the Manor of Dalham. Cecil Rhodes himself bought a property near to the village, Dalham Hall, (though he never actually lived there), and several members of his extended family are buried in the St.Mary’s churchyard. This therefore seems to be an ideal venue where to stage this year’s “Raising of the Flag” ceremony, which will commemorate the 131st anniversary of the arrival of the Rhodesian Pioneer Column at a spot which was to become the Southern Rhodesian capital of Salisbury.
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The Springbok Club meeting to be addressed by a prominent member of the Loyal Orders in England, which unfortunately had to be postponed due to all the draconian “lockdown” restrictions, has now been re-scheduled. It will take place during the evening of Thursday 28th October at a venue in central London, and more precise details will be given in next month’s SCN.
It is also tentatively planned to stage a Springbok Club trip to Sussex to coincide with the annual Bonfire Night celebrations on 5th November. This trip will of course depend upon none of the “lockdown” restrictions still being in force on that date. Further information will of course be given in next month’s SCN.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum has now finalized arrangements for its next Zoom meeting, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Sunday 26th September 2021
Time : To commence at 13.00 hrs British Summer Time (08.00 hrs Eastern Standard Time USA, 14.00 hrs Central European Time and South African Time, 22.00 hrs Eastern Australian Time)
Guest Speaker : Mr. Alan Barr
Alan Barr is a fervent Ulster Unionist hailing from Co. Antrim. He is a keen campaigner for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and believes that the UUP are the best party to take Northern Ireland forward and to retain its honoured position within the U.K.. He is also a member of the Loyal Orders, being a Past Master in the Orange Order and is Treasurer of his Royal Black Preceptory. A former member of the British Army, he saw active service in both Ulster and Afghanistan.
In his talk Alan Barr will tell something about the recent leadership crisis in he DUP, the current worrying situation in Ulster as a result of the EU-imposed Northern Ireland Protocol, and the growing Loyalist resistance to this.
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The Patriotic Forum also anticipates holding a Zoom meeting with another high-profile guest speaker towards the end of October, and more details will of course be given in next month’s SCN.
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MESSAGE FROM THE NETWORK FOR ANIMALS
We have recently received a quite worrying message from the Network for Animals organisation. It reads as follows :-
“Remember we told you a few weeks ago about the Zimbabwe animal shelter facing shut down? It's not out of the woods yet! It's still an EMERGENCY! Nearly 500 dogs, 145 cats, three horses and a donkey will be homeless if we don't act now!
“The animals live at the Friend Animal Foundation (FAF) in Harare, Zimbabwe. But the shelter is running out of money and the animals have nowhere else to go. The authorities say nearly all will be euthanized – unless we can provide help.
“The clock is ticking FAST! We cannot let this happen! We must stop this now!
“FAF was founded by Jean Friend, who created a haven for neglected and abused animals. Sadly, Jean passed away, and her animals are now on Death Row. We just can't stand by and let this special place close - the animals will have no hope.
“The sanctuary is now run by Lorna Olivier and a small team of dedicated animal lovers, but in poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, there is no way they can keep financing the shelter on their own. They turned to us for help.
“Our team rushed to the shelter and saw for ourselves how desperate the situation is. There were so many pairs of sad, yearning eyes, watching us through the rusty wire fences as we walked by each enclosure. It breaks our hearts to think all these animals could end up dead.
“If they are to be saved, we need to show the authorities the shelter can be saved. These animals need food, medical care, and better living conditions right now. The authorities have now told us that they will work with us but that if conditions don’t improve, most of the animals will be euthanised.
“It’s a race against time because we know our supporters would want to do everything possible to prevent the killing of innocent creatures.
“Zimbabwe’s economy has collapsed and the number of abandoned dogs has skyrocketed because people can no longer afford to feed them. As a result, FAF has been unable to find a forever home for a single dog in 15 months. The situation is so desperate that Lorna has to keep 63 special-needs cats in her own home to make space for all the new animals they have received.
“We have a chance to save them all. If we can provide food and medicine to sustain the shelter, we can keep it running and encourage re-homing efforts. Hopefully, when the COVID crisis finally passes, things will return to normal and the shelter will once again be self-funding.
“For many of the animals, the shelter is their forever home. There is nowhere else for them to go. The animals of this haven need you: dogs like Bessie, who arrived with an injured leg. The only way forward is an expensive operation, but she will still be able to have a happy life after the surgery. But without our help, the authorities will kill Bessie!
“Even more heartbreaking is that the authorities will kill older dogs first, these are creatures in their golden years for whom FAF is their forever home. They should be finding gentle love, not a killing needle.
“Please find it in your hearts to donate generously today - every second wasted could mark another life we could have helped. The animals are not the ones at fault and should not be the ones to lose their lives in these sad circumstances.
“If we can raise enough money, the haven will once again be a place of safety for abused and unwanted creatures.
”For the animals,
“Brian and Gloria Davies (and Max and Flora!) – Founders, Network for Animals”
For more details about the Network for Animals organisation, or to make a donation, visit their web-site at: https://networkforanimals.org/
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SOUND WORDS FROM PETER SHILTON
Peter Shilton, the great Leicester City, Stoke City and England goalkeeper, recently gave a most interesting interview to GBNews in which he clearly stated that if he was still playing he would never “take the knee” (a highly controversial action which originated among rioters and criminal subversives in the United States). Although Peter Shilton found it necessary to add certain “politically correct” anti-racism caveats to his remarks, it was even so encouraging to learn that at least one prominent ex-player was prepared to take a stand against this unacceptable manifestation which has poisoned the game, and just a pity that no current-day players seem brave enough courage to make a similar stand in support of civilised standards and decency. The interview in question can be found at :-
https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1409996288242946055
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HELP SAVE OUR HERITAGE
The praise-worthy Save Our Statues organisation has recently initiated a three-fold action campaign to protect and preserve statues and memorials to three great British heroes which have come under attack from enemies of the British people. We hope that all our readers will be prepared to give their support to these campaigns, which the Save Our Statues organisation has informed us about as follows :-
Colston statue consultation
You are likely aware that the Colston statue is now being exhibited, lying on its side in a vandalised state, accompanied by a consultation as to its future. Our position is to emphasise the principles of law and order and proper due process. If not a deliberate celebration of criminal behaviour, this exhibition is, at the very least, a misguided legitimisation of it.
As a listed piece of national heritage, Bristol Council’s first duty was to clean and repair the statue, and only then to undertake any public consultation on its future. Indeed, Historic England have confirmed that, legally, the statue remains on the plinth as it has not been legally removed. It is notable that this consultation doesn’t include an option to restore the statue, but there is a free text box where you can express this opinion.
Participate in the consultation here:
https://exhibitions.bristolmuseums.org.uk/the-colston-statue/tell-us-what-happens-next/
Rustat memorial, Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College has submitted a revised application to remove the memorial to their benefactor, Tobias Rustat, from the chapel where he is buried, despite opposition from four national heritage bodies. Is there any more distasteful manifestation of the current mania for sitting in judgement of the dead than for the Church to be removing memorials?
You may have contributed an objection to their original application, in which case you should have received an email from them this week asking if you want to maintain your objection. We recommend either confirming that you still object or sending in an updated objection reflecting the revised proposal.
Email your objection here: ely.registry@1thesanctuary.com
A template letter of objection can be found here:
https://nochange.org/rustat-memorial-jesus-college-cambridge-objection/
Drake plaque, Tavistock
Tavistock Council want to place an information board near their statue of Sir Francis Drake. Whilst it is tempting to see such plaques as reasonable, there is significant risk of a proliferation of plaques that turn out to be one-sided readings of our history.
In this proposal, the most prominent section of the proposed sign concerns the slave trade, which is clearly deemed more important than Drake’s defeat of the Spanish Armada. It’s important that we force this process to follow due process and respond to all concerns in order to demonstrate that adding plaques should not and cannot be done lightly.
Object here: https://www.southhams.gov.uk/planningdetails?RefType=APPPlanCase&KeyNo=0&KeyText=211291/#VIEW?RefType=APPPlanCase&KeyNo=0&KeyText=211291
A template letter of objection can be found here: https://nochange.org/drake-statue-plaque-objection/
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SEARCH SERVICES FOR THOSE SEEKING LOST RELATIVES
Find any South African, even those who have emigrated. We also search Botswana, Namibia and ex-Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Please use the search request form at :-
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Also check the list of South African expatriates/emigrants web-sites, which can be found at :-
http://www.bellemodel.biz/uruguay/uruguay.php?id=uruguay_from_springbk
and
http://www.bellemodel.biz/emails/expatriates/toplist_expatriates.php?id=toplist_expatriates_from_springbk
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BILTONG AND BOEREWORS
Springers Biltong offers a marvellous range of biltong, boerewors and drywors – all of the very highest quality, reasonably priced, and fully registered and licensed with their local authority Their web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.springersbiltong.com/index.html
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CREST PUBLISHING BOOKS
The latest book published by Crest Publishing is entitled: “BOWLS - QUIRKS, CHIRPS AND ANECDOTES". This is not an instruction manual but rather a cheerful, humourous and sometimes controversial chronicle about the game and its history worldwide. Written to celebrate 40 years in the sport by the author, Glenn MacAskill, it should be of interest to all bowlers and other sports enthusiasts.
For more information about all books published, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 4178, Honeydew, Johannesburg, 2040, South Africa, e-mail: glennallanmacaskill@gmail.com, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za. Special discounts are available to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
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DVD available along with other premium titles of historical interest from Msasa Enterprises. Visit www.rhodesianvideos.co.za or write to msasasa@mweb.co.za for more information. UK contact telephone: 07415 753 340.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.274 - Mnr. P.V.A. VAN DER SPUY of Aliwal North
Mnr. P.V.A.van der Spuy was an earlyish subscriber to S.A.Patriot, but alas a recent edition of the re-branded magazine has recently been returned to us as he is evidently no longer resident at his last known address in Aliwal North. If anyone knows what has happened to him we would therefore be very keen to learn.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Restore Trust is a forum of members of the National Trust who support the original founding principles of the organisation, and are alarmed at many of the more recent controversial “politically correct” decisions which have been made by the current governance of the organisation. They want the National Trust to focus on its task of looking after architecture, art, gardens and countryside. More information about this pressure-group, which certainly deserves full support, can be be found on their web-site at :-
https://www.restoretrust.org.uk/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
OUR NOBLE KINGSLEY
Sir,
I will watch that NPUK documentary (see June 2021 SCN – Ed.) on the Internet some time. Believe it or not, I attended my first political meeting - one of theirs - the following evening.
Incidentally, Kingsley Read's trial and acquittal were in 1978, not 1977. Furthermore, he defected to form his own Democratic National Party in 1977 and saw out his council term as an independent from mid-1978. I don't know whether or not he ever re-joined the Conservatives, but he stood for Blackburn Council as an Independent without Conservative opposition in 1984 and died in 1985.
Yours etc.,
Mark Taylor, Ealing, London, U.K.
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FLOOZY TROLLOPE
Sir,
I knew Warren Trollope (see “The Conning of Mrs. H.H.Goodhind” in August 2021 SCN – Ed.) vaguely when I still lived in Durban. He was a really strange character – not married, no apparent girl-friend, non-smoker and non-drinker. He also had no visible signs of income, although he drove around in a plush Mercedes (or was it a BMW?). I reckon he was one of Willmer’s bum-chums!
Yours etc.,
K.Skinner, Brightlingsea, Essex, U.K.
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MODERATE OPINION
Sir,
I hope the kaffirs starve! 65% of kaffirs have no work in South Africa. White South African companies have given Zimbabweans the jobs all the time for the last 20 years. The South African kaffir is a lazy thief-murderer type from birth. A nation of terrorist supporters who refuse education and have a great lust to steal. It’s all heading towards a Congo 1960s re-run very soon. I rub my hands in glee. I know sooner or later it’s going to be armed faction-fighting in South Africa, like the early 90s - Inkatha vs the ANC.and ANC vs AZAPO-PAC..Meantime no farming or industries will be working. I predict the Japanese car factories will pull-out of South Africa very soon after 50 years in the country. Every kaffir that looses a job I smile with such glee: dirty filthy nation of shack-stinkers and thieves dreaming of sucking Mandela’s dead cock! The ANC will turn the army on the Blacks soon to keep control. I hope the White liberal traitors and ‘yes’ voters smell their own flesh cooking before their beloved kaffirs eat them. A nation directed by jail-bird serial killers, from their homosexual-infected prison cells they planned only bombing campaigns and mass murder. Now the scum nation of shack rats will reap the rewards from their communist masters. Death to Azania!. ..
Yours etc.,
Richard Windsor, Canterbury, Kent, U.K.
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ADVANCE AUSTRALIA UNFAIR
Sir,
Dear friends, welcome to the Police State of Australia. Three people have been jailed in South Australia simply for crossing the border. Have they been given a fair trial? No. Did they come up before a judge and jury, and have a defence attorney and a prosecuting attorney put the cases for and against? No. Have they harmed anybody? No. Were they infected with the Wuhan virus? No. But they have been locked up. And where have they been locked up? In South Australia. But it was supposed to be dangerous for them to be in South Australia, that was why they were arrested. And if they are in a prison, isn't that a good place to infect other people? If social distancing is vital did the police practice social distancing when they were arrested? Do you know any other country where you can be thrown in jail for simply crossing a border? The former GDR, DPRK, Communist China, Iran, Myanmar maybe - and now Australia. Have you heard anyone in the media complain about this, even our celebrated brain-dead, $2m a year shock-jocks? No. Meanwhile the streets are awash with drugs, they haven't found the killers of Wiliam Tyrell, football 'heroes' commit rape and get away with it, corrupt politcians and public servants rake in millions and walk away with life-time pensions or golden handshakes, and the police haven't got anything better to do than fine people for not wearing masks or arrest people for crossing state borders. Welcome to the Police State of Australia.
Yours etc.,
Bob Vinnicombe, Sefton, N.S.W., Australia
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NO SURRENDER TO THE PROTOCOL
Sir,
Recent events in Ulster have certainly been interesting. Edwin Poots was most certainly not prepared for his party’s (the DUP's) backlash at installing a First Minister and with the Protocol and Irish Language Act. Firstly, the Protocol is hugely threatening to Ulster’s place in the Union and secondly, the Irish Language Act is a waste of public money and a weapon to de-British Ulster.
I do trust that Sir Jeffrey Donaldson will take a much harder line. Initial signs are good. With mentors such as Enoch Powell and Lord Molyneux he should be fine. I only wish he was still a member of the UUP.
There was much tension on the ground this year in the weeks preceding the Twelfth. Although it is symbolic, but the increased number and size of the bonfires is a means of gauging Loyalist frustrations. Comments from Simon Hoare MP do not help, especially since he is supposed to be a Conservative and Unionist.
Personally, I have a fear that Ulster may suffer the same fate as Rhodesia - being handed over to facilitate political expediency. This must not happen. This is why we must promote our cause to organisations such as yourselves. We must network and make friends! I consider myself as ‘British as Finchley.’
Yours etc.,
Alan Barr, Ballymena, Co.Antrim, U.K.
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REMEMBERING JOHAN NORTJE
We have sometimes been criticised – perhaps with good reason – for being too negative in our “tail-piece” articles when they have concentrated upon the patriotic struggle in Natal during the 1980s. This was of course a time when our movement played a prominent role in opposing the NP’s sell-out policies, but alas our efforts were often frustrated by trouble-makers who had infiltrated our ranks, firstly by the notorious Brendan Willmer and his cronies who wrecked the Save Rhodesia Campaign/South Africa First Campaign, and then by the inadequates who destroyed the White Rhino Club (Mk.1). But for every one of these rogues who caused us problems there were at least ten genuine and dedicated patriots who helped advance the patriotic cause. In this new occasional series we are going to remember some of these true heroes of the resistance struggle – beginning with Johan Nortje :-
Johan Nortje was an Afrikaner who came from Northern Natal, but he moved to the Bluff in Durban when he started working as a joiner in the railway workshops in the city. He was fully twee-talig, and believed firmly in White unity. He was a member of the HNP (indeed he was a committee member of their Port Natal Branch), and also became a committed member of the Patriotic Forum (Mk.1) and a keen supporter of S.A.Patriot magazine.
Right from the time that he first became actively involved with the patriotic movement in the early 1980s Johan Nortje’s hallmarks were total loyalty and reliability. At every meeting and other activity staged by the various wings of the patriotic movement in Greater Durban Johan could be relied upon to be present and to lend a hand in organising the event. He would never give any excuses about not being available because of work commitments etc., and could always be relied upon to perform any task which was asked of him to ensure that the activity functioned smoothly. His commitment and dedication was always most apparent at election times however, when he not only could be relied upon to leaflet and canvas beforehand, but would always take the day off from work on election day itself to help man the polling station all day long – and was particularly renown for his skills in “barking”!
Johan Nortje was also of great assistance to S.A.Patriot, regularly helping with the distribution of the magazine and also with the enveloping and labeling every time a new edition was published. As he would admit himself, he was no great intellectual, but he surprised a lot of people by once making a really powerful speech at the “Durban Parliament” (the Durban Parliamentary Debating Society), where he showed that he had a far better grasp of the realities of the world than many with far higher academic qualifications.
Johan was of course heart-broken and devastated by the sell-out of the South African nation which he loved during the early 1990s, and it is believed that this was the main reason for the health problems which then afflicted him. He was diagnosed with a hernia which needed operating upon, but tragically this operation was botched and ducts to his kidneys were severed, resulting in him having to undergo daily kidney dialysis. This alas was too much for him to bear and he went downhill fast, dying in December 1999. Although many have speculated that the botched operation may have been deliberate because of his known patriotic activism, it is far more likely to have been caused simply by the total breakdown of healthcare infrastructure in the “new” South Africa.
Johan was blessed with a fine wife Engela, who was a constant tower of strength to him. We featured her in the “Where are they now?” section of the April 2014 Edition of the SCN, but alas we received no responses to this. We would therefore still be very keen to learn what became of her, as also their twin children, Johan jnr. and Engela jnr..
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