Vol 38, No 4 APRIL 1987 R1,09 + AVB

The fire-fighting
heart of the
SA Defence Force
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STEEDS KAMPIOENE
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Vol 38
INHOUD • CONTENTS
D a re -d e v ils , d o g s and
massed bands cele­
brate in the C a p e .............. 4
SADF exhibition delights
visitors................................ 6
Final resting place for Shack-
leton and co a ch ................ 9
Rietfontein-Kommando hou
’n Buttermilk....................... 10
The fire-fighting heart of the
SA Defence F orce............ 12
Workers trained to protect
farming com m unity........... 14
Gemeenskapsleiers maak
kennis met SW A............... 14
Marietjie is aiming for her
Green and G old ................ 15
Remembrance Day parade
in Johannesburg............... 15
SAW en SAP roei saam
dagga u it............................ 16
Pro Patria Medal not a small
feat...................................... 17
Great honour for Paratus
photographer.....................17
A soldier’s request................ 17
Fire-power display by OFS
Command.!.................. ..... 18
Militere kuns herleef by 1 Mil
H o sp................................... 18
Like their mascot, they have
courage.............................. 19
The troop who did his basics
alone...................................20
NDPs en ouers sien sterre
op SAGD ouerdag............ 22
Genl Magnus Malan onthul
borsbeeld van sy vader.... 23
Besondere kursus bevorder
tevredenheid......................23
SAGD help Lesotho met
maagkoors-epidemie........25
Susgne is a Winner all the
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Die roi van die militere ver-
• POSTAL ADDRESS pleegkundige.................... 33
Animals and weaponry can
Private Bag X158, live together.......................34
Pretoria 0001. Forces’ Favourites almost 25 .
• STREET ADDRESS:
years o ld ............................ 34
Paulhof Janie du Plessis besoek-
Minnaar/Paul Kruger Streets Paratus.............................. 35
PRETORIA 0002 Little generals’ make sol­
• TELEPHONE: diers happy at 3 Mil H osp.... 35
Pretoria (012) 211015/6/7/8 SAAF’s Sword of Peace for
AFB Swartkop................... 38
Aviation Art on display in
Johannesburg................... 38
SUBSCRIPTIONS Militere Polisie se beste....... 39
RSA & SWA Book donated to State Presi­
R14 — 12 months dent and Chief of the SA
R25 — 24 months
Air Force............................39
R36 — 36 months
and GST (postage included)
New Products........................40
W 01 W iltshire visits EP
FOREIGN Com m and.......................... 40
R25 — 12 months Mev Margot Malan besoek 1
(surface mail) Mil Hosp............................. 42
R35 — 12 months Fronte byeen vir indaba....... 42
(airmail)
VHK Damesvereniging se
groot planne vir 1987....... 43
Women more aware of civil
defence.............................. 43
w a y .....................................25
Baanbrekers draf marathon
Sektor 70 kry nuwe bevel-
voerder.............................. : 26 na hartaanval.................... 44
Tenders opened for new re­ Pulse rates quicken as Body
habilitation centre..............26 B e a t te a m v is its H e a rt
Change of command at 71 C lu b ................................... 45
Mot Brigade.......................27 German becomes friend of
Finansie-man van die Jaar... 27 the RSA after losing a le g . 46
From the p a st....... ................28
P.W. Botha-Beursfonds se
Bekende politici word ere-
deure wyer o o p ................. 47
kolonels.............................. 30
Sportsterre dra by tot sport­ Verjaardagfees met talle
skou se sukses................. 31 hoogtepunte.......................47
Cape Flats Battalion 25 Forward M arch!.................... 48
years o ld ............................ 32 SPORT...................................58
Cover: Capt Christa du Plooy, an
Air Traffic Controller, and Sgt Mar­
Air Traffic Control Simulator at Air
Capt Du Plooy is instructing Sgt
control. — (Photo: S Sgt Leonie
Rourke)

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 Still champions
Steeds kampioene
1912-1987
Dare-devils, dogs
and massed bands
celebrate in Cape
By LCpI S.B. Cohen. Photos: Sea A.B. Ingram
ANDS, helicopters, motorcycles,
B trained dogs and fire-engines laid on
two hours of spectacular entertain­
ment. Closely watched by an excited
crowd, the tattoo opened with eight men
sailing from a SA Air Force Puma helicopter
from 30 Squadron, AFB Ysterplaat. which
was then joined by two Alouette III helicop­
ters from 22 Squadron. AFB Ysterplaat.
This all formed part of a mock-emergency
The massed bands o f the South African Cape Corps, South African Navy, SA Police, SA
Prison Service and the Pipe Band o f the Cape Field Artillery under the leadership o f Maj D.
Leibbrandt.
THE South African Defence
Force is celebrating its 75th
birthday this year. As part of
Western Province Command’s
contribution to the celebrations,
a spectacular military tattoo took
place recently in conjunction
with the Western Province Agri­
cultural Society Show at the
Goodwood Show grounds in
Cape Town (Also see page 6).
in which the Cape Town Metro ambulances
were involved. A patient was airlifted across
the field and the skills of the SAAF personnel
were clearly demonstrated
ab-A massed band comprising the South Afri­
can Cape Corps Band, South African Navy
Band, South African Police Band. South Afri­
can Prison Service Band and the Pipe Band
of the Cape Field Artillery under the lead­
ership of Maj D. Leibbrandt. then gave a dis-
play.
Eighteen officers of the Cape Town Traffic
Department mounted on motor-cycles and
under the supervision of Piet Hofmeyer, per­
formed spectacular formation riding. There­
after the crowd saw a display of the skills of
drum majorettes of the Milnerton High
School, the Cape provincial champions, who
were dressed in gladiator costumes.
PO Frikkie Kotze and the dogs of the
South African Navy then showed how these
animals were trained to balance on beams,
scale eight feet walls, do long jump and
limbo crawling, dagga seeking and jumping
through burning hoops.
A demonstration involving the Cape Town
Fire Brigade was held. A burning car was
extinguished, the roof cut off with the jaws of
life’ and a suffocating driver attended to.
The Cape Town Fire Brigade gave a mock
mountain rescue display of hoisting men to
50m from where they absailed. and of lifting
fire hoses to that height to fight blazes, using
1 000/ of water per minute.
The massed band then performed again,
playing hits such as ‘Chariots of Fire’
through to ‘Rock around the Clock' where­
after a retreat ceremony took piace in which
the State President's Unit participated.
The salute was taken by Brig A.K. de
Jager, OC Western Province Command. All
the tattoo participants gathered on the field,
forming a colourful background to the retreat
ceremony - a fitting end to a highly success­
ful display.
Winfield Magnum -
vermeng uit keurtabak
van die wereld se
beroemdste tabakvelde. . .
vir volop geur
en volop smaak.
Pure rookgenot.

KRY DIE
WENSMAAK
 STILL CHAMPIONS

**; SADF exhibition

delighted visitors
ONE of the most spectacular exhibition halls at the Goodwood Show
held in Cape Town recently was undoubtedly that of the South African
Defence Force - an effort which was awarded with a certificate of high
commendation.

T h e M ilita ry Hall w a s d ivide d in to tw o from SAS Unitie in th e C a pe T ow n

sectio ns. In the first, all fo u r A rm s o f the do ckyard , e q uippe d w ith LM G 7,62m m
S A D F d isp e n se d visu a l and printed in ­ and 12,7m m B row nin g w e ap ons; a
form atio n. sta tic d isp la y ranging from w e a p o n s to
In th e second, m ock-u ps o f variou s in flatab le life-rafts, as w ell as a m ock-
s itu a tio n s in an o p era tiona l setting, w ith up of th e in side of a s h ip 's bridge.
ca m o u fla g e ne tting and a san d-layere d A n A lo u e tte h e lic o p te r fro m 22
flo o r fo r au th e n ticity, delig hted visitors. Squadron, A F B Y sterplaat, com p le te
In th e firs t section, th e m ost attention w ith a m a inten ance unit th a t w o uld be A time to explore the vehicles o f the South
catch ing d isp la y w a s un do ub te dly th a t utilised in a field situa tion and m od els of African Defence Force with W 02 A. S. Hoff­
of th e p re cise in spe ction bed and ‘k a s ’ te ch n icia n s se rvicing th e helicopter, mann in attendance.
- m en w h o cou ld id en tify w ith it, g irl­
frie n d s and w ive s w h o cou ld s y m p a ­
th ize , m o th e rs w h o had heard ab ou t it
. . . all s to p p e d fo r a look.
C o n tin u o u sly running vid e o p ro d u c­
tio n s in clu d e d a histo ry o f the A N C , a n ­
o th e r w h ich exp la ine d w h y the S A D F is
in S ou th W e st A frica, on e on the roles
o f th e S A D F in th e tw o W orld W ars, as
w e ll as o th e rs such as th e role o f the
S ou th A frican Navy, th e role o f the
S ou th A frica n A ir F orce and o n e on the
S A D F and C o nse rvation .
E xhibits in clud ed th e D elville W ood
M use um , th e cere m on ial sw o rd of 3
M edical B attalion , an ad van ced life-
su p p o rt syste m on a m odel presented
by th e S ou th A frican M edical Service,
as w ell as seve ral m od els of sea go ing
ve sse ls of th e S ou th A frican Navy.
P A R A T U S , th e officia l perio dica l of
th e S A D F , th e B el-en -R yna s, an o rg a ­
nisatio n w h ich serve s th e transp ort
ne ed s o f N SM in a m an ne r safe en ough
to a lla y th e w o rrie s of an y parent, and So this is what it looks like . . . civilians seem to be in some awe while inspecting a bed.
th e C h a p la in S ervice o f the S A D F w ere
a lso represented.
In th e m uch m ore d ra m a tic second
sectio n, visito rs w e re gre e te d by a Sa-
m il 20 a m b u la n ce and a m ed ica l post - w a s p re sen te d by th e South A frican A ir
a ho spita l on w heels, as w ell as by m o ­ Force.
de ls o f an o p era tiona l m ed ic ten din g to B alan ced on e ith e r sid e by th e Buffel
an in jure d patient, pre sen te d b y SAM S. tro o p ca rrie r o f the S A D F , the S A C ape
N e xt w a s a tactica l o p e ra tio n s room C o rp s 1 B attalion O S H IG A M B O base
w ith va rio u s m an -carrie d and veh icle ca m p e x h ib it w a s an op era tiona l m ortar
radios, and o rien ta tion m ap and a base w ith a fie ld set up o f w e ap ons c e n ­
m e ssa g e tra n sm ittin g te le x m achine, tra lise d in a fire-co ntrol section.
ju s t as w o u ld be set up in th e bush, A n o th e r high lig ht o f th e S A D F e xh i­
o u tsid e th e fie ld base cam p. b ition w as th e Ratel Infantry C o m ba t
A n in te re stin g e xh ib it w a s th a t o f the V ehicle, com p le te w ith a d isp la y of
S AN , a N a m acu rra ha rb o u r patrol boat m a in te n a n ce tools.

6 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

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 GREAT TREK 1 _____ ■>'

On the road at last, the road/rail convoy cau­

Final resting place for

tiously proceeds towards its new destination
some 60 kms away.

Shackleton and coach By R e C.M. Stott

I N what must be one of the greater ex-
■ amples of pak jou goed en trek’, 4 Vehicle
Reserve Park decided to move the railway
coach which they had refurbished to their
new base at Wallmannsthal - by road.
In 1980, Col S.J.P.K. Steenkamp and his
staff purchased a 1924 dining car from the
South African Transport Service. It was
railed from Johannesburg station via Ver-
woerdburg to 81 Technical Service Depot's
siding. From there Col J. du Toit, RSM G.
Nicholau and a troop of tiffies derailed and
positioned it at 4 Vehicle Reserve Park.
The saloon carriage was used as a venue
for formal dinners and characteristic meet­
ings. A number of foreign state dignitaries
have been entertained therein, of them be­
ing Genl D. McIntyre of the Rhodesian De­
fence Force and visiting Flag Officers and
General Officers from Taiwan. The atmos­
phere of the interior is one of by-gone days,
with its wood panelling and teak roof sup­
ports. At its new resting place it will form the
centre piece, along with a bus that has been
converted into a pub, of a planned recreation
area.
The coach was one of the last of the fix­
tures to be removed and, indeed, one of the
most demanding. A giant crane was used to
lift it, the wheels were taken off and it was
then loaded onto the ultra-heavy duty trailer
bed and securely fastened down. On. the
fourth day a recce was undertaken to estab­
lish the most ideal route to follow, taking into
consideration the fact that the height of the
load was in excess of 5 metres. The going
under of bridges was therefore out of the
question. A loute was determined and after
the peak hour traffic had subsided, the con­
voy of vehicles comprising the rail/road ve­
hicle, two traffic control cars and a back-up
tow truck set off for Wallmannsthal, a jour­
ney of some 60 kilometres.

GREAT TREK 2
By R e G. Pentopoulos
Photos: R e R.M. Moore

Johannesburg bus driver collided

A with a SA Air Force Shackleton on

a Johannesburg freeway. It hap­
pened while the Shackleton was being
hoisted to its final resting place on top of
Vic’s Viking Garage.
The Saga began in 1962 when Mr Vic de
Villiers, then Chief Engineer of Comair, ac­
quired a Vickers Viking which was going out
of commission, for R600. He placed it on top
of his petrol station as a publicity stunt. It
became one of Johannesburg’s most fam­
ous landmarks.
As time passed, the Viking became a bit
of a rarity and South African Airways began The Shackleton is hoisted onto the roof of the service station.
negotiating with Mr De Villiers to acquire it
for their museum. After a number of years of
haggling, he finally agreed, but said he the Shackleton, extending over one lane of
would only accept a Shackleton in return. freeway running past the petrol station, was
SAA only had a Ventura to offer. Fortunately struck by a passing bus.
the SAAF said they would swop a Shackle­ “Fortunately the damage was not too bad
ton for the Ventura. and we will be repairing it,” said Mr De Vil­
The Shackleton was put onto a flatbed liers. "I am very pleased that everything
trailer in Cape Town and transported to Jo­ went as smoothly as it did and now everyone
hannesburg. SAAF technician F Sgt Ray is happy. I have my Shackleton, the SAA
Chesters, was specially brought from the have their Viking and the SAAF have their
Cape to coordinate the operation with the Ventura.’’
SAA.
The Ventura was transported to the SAAF
Museum in Pretoria and the Viking had to be
lowered off the garage roof by crane, after
which the Shackleton was lifted up to take its
place. It was during this lift that the wing of

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 9

 BUTTERMILK
‘Ek wil dit doen’
die wenresep,
se genl Malan
“ IE toestande in ons Swart woonbuurte is tans baie beter, maar
daar is nog ’n paar aspekte wat as barometer gebruik sal moet
word voordat gekyk sal kan word na die opheffing van die huidige
noodtoestand.”
S o het genl M agnus M alan, M inister
v a n V erdediging, ge se to e hy onlangs
le de van d ie R ietfo ntein-K o m m a nd o by
’n va ka nsieplaa s naby Johannesburg
to e g e sp re e k het. Hy het die situa sie in
S u id -A frik a g e s k e ts en ve rd u id e lik
w a aro m d a a r soveel m annekrag beno-
dig word.
Van die aspekte w at d e u r genl M alan
uitg elig is, is die toe sta nd van w e t en
orde, huisvesting en in die besonder
h u ise ie n a a rska p en die om vang van
w erkloosheid. G enl ■Malan het o o k gese
d a t plaa slike besture in d ie S w art w o o n ­
bu urte o n afha nklik sal m oet kan funk-
sio n e e r en dat op voe din g in die skole
norm aal, en nie polities nie, m oet wees.
N a 21 ja a r in S uidw es-A frika het die
S u id -A frika a n se ve ilig he idsm a gte nog
no oit n bloe dne us van S w a po of enige
an d e r vya n d ge kry nie, da aro m is dit
n o o d s a a k lik d a t o p le id in g s k a m p e
so o rtg e lyk aan die een by die va ka n —
sie p la a s geho u w ord, het hy gese.
Genl Magnus Malan spreek lede van die Rietfontein-Kommando toe wat onlangs opleiding by
n vakansieplaas naby Johannesburg ondergaan het.
10 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
1 9 1 2 -1 9 8 7
G enl M alan het die sukse s van die
S A W eerm a g to e g e skryf aan n hou-
ding van “ e k w il d it doen ", en bygevoeg
d a t hierdie houding g e w is ook o n d e r die
le de van die R ie tfo n te in -K o m m a n d o te
b e spe ur is.
Vrywilliger was een van
jongste by Buttermilk
DIT gebeur te veel dat meisies wat militere
opleiding ondergaan het, nie weer van hulle
laat hoor na hul aanvanklike opleiding nie,
se kpl Rose Greyling (20) van die Rietfon-
tein-Kommando.
Sy het in 1985 haar vrywillige opleiding
aan die SA Leervrouekollege op George vol-
tooi en is een van nege dames wat elke
Maandagaand haar kant by die kommando
bring. Kpl Greyling is opgelei as seiner en se
sy geniet elke oomblik daarvan. Sy wil dit vir
elke meisie aanbeveel.
Kpl Greyling woon in Edenvale waar sy n
haarkapster is.
tSr
K A R IN B IR C H (R E G S ) w a s on la n g s
e e n van d ie jo n g s te le d e w a t d ie B utter-
m ilk-p ro je k van d ie R ie tfo n te in -K o m ­
m a n d o b yg e w o o n het. K arin het as v ry ­
w illig e r d ie kursu s va n ’n w e e k gedoen.
S y w o on in E de nva le e n w e rk v ir n
ba nk o p die dorp.
H a ar ko m m e n ta a r o p n vra a g w a t sy
va n die kursu s dink, w a s d a t sy dit
vre e slik g e n ie t en d a a r gla d nie teen
ha ar g e d iskrim in e e r is nie. V oige ns
km d t J.H .P . S tep hen son , be ve lvo e rd e r
van d ie R ie tfo n te in -K o m m a n d o , het K a­
rin p re sie s d ie s e lld e k u rsu s as d ie m a n ­
like lede gedoen.
STEEDS KAMPIOENE

Pa van
50 doen
opleiding
voor sy
seun
van 17
Klein Darryn Whelan lyk heel tevrede by sy
ouma, o kpl J. Lotter. Agter staan kpl K.J.
Deur sktr J.A. van Wyk Foto’s: Wrn C. Stott Whelan en Yvonne Fitzpatrick, n huisvriend.
Darryn se ma, o kpl J. T. Whelan, staan voor
NR Pieter Nel is in die ouderdom van 50 geiukkig om gekeur te
M word vir vrywillige militere opleiding. Dit was reeds die vierde
keer dat hy aansoek gedoen het en hy kon dit skaars glo toe hy sy op-
met die geweer.

roepinstruksies kry.
H ierdie o p le id in g vorm de el van die
W eerm a g se P rojek B utterm ilk en hy
het sy w e e kla n g e o p le iding by die Riet-
fo n te in -K o m m a n d o ondergaan.
M nr Nel w e rk as teg nie se toesig-
houer by E vkom in V ereeniging. Hy het
'n seun van 17 en n d o g te r van 14.
“ Nou kan ek d a rem oo k se dat ek m y
m ilitere o p le id in g vo o r m y seun gedoen
h e t.’’
V olgens M nr Nel beskou hy m ilitere
ople iding as no od saa klik w a n n e e r daar
na die toe sta nd in S uid-A frika gekyk
w ord. Hy het dit as n gro ot uitdaging
beskou en voel selfs dat die ouder-
d o m spe rk van 55 na 60 verh oo g kan
w ord.
D a arenteen is klein D arryn W helan
seke r die jo n g ste W e e rm a g lid ". Hy
w as net drie w e ke oud g e d u rend e die
kursus en a a ng esie n sy m a en pa albei
d ie se lfd e op le id in g ska m p bygew oon
het, m oes hy m a a r saam !
Darryn se pa, kpl K.J. W helan, sy
ma, o kpl J.T. W helan, en sy oum a, Mnr Pieter Nel. op 50 die oudste lid van die
o kpl J. Lotter, is alm al lede van die Rietfontein-Kommando wat onlangs oplei­
R ietfo ntein-K o m m a nd o. H ulle het hulle ding by n vakansieplaas ondergaan het.
aa n g e slu it na n a d verten sie in n koe-
rant en o o k hul ople iding by die kom - bereid w as om na Darryn om te sien
m an do onde rgaa n. w a nn eer hulle m et o p le iding of lesings
G eiu kkig w as d a a r altyd iem and w at besig was.

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 11

^STILL CHAMPIONS
it is not every cloud that has a silver lining. The clouds that rise high
above the pit at the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Damage Control
(NBCD) School in Simon’s Town have a red-hot lining of pure fire.
FIRE! The very word can invoke a feeling of fear in us; to be afraid of
fire is a deeply instinctive reaction that we all, to some or other degree,
must confess to. These fears must be fought, as must fires.

1912 - 1987

The fire-fighting heart

of the SA Defence Force
CPO M.H. Manuel encourages the fire-fighters to enter the engine
room, which is completely ablaze.
HE NBCD Unit, the fire­
men and women pass through
do fire-fighting, perform light res­
cue, administer first-aid, and
they also possess electrical
know-how.
The fire-fighting school, which
has 11 instructors, has been
situated at Redhill for thirty
years, after having moved there The "fear naught' suit is made
out of consideration for resi­ of pure wool dipped in saphire
dents of Seaforth, due to air pol­ liquid, which makes the suit
lution the Unit caused them flame-lick proof. The suit must
whilst it was situated at SAN be redipped after each exercise.
Barracks near Seaforth beach. All the zippers o f the suit are lu­
The staff of the fire-fighting bricated with vaseline to facili­
school converted an old accom­ tate their easy opening.
modation barracks from the time
of the Second World War, and
the face-brick buildings up in the
mountains now house a series
of lecture rooms and adminis­
tration facilities. The school also
has fire-fighting pans, a 20
square metre pit, a three-level
fire-fighting training unit, a mock
helicopter and a damage control
training unit.
The pit is a metre deep and
filled mainly with water. A few
centim etres of com bustible
liquid floats on the surface of the
water. It takes 210 litres of
diesoline to provide some two
“ bums” . When there is no wind,
the fire from the pit reaches 25
metres of pure flame, with fiery
clouds above that. Foam extin­
guishing hoses are used by the

T fighting heart of the
South African Defence
Force, is a South Afri­
can Naval establishment situ­
ated on Redhill, high above Si­
mon's Town. It is at this Unit, the
only one of its kind in the coun­
try, that every single member of
the South African Navy must
undergo at least one day of fire­
fighting training at regular inter­
vals. Many men, especially the
sea-going members, undergo
pro lo nge d and spe cia lize d
courses. An average of 2 500
this Unit each year.
Although civilians, members
of fire-brigades and men of the
Merchant Navy also receive in­
struction at the Unit, it exists pri­
marily for the training of mem­
bers of the South African De­
fence Force. Training is pre­
dominantly for fires at sea, but it
depends on who is in the class­
room at the time. Dockyard per­
sonnel are trained in shore dis­
aster control where, in a man-
made disaster or an Act of God
catastrophe, these people can
six-man team to smother the fire
in a matter of seconds
HE fire-fighting training unit
T is a three-storey structure
divided, as is a ship, into differ­ levels simultaneously. Fires are
ent decks and different compart­
ments. Scrap iron is used to
build the fire-fighting training
unit, which needs to be com­
pletely replated every 18 months
or so due to buckled steel. Some
paint manufacturers have left
the Unit disgusted with their own
products which the NBCD
School tests for them at incred­
ibly high temperatures!
Fire can be fought on all three
lit within and all entrances to the
structure are then closed. A
four-man team goes in with a
water wail in front of them. The
water wall is a high pressure
spray of water delivered from
the nozzle at approximately 75°
to 80c angle, and serves various

12 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

I By L CpI S.B . Cohen
functions. In addition to cooling
down the metal structure, the
water wall also drives smoke
and flames back towards the
seat of the fire as well as afford­
ing the firefighters further pro­
tection against radiated heat.
Depending on the type of the fire
(which is determined by what if
is that is burning) the water wall
may also serve to help in that it
starves the fire of air when the
water turns to steam from the
heat of the fire. The extin­
guishing agent can then be de­
livered through the water wall to
extinguish the fire.
When the door is cool enough
(the second member of the team
feels with the back of his hand) it
is opened and the team ad­
vances, putting the nose of the
hose into the door, and sealing
off an area with spray. The team
then belly crawls to find the seat
of the fire. Keeping close to the
deck ensures that one has a bet­
ter chance of breathing cleaner
air. Also, the area of greatest
heat and smoke may not be the
seat of the fire; a draught may
be responsible for blowing the
heat and smoke elsewhere from
the seat of the fire. From stom­
ach level, eyes just above the
ground, you can always see the
Dressed in overall, boots and
anti-flash headgear, this mem­
ber o f the fire-fighting team di­
rects the nozzle releasing chem
ical foam into the pit.
actual seat of the fire, and hence
direct your efforts accordingly.
PO D.T. Welgemoed, the
C current Officer in Charge of
the fire-fighting unit, has beencomes down from a tank,
stationed at the NBCD School
for eight years, one of which he
has spent as Officer in Charge.
“ We have been very successful
at the school here," says CPO
Welgemoed, 'no unfortunate
Photos: L CpI G .D . Cohen
The seat o f the fire must be the target o f the team 's efforts.
endings and only one serious
burn in ten years.”
“ Our instructors are all very
safety conscious,” CPO Welge­
moed adds. “ Instructors have to
keep a close eye on the student
because, even although that
student is under control when
training, he may well do some­
thing silly. I remember once
when I was instructing one chap
with a huge Afro’ hairdo . . . he
went into a solid fire, and the
next minute I looked at him, I
saw thousands of tiny lights in
his hair - he couldn’t see, smell
or feel it. When he was alerted to
the fact, he immediately stood
up, which is, of course, the very
last thing one should do.”
HE mock-up of the heli­
T copter is used to simulate
exercises should a pilot be trap­
ped in a fire on the ship’s deck
when the helicopter lands. Heli­
copter handlers on board ship
are trained in this way - it does
not form part of the general fire­
fighting training. Men walk, in a
pair, through the fire to remove a
dummy occupant from the heli­
copter shell.
The damage control training
unit is a facsimile of the mess
deck of a ship, where people
eat, sleep etc. The upper galley­
way and ventilation headquar­
ters are also present. Unlike the
fire-fighting training unit which is
devoid of all fittings, the damage
control training unit contains
pipework, electrical lay-out,
cabinets and various other
things you would normally ex­
pect to find on board a ship.
A thunder flash, which repre­
sents a collision or an explosion
on a ship, goes off. Water
through pipes into boxes on the
side of the cabin, from where it
pours into the interior. The idea
is for the team to stem the flow
of water. When you have this
situation at sea, salvage pumps
are used to equalise pressure by
removing water from inside the
ship, thereby keeping the vessel
afloat. The same procedure is
therefore simulated on land.
The team is sent down the
ladder through the hatch into the
cabin where water is pouring out
of pipes, causing mist. The men
are temporarily blinded, there is
w ater everyw here, thunder
flashes going off and the ship is
in darkness. Once the water
source has been located, the
In the damage control training unit, use is made of a sound-powered
telephone to find out where the areas of damage are and to relay that
information.
man in charge sends a message
up to ask for the Gunter-baton.
This is a sliding stick which can
get an exact measurement of
distance in the dark. Shoring
then takes place where lengths
of wood are ordered from above.
They must be cut from a stock of
wood stored in prescribed
lengths. An incorrect measure­
ment can mean not only wasted
material, but a life thrown away.
“ The big word that we harp
upon is IMPROVISATION,”
says CPO Welgemoed, and
adds: “ Use ANYTHING to stem
the flow of water. " Machiavellian
as it may sound, the end justifies
the means. If the water flow is
halted by whatever means, the
exercise is deemed a success.
“ We like to train solely in the
dark, because the man must
then know exactly what he is
doing,” explains CPO Welge­
moed: “ We also use smoke gen­
erators for further aggravation,”
he says with a chuckle.
HE only prerequisite for
T doing a fire-fighting course,
is that the person is a G1K1N1.
The failure rate is very low and
people do not generally fail to
com plete the course. The
course covers o rg a n isa tio n
where the man is taught to know
the ship. A ship is in many ways
similar to a human body in that
it, like the arteries, veins and
capillaries of a body, has an
analogous pipe-system. The
pipe-system is colour coded
according to modern NATO
specifications for quick identifi­
cation.
Much of the course is devoted
to fire-fig htin g and damage
c o n tro l in the manner already
discussed. ‘B ud dy care’ is the
fourth component of the course.
For a total of 60 hours over two
weeks (for the NBCD part II
course), 80% knowledge is re­
quired to pass the theoretical
side, as is 80% skills required
for a pass on the practical sec­
tion. Time is distributed equally
between theoretical discussion
and practical application.
“ Everything we do, from fire­
fighting to first-aid, revolves
• Continued on p 15
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 13
HLSt STILL CHAMPIONS
1912-87

Trained to protect
farming community
NOCH Mokoena, a farm worker in the Fouriesburg district of the
E Orange Free State, is as handy with a R1 rifle as he is doing the
gear changes on a tractor.

He is one of many farm workers who vol­

unteered for training by the Fouriesburg By R e B.L. Davies
Commando to maintain security on the farm
A farm worker in his combat gear at meal­
where he works. In February 1987, along
time.
with other farm workers in the area, Enoch
pulled on his Army overall and laced up his
Army boots ready for five days of intensive
training.
Rifle shooting, drill and lectures made up
the programme which saw the men rising
before daybreak and retiring to tents after
19h00.
"I couldn’t believe how enthusiastic the
men were,” said Fouriesburg Commando
RSM, Jan Exley. "O n the second day the
men were already drilling in the field when I
arrived for training.
“ Overnight they had gone to great
lengths, polishing their boots and preparing
for their inspection. I was completely bowled
over by their willingness,” he said.
With the “ crash course” behind them, the
farm workers attend training on Saturdays
and shooting practice every two months.
“ The day we handed out the rifles they
were married for life,” said Capt Hennie
Venter. “ Most of them wanted to take their
rifles home.” (The Commando policy is to
Capt Hennie Venter o f the Fouriesburg Commando with two o f the best recruits who completed
issue weapons to farmers in the district who
the commando's combat course - Bowloose Mathulise (left) and Enoch Mokoena.
then distribute arms in times of need).
Fouriesburg Commando’s OC, Cmdt Jan
du Preez, was a key figure in the scheme to
train farm workers and calls the new auxillia-
ries “ the People’s Protection Force” .
“ The trained men will be used not only to
aid the security of farms, but will also con­
duct border duties in future. They will have S h o o tin g p ra ctice
application as factory guards as well,” said fo r farm w orkers
Cmdt Du Preez. b y the F o u rie s ­
The training is conducted in Sotho - the b u rg C om m ando.
native language in the area. “ And,” says
RSM Exley, “ we don't pussy-foot around
during training. The men prefer to be han­
dled strictly and careless mistakes are pun­
ished. Indeed the Protection Force has
never had a sick report and absenteeism at
weekend training is unheard of.”
Groep maak kennis met SWA
The five day “ basics” course ended in a VOLGENS die SWAUK-program ' Kom het. Die groep was gaste van die Minister
passing out parade attended by the families kuier 'n bietjie” is onlangs geskiedenis ge- van Verdediging, genl Magnus Malan, en het
of all the “ soldiers” . There was much festiv­ maak toe n groep leiers van die onlusgeteis- ook Omega, Rundu, Ondangwa en Osha-
ity afterwards when an ox was donated to terde gebiede van Kaapland die Operasio- kati aangedoen.
the proceedings by a local farmer. nele Gebied besoek het. Die doel van die besoek was om onder
Fouriesburg Commando intends carrying Die groep gemeenskapsleiers uit Kruis- meer die leiers bekend te stel aan die ver-
on with the programme, training farm work­ pad en ander dorpe in die Kaap het 'n be­ s k ille n d e o p h e ffin g s a k s ie s d e ur die
ers annually. Cmdt Du Preez said the com­ soek gebring aan die Gebiedsmag-Hoof- Gebiedsmag en die Suid-Afrikaanse Leer-
mando had received a lot of support from kwartier in Windhoek en verskeie militere elemente in die verre noorde van die land.
local farmers and there was every hope that basisse. Hulle is in Windhoek verwelkom Aandag is ook in die besonder gegee aan
the numbers of men trained would continue waar hulle onder meer ’n algemene militere die staatkundige welslae wat in Suidwes be-
to expand. oorsig van die toestand in Suidwes gekry haal is.

14 PARATUS • APRIL 1987


THE mayor of Johannesburg, Councillor Or-
men Fenn, recently attended Johannesburg
Regiment’s annual Remembrance Day par­
ade at the Civic Centre in the Golden City.
The parade also symbolised loyalty to the
city after which it was named.
The Regiment was given the Freedom of
the City in 1981 and has exercised its right
annually since.
Wreaths were also laid by the Officer
Commanding 8 Armoured Division, Brig
J.C.J. Nel; the OC of 72 Motorised Brigade,
Col J. van Rooyen and the OC of Johannes-
Marietjie is aiming for
her Green and Gold
By Pte B.L. Davies
WHEN Staff Sergeant Marietjie Viijoen
cocks her pistol and takes aim, the menfolk
at the Hamilton Shooting Range in Bloem­
fontein draw breath, anticipating another ac­
curate round of fire from their female col­
league.
Marietjie shot her way into local record
books two years ago when she advanced
from the ladies' league to shooting with the
men. "Everything just clicked,” said Marie­
tjie, who gained her OFS colours after only a
year of shooting. “ A friend introduced me to
the sport and at first I wasn't too keen as I
had never liked firearms.”
Now the staff sergeant from OFS Main­
tenance Unit cannot wait to get to the shoot­
ing range in the afternoons where she puts
in two hours of practice a day. With the Na­
tional Championships coming up in April and
the chance to gain Springbok colours, Marie­
tjie says she never misses a day's practice.
The air pistol is her favourite. In 1986
Marietjie improved the OFS Women’s record
at 25 metres. She has also broken a number
of Defence Force records in the province in
the women’s category.
Shooting is divided into various classes:
Bronze, Silver, Gold and Masters, depend­
ing on the shottist’s level of ability. In the
women's category Marietjie shoots at the
Masters level while with the men she shoots
at the Gold level.
She puts a lot of trust in her trainer. Hen-
nie Havenga, who has been at her side since
the day she first levelled a pistol at a target.
“ He's incredible. He can judge what the
results will be without consulting a tele­
scope,” said Marietjie. Hennie is a perfectio­
nist who reads widely on the topic of shoot-
Johannesburg
Regiment
holds parade
burg Regiment, Cmdt R.L. Harding.
The proceedings were closed with the
playing of the “ Last Post” by the 21 Battalion
®and.
Sharp shooting Staff Sergeant Marietjie
Viijoen.
ing and keenly follows developments in the
sport overseas. In Marietjie he has a star
and no doubt the combination will soon go
on to earn the Green and Gold.
Homage touched
hearts deeply
HE following letter from the President.
T French Committee of Russian Imperial Re­
membrance, was addressed to the Military At­
tache, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa
in Paris, and then forwarded to Paratus for pub­
lication:
ON behalf of the French Committee of Russian
Imperial Remembrance, I have the honour to re­
quest you to accept my respectful good wishes
for 1987. We heartily thank you for the remark­
able plaque on the Commemorative Museum of
Dehrille Wood with which you paid homage to us
and which touched our hearts very deeply. K is
with emotion and respect that we bend ourselves
before the supreme sacrifice of the South African
Fighters for the freedom of France. For their de­
votion and their heroism, they remind us of the
greatness of soul of the Combatants of the Rus­
sian Imperial Army, who, themselves also, in the
name of the same ideal, rest in the soil of France.
May God render imperishable the remembrance
of these glorious martyrs who have given their
lives for the cause of freedom, with such great
generosity! In this way allow me, Colonel, to
evoke the name of General SOBIEKOFF from the
Russian Imperial Army who, for his highly good-
hearted action had aided the Boers to conquer
their freedom.
It is in this way that we assure you of our
highest consideration and we request you to
transmit to President Botha our most respectful
good wishes.
(SIGNED) Pierre de NOGUIS
• Continued from p 13
around co-operation and teamwork, that is,
buddy care," says CPO Welgemoed.
Instructor PO T. Dick, who has been at the
fire-fighting unit for 21/2 years, says,
“ Strangers from units countrywide become
one happy family by the end of their training
- every course results in this. We as instruc­
tors accompany men into the heat, which is
usually the most fearful aspect of the fire,
and reassure them as we go along. But their
reciprocal moral support for each other is
their greatest advantage,” he acknowl­
edges.
“ This is an unforgettably useful and re­
warding store of knowledge for any person
to have,” says PO Dick of the course. A per­
son who has undergone training at the
NBCD fire-fighting school is very well-
equippec. to deal with any situations that
may arise, without the dangers of him being
ignorant of what to do, afraid to do what he
should, or just struck dumb with shock, inter­
fering with the success of the fire-fighting.
“ If it is a fire a t sea, we have no option
b u t to p u t it o u t . . . everytime. ”
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 15
 .Deur s s e rs Leonie Rourfce.

Altesame 48 417 mense - die totale bevolking van ’n gemiddelde dorp

soos Brakpan - is gedurende die 1984/1985 daggaseisoen weens die
besit van dagga in hegtenis geneem.

SAW en SAP roei

saam dagga uit
L e de van 17 E ska d e r e n d ie SA P olisie
ET dagga as die wereld se grootste Die gedroogde dagga of klaar vervaar- b e sp re e k h u l p la n van a ksie om die
M dwelmprobleem word dit dan ook deur
die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie in ’n baie
digde “ daggavingers, -hande of -arms” word
meestal by padblokkades of by stedelike be-
d a g g a u it te roei.

ernstige lig beskou. Die enigste oplossing vir marking daarvan gekonfiskeer. Tydens die
hierdie probleem is om die dagga te vemie­ operasies is die Militere- en Lugmagpolisie
tig- ook van onskatbare waarde.
In hierdie reuse-taak speel die Suid-Afri­ Bekamping van dagga binne militere ver-
kaanse Weermag 'n onontbeerlike rol. Sta- band word slegs deur die Militere- en Lug­
tistiek oor dwelmhandel kon veel hoer ge- magpolisie gehanteer. Deur middel van ge-
wees het, was dit nie vir die samewerking reelde steekproewe word verdagtes onder-
van die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag met 17 Es- soek en ondervra. Inligting oor verskaffers
kader aan die spits nie. word aan die Narkotiese Buro oorgedra so-
Duisende kilometers wat andersins te dat die wortel van die kwaad dan uitgewis
voet of met behulp van veldvoertuie afgele kan word. P ara ffien w o rd g e b ru ik o m d ie dagga-
sou moes word, word nou deur middel van p la n te te verbrand.
helikopters binne oomblikke bereik. Onher-
bergsame gebiede is ook binne bereik van
die stryders teen dagga.
Die logistiese steun, met ervare vlieeniers
aan die stuur daarvan, help om jaarliks etlike
daggaplantasies te vemietig. Volgens die
Kommissaris van Polisie se jaarverslag is
daar gedurende die 1984/1985-seisoen
465 438 kg dagga in groeigebiede vernietig.
••

EKARTEERDE gebiede, soos deur

G middel van bespieding en die monitor
van verdagtes bepaal, word gedurende die
daggaseisoen gefynkam. Helikopters met
personeel en brandstof-aanvulling kom by n
sentrale punt byeen waarvandaan daar dan
geopereer word.
Vlieeniers met ondervinding in dagga-
operasies en ook ’n “ instinktiewe aanvoe-
ling” vir die ligging van daggaplase is hier
van baie waarde. Met uitstekende vaardig-
heid word die helikopters tussen plantasies
en in klowe beheer tot een van die lugbe-
spieders n daggaplaas waarneem.
Digte plantegroei belemmer die waame-
ming aansienlik. Dagga word egter in minder
digte gebiede geplant waar sonlig die plant
se dwelminhoud verhoog. Hierdie plase is
gewoonlik skoongeskoffel met die dagga in
netjiese rye geplant.
Behendig word die helikopter dan in posi-
sie gestuur. Binne oomblikke daal personeel
na benede met behulp van n hyskabel. n
Houer brandolie word afgehys waarmee die
plante, wat met die hand uitgetrek is, ver-
brand word, ’n Paar minute is genoeg om n
kweker se hele oes te vemietig.
Hierdie metode om dagga uit te roei word
as 'n baie duur projek beskou. “ Polisierings-
aksies kan egter nie aan kostes gekoppel
word nie,” se brig Basie Smit van die Suid-
Afrikaanse Narkotiese Buro. “ Alle aksies ten
opsigte van die bestryding van dwelmmid-
dels is die koste werd.”

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 Pro Patria Medal
—
'not a small feat’
By Pte D. Fatkow
N what must have been a mem­
O orable Medal and Wings Parade
for father and son, Lt Gen J.P.B. van
Loggerenberg, Chief of Staff Opera­
tions, presented wings to his son,
L CpI J.P. van Loggerenberg; at Air
Force Base Waterkloof recently. L
CpI Van Loggerenberg has qualified
as a loadmaster.
A Good Service Medal (Gold) was pre­
sented to the Officer Commanding AFB
Waterkloof, Brig G.J. Coetzee, for 30 years’
dedicated service.
Among other medals was a Pro Patria
awarded posthumously to Amn J.J. Janse
van Rensburg whose mother accepted it on
his behalf.
Great honour for Paratus photographer
TE Warren Liebmann, who is currently doing his National Service as a
P photographer at PARATUS, has become the first National Serviceman to
be elected by the Military Art Advisory Board as an official Military Art Pho­
tographer.
R e Liebmann did his basic training at Per­
sonnel Service School in Voortrekkerhoogte
after completing a National Diploma in Pho­
tography at the Natal Technikon. He has
practiced photography on a professional le­
vel in his own studio and has won various
photographic competitions.
He is a member of the Sandton Photogra­
phic Society and the Jabula Camera Club
and has participated in exhibitions, the high­
Four air hostesses successfully com­
pleted the SAAF theoretical and practical
courses and received their ensigns. One of
the recipients, CpI T.P. Tiley, also received a
Pro Patria Medal.
Lt Gen Van Loggerenberg said in his
speech that although the Pro Patria Medals
might not be regarded as very important by
the recipients, it was definitely not a small
feat in the eyes of the Defence Force and the
State.
He added that the Good Service Medals Lt Gen J.P.B. van Loggerenberg presents a
for thirty, twenty and ten years respectively, Pro Patria Medal to CpI T.P. Tiley. She also
were examples of commitment and perseve­ received an ensign on completion o f the
rance of men and women in the Air Force. theoretical and practical courses for air host­
Hte thanked the families of the recipients for
esses.
their support, assistance and sacrifices.
To the hostesses and loadmasters Lt Gen
Van Loggerenberg said they were now full
members of the air crew.
light being his exhibition at the exclusive
Bensusan Museum of Photography in Jo­
hannesburg.
R e Liebmann is very pleased with his
new appointment and says, “ I aim to use my
photography as a means of capturing the
true spirit of the SADF visually in a way
which can be preserved indefinitely. Even
after my National Service is over, I would
always be happy to serve the Defence Force
in my capacity as a photographer.”
R e Warren Liebmann, the first National Ser­
viceman to be appointed as an official Mili­
tary Art Photographer. In the background are
some examples o f his work.
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 17
 Deur wm E. Janssen
Foto’s: wm W.A. Liebmann

militere kuns herleef 1912-87

“ Nurse Barbara Palmer” , ook deur Lewis.
Kort nadat sy in Maart 1940 haar opleiding
voltooi het, het sy haar by die SA Militere
Verpleegdiens aangesluit. Sy was van 1941
tot 1944 in die Midde-Ooste gestasioneer
waama sy na Suid-Afrika teruggekeer het.
S y is in 1958 oortede. Lewis het die skildery
b y 110 Militere Hospitaal geskilder.
by 1 militere Hospitaal
is deur die hospitaal se skakelafdeling ge-
reel om saam te val met die Weermag se
75ste vieringe van sy verjaardag en die hos­
pitaal se vyfde verjaardag.
Suid-Afrikaanse betrokkenheid in Angola
in 1975/76 het hemieude belangstelling in
die militere kuns aangewakker. Op 1 Maart
1976 het die Hoof vein die Weermag die
daarstelling van 'n amptelike militere kuns-
skema goedgekeur.
Die werke van kunstenaars soos Neville
Lewis, Geoffrey Long en Francois Krige is
vertoon - onder andere tonele uit die
Tweede Wereldoorlog wat vir die eerste keer
in ’n militere hospitaal uitgestal is.
Al die kunswerke vorm deel van die Weer­
mag se amptelike kunsversameling en word
by die SA Nasionale Museum vir Krygsge-
skiedenis in Johannesburg gehuisves. Die
werke is opgedra aan die lede van die SAGD
in hul daaglikse stryd om die lewens van
soldate te red.

ITkos 'n goeie voorraad verbeelding

D om die verfkwas van ’n kunstenaar
en die skalpel van ’n medikus bymekaar
iiit te bring. Maw, soos in die geval van
foto’s en geskrewe materiaal, lewer mi- Still champions
litere kuns *n geweldkje bydrae om die
aktiwiteite en bravade van mediese Weer- Native stretcher bearer, Lucas M ajosi"

magpersoneei aan te teken.
’n Unieke uitstalling is onlangs by 1 Mi­
litere Hospitaal in Pretoria aangebied om die
publiek en Weermaglede n aanduiding te
gee van die omvang en gehalte van militere
kuns binne die SAW.
Altesame 26 skilderye - almal met n me­
diese tema - is tentoongestel. Die uitstalling
it
deur Neville Lewis. Sonder twyfel een van
die treffendste skilderye uitgestal. Lewis, wat
bekendheid verwerf het vir sy emosie-ge-
vulde portrette, is in Desember 1940 as die
eerste amptelike militere kunstenaar van
Suid-Afrika aangestel. Hy het meeste van
Steeds kampioene die tyd tussen Suid-, Oos- en Noord-Afrika
gereis en horn veral op bekende oorlogsper-
soonlikhede toegespits. H y is in 1972 oor-
lede.

FIRE-POWER DISPLAY BY OFS COMMAND

HE plains of the Gen De Wet Military School cadets who will become National Servicemen in less than a year's time, view OFS
T Training Area near De Brng shuddered
to the fire of tanks in late February when
Command’s fire-power display.

OFS Command staged a massive fire-pow­

er display for members of the public and
senior officers visiting Tempe Military Base
on a staff course orientation.
There was an impressive turnout to see
the display at the training area 30km outside
Bloemfontein. This included 1 200 school
children from Bloemfontein and the sur­
rounding area. It was a fitting display to hon­
our 75 years of the South African Defence
Force. And gauging by the enthusiastic re­
sponse from teenagers, the programme had
its desired effect.
Said Brig Reg Otto, Officer Commanding
OFS Command: “ Matriculants who will-be
National Servicemen in less than a year’s
time had the opportunity to see a fire-power
display for themselves.’’

• Continued on p69
18 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
 STILL CHAMPIONS • STEEDS KAMPIOENE

Like their mascot,

they have courage
By Pte G. Pentopoulos Photos: R e W. A. Liebmann

“ This requires a fair amount of physical own granite tombstone with date of birth,
strength, and therefore we normally choose name and date of death engraved on the
a big chap for the job,’’ says Capt. C.C. Myn- stone. These are all surrounded by a little
hardt of 7 SAIBN. “ It takes quite a lot of white wall.
doing to stand at attention for the duration of With the continued cooperation of the
a parade with that kind of weight in your wildlife societies, as far as permits etc go,
arms.’’ and the dedication of men like L CpI Basson
who has a natural love for all animals, this
L CpI Braam Basson, Remus's handler, has tradition, unique to 7 South African Infantry
a natural love for animals. Battallion, is sure to carry on for many years
to come.
T the recent handing over of command of the Far Northern Trans­
A vaal Command from Maj Gen C J . Lloyd to Maj Gen G.L. Meiring,
the guard of honour was supplied by the men of 7 SA Infantry Bat­
talion of Phalaborwa. Their drill was immaculate, their berets and
flashes proudly in place. Just like any other infantry unit on parade,
right?
Wrong. 7 SAI’s flashes and berets bear
the image of a snarling lynx, setting the men
of Phalaborwa somewhat apart.
The history of 7 SAI’s emblem goes back
a long way. The lynx is in the foreground and
in the background are two gold crosses.
Way back in 1874, Pres T.F. Burger pre­
sented two nurses with two gold crosses
manufactured from gold mined at Bourke’s
Luck. The presentation was made as a ges­
ture of gratefulness towards the nurses for
tending injured miners as well as the Boers
during the Sekhukene War.
7 SAIBN was originally established on 1
October 1973 at Bourke's Luck. When it was
moved to Phalaborwa and flashes had to be
designed, it was decided to commemorate
both Bourke’s Luck and Phalaborwa in the
design. The crosses in the background are
therefore symbolic of the assistance of the
two nursing sisters from 1874, as well as the
role of the infantry man which is not exclus­
ively that of a foot soldier but also that of
helper.
Because of the close proximity of Phala­
borwa to the Kruger National Park, and the'
abundance of the lynx (also called rooikat or At the head o f every 7 SAI Bn parade, L CpI Braam Basson can be seen carrying his charge,
caracal) in the area, it was decided to in­ Remus.
clude the lynx in the fore of the design. The
robustness, aggression and the cunning Remus is “ fairly tame” according to his.
killer instinct of the animal are most appropri­ handler, who finds it a pleasure to look after
ate as well, since these are qualities almost him. "It is work which often gets you quite
synonymous with the infantry man. dirty, but it is worth it.”
To complete the picture, the powers that Said L CpI Basson: “ The cat never
be at 7 SAIBN, with the cooperation of the scratches or bites me, but if a stranger came
wildlife authorities, obtained a live lynx as a too close, things would be a bit different.
mascot in 1977. Since then they have had Only the other day it took a swipe at my
five of the cats. The fifth and present mascot, lieutenant!”
Remus, is the responsibility of L CpI Braam The cat is fed weekly on a live chicken, a
Basson. At all the parades, as in the one in diet very similar to the rodents and small
Pietersburg, the lance corporal can be seen antelopes that it lives on in the savannah.
at the head of the parade holding the 20 kg Remus’s predecessors are all buried in a
Remus in his arms. small cemetary at 7 SAIBN. Each has its

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 19

 By Pte S.B. Cohen Photos: Sea A.B. Ingram

a J u n io r S p rin g b o k w h en he played b y his o w n corp ora l a n d lu ite n a n t? Lt

a g a in st th e to u rin g N e w Z ealan ders.
W e sse ls Ligh tfoo t b e ca m e a luite-
n a nt upon jo in in g th e P e rm a ne nt F orce
th is y e a r and, a s he had no pre vio us
m ilita ry train in g, it w a s d e cid e d th a t he
w o u ld u n de rgo a pre -ba sics orie n ta tio n
co u rse a t th e W e ste rn P ro vin ce C o m ­
m an d T ra in in g U nit in M ilnerton . T h is
w a s to last o n e w e e k until he co u ld jo in
a re g u la r in ta ke a t Y o u n g sfie ld fo r co n ­
ve n tio n a l b a sic training.
“ If yo u are a lo n e you g e t m ore
sp e cia lise d a tte n tio n ,” sa ys L t Ligh t­
foot, “ b e ca u se it is e a sie r to w o rk in te n­
s ive ly w ith o n e p e rson tha n w ith 3 0 .”
M ayb e so, but a m a n o u tnum b ere d
" I t is th e firs t tim e th a t I h a ve se e n a ra w
re c ru it w ith a n in sp e ctio n like th is in 3 6
y e a rs o f service, " s a id W 0 1 J.E. du
T oit o f th e M ilte x base, s p e a k in g o f the
fin e in s p e c tio n s ta n d a rd p re s e n te d b y
L t W essels Lightfoot. ‘‘I h a d to fe e l h is
clo th e s to m a ke su re he d id n ’t ha ve
c a rd b o a rd in the m b e ca u se he is so
n e a t!"
L ig h tfo o t ce rta in ly had n o o p p o rtu n ity to
jip p o ’, no ch a n ce to po in t a fin g e r and
sa y ‘it w a s th e o th e r g u y ’, and, on the
o th e r hand, n o b u dd y to he lp him o u t in
a tig h t spot.
“ It is a b it lo n e ly ,” he con firm ed , “but
I’m g e tting o n v e ry w e ll and e n jo yin g i t -
I’m g e ttin g g o o d tre a tm e n t here. I e a t
to g e th e r w ith o th e r g u ys and th e y are
tre a tin g m e like a fu lly-g ro w n p e rs o n .”
H a ving laid do w n his ran k fo r th is
pre -b a sics orie n ta tio n phase, W esse ls
Lig h tfo o t w a s e a g e r to fin ish ba sics a nd
g e t o n w ith h is jo b - o rg a n isa tio n a l w o rk
d e a lin g w ith all sports, b u t pa rticu la rly
w ith rugby.
H e m arried in J u n e 1986 and his p a r­
e n ts-in -la w live in th e S trand. H is ow n
p a re n ts still live in K im berley.

The ‘troop’ who did

his basics alone
T is not that often, in the all too familiar world of basic training, that Learning how to drill under the watchful eyes
the rank outnumbers the troops . . . or in this case, the troop. o f CpI Jooste.

F o r Lt W esse ls Lightfoot, a 2 3 yea r

old fo rm e r tea cher, ba sics w a s a lonely
w ord. H e w a s a ve rita b le one-m a n
squ ad ron, an isolated in dividu al su r­
rou nd ed by e m p ty be ds and see m in gly
e n d le ss s tre tch e s o f un po lish ed floor.
Lu ckily fo r him , his re sp o n sib ility in that
resp ect w a s to kee p o n ly his sectio n of
th e flo o r clean, an a re a de m arca te d
th ro u g h th e use o f s e ve ra l em p ty cases
from th e barracks.
T h is se clu sio n w a s in de ed un fam iliar
to W esse ls w h o is o n e o f a fa m ily of
eig h t childre n, d ivide d in to an equal
pro po rtion o f b o ys and girls.
B o m in K im berley, he stud ied fo r a
H ig h e r E du catio n D iplo m a at th e U ni­
ve rsity o f th e O ra n g e Free State,
s p e c ia lis in g in P hysical E du catio n.
F rom S tan dard 1 he played rugby fo r
G riq u a la n d W est, and in 1986 becam e

A h e lp in g h a n d fo r L t L ig h tfo o t from C pI
F.S. J o o s te w ho d e s c rib e d the n e w re ­
c ru it a s ‘‘ke e n a n d e a s y to w o rk w ith ".

20 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

 Deur skutter J.A. van Wyk

NLANGS het die SA Geneeskundige Diens Opleidingsentrum by Klipdrif, naby Pot-

chefstroom, hul eerste ouerdag vir Dienspligtiges van die Februarie 1987-inname
_ gehou. Benewens lekker kuier en uitstallings, is daar ook ’n kabaretvertoning aange-
1912-87 bied.

NDPs en hul ouers sien

Hierdie kabaretvertoning is
deur 1 Militere Hospitaal se ska-
kelafdeling gei'nisieer vir die
Weermag se 75ste verjaardag-
vieringe, sowel as die hospitaal
se vyfde verjaardag. Daar is

sterre op ouerdag
landwyd getoer en vertonings is
by 1, 2 en 3 Militere Hospitale
gehou.
Bekende persoonlikhede het
in die kabaretvertoning opgetree
en die sukses daarvan verseker.
Die sterre van die aand was kies.
Anne Power, mede-aanbiedster Die Bevelvoerder van die
van TV se “ Take a Break” , en SAGD Opleidingsentrum, kol
“ Body Beat” se Lorna Greeff en Hannes Spies, het die saluut ty­
Sandy Dyer. dens die vlaghysingsparade
Wrn Frank Ferreira, tans ver- waargeneem. Daarna is Sui-
bonde aan 1 Militere Hospitaal derkruispakkies deur kol P. van
in Voortrekkerhoogte, het n der Walt aan die Dienspligtiges
“ disko’ -demonstrasie gelewer uitgedeel. Kol Van der Walt is
waaruit n mens kon sien die vise-nasionale president van
waarom hy die SA professionele die Suiderkruisfonds en voorsit-
disko-kampioen was. ’n Ander ter van die Fonds in Transvaal.
lid van die SAGD. kpl Frikkie Die ouers en Dienspligtiges is
Schoeman wat deeltyds vir getrakteer op stalletjies van die
TRUK dans, het ook aan die ver- S uiderkruisfonds, Laerskool
toning deelgeneem. Die res van Genl Pienaar, die eenheid se
die vermaaklikheidspan bestaan damesvereniging en die verskil-
uit personeellede van 1'Militere lende kompanies. Daar was ook
Hospitaal. uitstallings van wapens deur die
Die choreograaf is die inter- Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie. ’n Uit­
nasionaal bekende Wally Green stalling van n mobiele mediese
van die SAUK, en die regisseur pos het groot aandag geniet.
en produksieleier Nico Basson, Gedurende die oggend het
voorheen verbonde aan die ska- die verskillende kompanies tot
kelafdeling van die Weermag. groot vermaak van die besoe-
Die kabaret is moontlik ge- kers aan 'n bondelsportkompeti-
maak deur 'n ruim skenking van sie deelgeneem.
onder andere die Kamer van * Onlangs is 'n ouerdag ook
Mynwese. by die Lugmaggimnasium in
Valhalla gehou waar ouers en
NDER verrigtinge tydens familielede vanoor die hele land

A d ie o u e rd a g w a s n
vlaghysingsparade en die uit-Sandy Dyer van ",Body Beat’ -faam geniet die kabaretvertoning ter-
saamgetrek het om die Diens­
pligtiges te besoek (foto langs-
aan).
deel van Suiderkruisfonds-pak- dee.

Twee dansers stal hul kunstige passies uit. Nog 'n vrolike toneeltjie uit die kabaretvertoning.
 Foto: sers S. de Andrade
Genl Magnus Malan by die borsbeeld van sy vader. By genI Malan staan (vlnr) mnr Phil
Minnaar, genl Malan se dogter Madelein, sy moeder mev Frieda Malan en sy eggenote mev
Margot Malan.
Besondere kursus bevorder tevredenheid
’n D E S O N D E R E kursus met die
D d o e l om produktiwiteit te ver­
hoog, frustrasies te verminder en ’n
gelukkige en tevrede personeel-
korps op te bou, word aan lede van
die SA Lugmag aangebied.
Die kursusleier is dr Higgins van die SA
Vereniging vir Gesondheidsbevordering en
is spesiaal deur die Universiteit van Arizona
Tydens die ouerdag wat onlangs by die Lugmaggimnasium in Valhalla gehou is, was v l n r
Werner, Liz en llse van Niekerk, lugman Anton van Niekerk, mnr Anton van Niekerk en lugman
Eric Gower-Winter, almal van Amanzimtoti in Natal.
DIE Minister van Verdediging, genl Magnus
Malan, het onlangs 'n borsbeeld van sy va­
der, prof dr Avril Ire Malan, onthul.
Die onthulling, by die Gezina-tak van
Volkskas, is ’n huldeblyk aan hierdie voor-
malige voorsitter van die bank se direksie en
LV vir die voorstad.
Prof dr Malan is in 1948 tot LV verkies en
het later as adjunk-speaker uitgetree. In die-
selfde jaar as sy verkiesing is hy as direkteur
van die bank aangestel en het drie jaar later
voorsitter geword.
Die borsbeeld, geskep deur die beeld-
houer Phil Minnaar, is n tasbare eerbetoon
aan 'n man wat op verskeie maniere n sin-
volle bydrae tot die land se ekonomie ge-
maak het.
vir die Amerikaanse vloot ontwikkel. Blydskap
Dr Higgins het die program 'n Christelike
• 'n Eendaagse seminaar is onlangs by die
inslag gegee om aan te pas by die behoeftes
SA Lugmagkollege aangebied om die ver-
van die Lugmag. Bywoning is gratis omdat
skillende modules aan bevelvoerders be-
dit nou deel uitmaak van die Lugmag se pro­
kend te stel. Die gasspreker was die Minister
gram vir personeelontwikkeling.
van Verdediging, genl Magnus Malan. Genl
Die kursus gee aandag aan spannings-
Malan het sy blydskap uitgespreek oor die
beheer, lewensverryking en huweliksverry-
opknoping tussen die SA Lugmag en die
king. ’n Merkwaardige verbetering van die
Vereniging.
selfbeeld is te bespeur by mense wat die
kursus voltooi het. Ons Lugmag het n rekord dat hy op die
voorpunt is en bly. Dit gebeur omdat daar
voortdurend modifikasies aan toerusting en
uitrusting plaasvind. Deur deel te neem aan
hierdie kursus, bring die Lugmag sy kos-
baarste materiaal, sy mense, om as t ware
modifikasie te ontvang, het hy gese.
Genl Malan het die motivering van mense
beklemtoon ten einde hul produktiwiteit te
verhoog.
“ In Suid-Afrika gaan dit nie net om mense
nie, maar om gemotiveerde mense, mense
wat kwaliteit by hul lewens voeg. Dit is ook
waaroor hierdie kursus gaan.
“ Ons land het oorwegend elemente van
die ontwikkelende Derde Wereld, met
enorme mensepotensiaal wat ontgin en ge-
lei moet word. Daarom is produktiwiteit en
die verhoging daarvan vir ons van lewensbe-
lang,” het genl Malan bygevoeg.
Die seminaar is bygewoon deur bevel-
voerders van kommandemente, basisse,
eenhede en afdelings, wat op hul beurt stu-
krag moet verleen aan die implimentering
van die program.
Lugmaglede wat verdere inligting oor die
kursus verlang, kan kmdt Gert Theron ska-
kel by 269941 bylyn 2177.
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 23
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 Die SA Geneeskundige Diens help
Lesotho met maagkoors
Deur wrn E. Janssen

OEIE buurmanskap tussen

G Suid-Afrika en Lesotho is
versterk met ’n onlangse uit-
breek van ’n maagkoors-epide-
mie in Lesotho, ’n Afvaardiging
van SA Geneeskundige Diens
medici het die land te hulp ge-
snel nadat ’n maagkoors-epide-
mie in die distrik Quthing uitge-
breek het.
Die versoek van die Lesotho-regering om
hulp is op 12 Maart ontvang en skaars 36
uur later het vyf epidemioloe en ’n spesialis-
internis in Lesotho aangekom.
“ Die ontvangs van ons afvaardiging was
uiters professioneel en die samesprekings
wat ons met die land se medici gehad het,
het bevestig dat die mediese dienste in Le­
sotho van hoogstaande gehalte is,” het brig
E.O. Prinsloo, Direkteur Medies van die
SAGD, aan Paratus gese.
Die epidemioloe, met kmdt W. Sieling aan
die spits, het die uitbraak van sowat 400 ge-
valle ondersoek. Met hul aankoms het die
Departement van Gesondheid van Lesotho
die uitbreek van die siekte reeds onder be-
heer gehad. Die SAGD se medici het spesia-
lisraad gegee en statistiese gegewens ver-
werk. Hulle het ook die oorsprong van die Suegne Hollenbach, flanked by her two
siekte vasgestel en in die verband belang-
rike aanbevelings gedoen. Volgens die Dis-
triksgeneesheer van Quthing het die staats-
Suegne is a equally gorgeous princesses, Suzette Plotz
and Michelle Macdonald. - (Photo: Pte P.
Schedler)
hoof van Lesotho, genl maj J.M. Lekhanya,
sy persoonlike dank uitgespreek.
Maagkoors is volgens brig Prinsloo 'n al-
winner
gemene siektetoestand. Brig Prinsloo het
egter gese dat die jongste uitbreek van die all the way Waterkloof. She is still single, but her boy­
friend, Capt Lennard Masencamp, is a pilot
siekte in Lesotho abnormaal groot was. with 44 Squadron.
Die hulp aan Suid-Afrika se buurland is Suegne works as a dental assistant and is
moontlik gemaak deur die Departement van by R e W.E. Jones
planning on spending her R850 prizemoney
Buitelandse Sake wat in samewerking met on an overseas trip which she is planning for
die Departement Nasionale Gesondheid en July. She is an active person and enjoys
B evolkingsontw ikkeling die hulpverle- E A U T IF U L S ue g n e H o lle nb ach watersports, modelling and aerobics. Her life
ningsaksie gekoordineer het. Die Weermag
se logistieke steun is gevra.
Die Weermag het dadelik n vliegtuig be-
B w as crow ne d M iss P retoria D e­ ambition is to be the best at whatever she
fe n ce R ugby at a ga la eve ning held atdoes.
She has promised to open a bottle of
skikbaar gestel wat die span medici met the T oyota V erw oe rdbu rg g a ra g e in
champagne and share it with her favourite
medisyne na Zastron gebring het. Daar is V erw oe rdbu rg. S he w as selected out of
rugby player, Tollie Oosthuizen, if Pretoria
die Suid-Afrikaanse kontingent deur ampte- seve n ho pe fu ls and w ill now rep rese nt
Defence win the Toyota Club Cham­
nare van Lesotho se regering ontmoet en na the P retoria D e fe nce R ugby C lub at the pionships in Durban. In any case, she prom­
die epidemiegeteisterde gebied gebring. fin a ls fo r the M iss T o yo ta C lub C h a m ­ ises to be rooting for the club all the way.
pion ship s to be held in D urban. A ll of
the com p etin g clu bs w ill be bringing
th e ir ow n en tra nts fo r this event.
Suegne, who is a Pretoria girl, describes
herself as coming from a completely “ De­
fence Force family” . Her father, Colonel Eu­
gene Hollenbach, is OC of 1 Air Depot in
Voortrekkerhoogte. She also has a brother,
Adriaan, who is a corporal at Air Force Base

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 25

Die nuwe bevelvoerder van
Magda en hul kinders.
OL A.J. Saayman het on-
K langs bevel van Sektor 70
by kol H. Swanepoel oorge-
neem. Kol Swanepoel is na 4
jaar verpfaas.
Tydens die bevelsoomame
het kol Saayman ges£ dat lede
Tenders
tor new
centre at
hospital
opened
T a fu n ctio n held in
A C a p e T o w n recently,
te n d e rs w e re su b m itte d fo the
the co n stru ctio n o f a new
R e ha bilitatio n C e ntre at 2
M ilitary H o spita l in W ynberg.
T h is e ve n t to o k place in the
office o f M r S. Y ach in the
p re sen ce o f rep rese ntative s
fro m th e S A D F W e stern
P rovince S e rv ic e m e n ’s R e­
ha bilitatio n F und, th e S o u th ­
ern C ro ss F und and the
SAD F.
A Rehabilitation Centre has
already been built at 1 Military
Hospital in Voortrekkerhoogte,
and as part of the decentralis­
ation plan another centre is to be
26 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
Na die bevelsoomame het kol en mev Swanepoel na Hippo-kamp
vertrek waar hulle die gaste van hoofman Mamili was. Twee
kiaathoutstoete is aan hulle geskenk.
van Sektor 70 gedurende 1987 wees nie, ongeag die vermoe mense van die Caprivi duidelik
as 'n soan betrokke moet raak. van die individuele lede van die dat hv die doelwit. “ Om 'n sta-
Seen here opening the tenders received for the building o f the new Rehabilitation Centre at 2 Military
Hospital in Wynberg, are (from left to right) Col Ft. Cloete, Officer Commanding 2 Military Hospital; Alder­
man L. Creiner, Cape Town City Councillor representing the Southern Cross Fund; M r S. Yach, trustee of
r Western Province Servicemen’s Rehabilitation Fund and CmdtJ.R.T.C. Prentiss, representing Quar­
termaster General.
built at 2 Military Hospital. This project was made pos­ Still champions
The aim is to provide physical sible by the unstinting fund rais­
and psychological rehabilitation ing efforts of the Western Prov­ Steeds kampioene
to members and ex-members of ince Servicemen’s Rehabilita­
the SADF and security forces in­ tion Fund, the Southern Cross
jured during military or security Fund and the Convalescent
force service. Care Fund for wounded and dis­
Facilities available shall in­ abled security force members.
clude features such as a hydro­ The funds raised for the
therapy swimming pool, gymna­ centre will be administered by
sium, an ergo laboratory, a the newly established 2 Military
physiotherapy unit and an occu­ Hospital Convalescent Care
pational therapy treatment area, Fund. The trustees of this fund
as well as sporting and recrea­ represent all the major donors. 1912-1987
tional facilities.
CHANGE OF COMMAND A T 71 MOTORIZED BRIGADE

New OC follows in
father’s footsteps
“ I T is the first time in the history of
I the SA Defence Force that a son By L CpI S.B. Cohen
also commands the same brigade of
which his father was the first brigade Photo: sea A.B. Ingram
commander,” said Brig P.R. Lloyd,
the outgoing Officer Commanding
71 Motorized Brigade, who handed
over the “sword of command” to his
successor, Col G.P. McLoughlin, at a
Brig P.R. Lloyd (left) the outgoing Officer
colourful ceremony in the outer Commanding 71 Motorized Brigade, shakes
courtyard of the Castle in Cape Town hands with the new Officer Commanding,
recently. Col G.P. McLoughlin, who is the son o f Brig
G.E. McLoughlin (centre) the first Officer
Commanding this brigade.
Col McLoughlin, who becomes the fifth
OC of 71 Motorized Brigade, is the son of
Brig G.E. McLoughlin. “ I was the first Officer
commanding 71 Motorized Brigade in 1975

Finansie-
for a period of six months when I undertook
to organize the brigade just before I retired,”
paid Brig McLoughlin, "and this is quite an
occasion for me, I can tell you!”
The sword which was handed over from
Brig Lloyd (who assumed command of the
Brigade in 1983) to Col McLoughlin, was
man van
used by Brig McLoughlin while he was in
service. He donated it to the Brigade.
The ceremony was attended by military
die Jaar
aangewys
and civic dignitaries, including the Mayors
and Mayoresses of Cape Town, Bellville and
Parow - the municipalities from which much
of the manpower of the Brigade is drawn.
“ This is ‘the’ brigade among the convent­
ional forces of the SADF,” said Brig Lloyd,
"and the past five years was a phase in my
life that I will remember with gratitude and Deur Sktr J.A. van Wyk
with pride. It is through team spirit, loyalty
and reciprocal support that we have ’n “Finansie-man van die Jaar” gaan
achieved what we have.” voortaan aangewys word. Die aan-
71 Motorized Brigade, which was formed kondiging is onlangs deur brig P.J.
from what remained of the disbanded 17 van der Merwe, Hoof van Leerstaf Fi-
Brigade, has seen 13 years of service
nansies, gemaak tydens die SA Leer
throughout the country as well as on the Bor­
der and in Angola. se finansiele konferensie te Fontana.
After the march-past of the guard of hon­ Maj Ray Williams (regs) ontvang sy trofee
our, which included the Officers Command­ van brig P.J. van der Merwe nadat hy aange­
H ierdie F ina nsie-m an van die J a a r is wys was as die SA Leer se Finansie-man
ing and RSMs of each of the 13 units com­
n lid va n d ie Leer w at hom on de rskei van die Jaar.
prising the Brigade, the Cape Town Rifles
Band played the Radetzky March, the het d e u r n byd rae te le w er om koste-
handing over of the sword took place on the do e ltre ffe n d e fina nsiele be stu u r in die
De Kat’ balcony and Brig Lloyd invoked S A L e er te bevorder. Dit is v ir die e e rste
God’s blessing on the new Officer Com­ keer aan m aj R ay W illia m s toegeken.
1 9 1 2 -1 9 8 7
manding, and on the brigade. Col McLough­ V olge ns brig V an d e r M erw e het m aj
lin undertook to “ serve my country with loy­ W illiam s, w at verb on de is aan Kom -
alty, courage, dignity and honour, to perform m an d e m e n t O o ste like P rovinsie, m et
my duties and responsibilities conscien­
sterk leiding en n dina m iese benade-
tiously and diligently, and to set a good ex­
ring ko ste d o e ltre ffe n d e fina nsiele be ­
ample to those placed under my control.”
Other bands which performed included stuu r by K om m a nd em en t O ostelike
the Cape Field Artillery Band, Cape Town P rovinsie o p n hoe peil gebring en ge- Steeds kampioene
Highlanders Band and Cape Town Rifles ha ndhaaf. D ie B oland B an k-w isse ltro-
Band. fee is aan m aj W illia m s oorhandig. Still champions
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 27
1912-87 1912-87

isi
w FROM THE PAST • UIT DIE VERLEDE
German
South West
Africa
Campaign
A ‘‘field kitchen” in one o f the Union Defence Force’s camps during the German South West
IX months after successfully
S quelling the industrial strikes of
1914, the Union Defence Force was
Africa Campaign.

faced with an even more serious cri­

sis - the Great War. The Union Gov­
ernment undertook to seize control
of German South West Africa and so
deny the Germans its strategic bene­
fits.

T h e attem p te d rebellion by th e U D F
co m m a n d e rs B eyers, M aritz a nd Kem p,
in p ro te st to the U n io n ’s in vo lve m e n t in
the w ar, ha m pe red in vasio n plan s of
G S W A , but it w a s soo n crush ed . W ithin
six m onths, th e U D F had co m p e lle d the
su rre n d e r o f th e G erm an fo rce s in
G SW A.

T h is relea sed the bulk o f the UDF

fo rce s fo r service e lse w h e re - East
Field guns which were used during the GSWA campaign. A far cry from the G6 in use today!
A frica.

G en S m uts w a s ap po inte d C om - Below: In 1915 in Swakopmund, transport parks looked a little different!
m an de r in C h ie f o f th e Im perial fo rce s in
East A frica. T h e G erm an fo rce s fina lly
su rre n d e re d on 25 N o ve m b e r 1918. En
route to France, th e 1 S A B rig ad e w as
d ive rte d to E gyp t w h ere th e y com p le te d
a su cce ssfu l cam p aign. F rance cam e
next, and w ith th e aid of th e S ou th A fri­
can forces, the A llies fin a lly broke
th ro u g h in F rance and thu s en d e d the
war.

O n th e aviatio n front, th e S A A via tion

C o rp s o p e ra te d su cce ssfu lly in G S W A .
T h e R oyal Flying C o rp s also utilised a
nu m b e r o f South A frica n s in E urope
w h ere th e y serve d w ith m uch distin c­
tion.

A to ta l o f 254 666 S ou th A frican s

serve d in uniform du rin g th e First W orld
W ar, o f w h ich 12 3 5 4 w e re killed in a c ­
tio n o r die d in service.

28 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

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 Deur kapt Andre van de Venter

TWEE bekende politici se aanstellings as erekolonels van Burger-

mageenhede in die Suid-Afrikaanse Leer is oniangs bekragtig.

Dr Piet Koornhof, voormalige voorsit-

ter van die Presidentsraad en aange-
wese Ambassadeur in Amerika, word
die erekolonel van 1 Regiment Noord-
Transvaal en die veteraan van die
Nuwe Republiek Party en woord-
voerder oor Verdediging, mnr Vause
Raw, die erekolonel van 38 Veldwerk­
plaas in Durban.
Hy sien sy aanstelling as n voorreg
en eer maar ook n geleentheid, se dr
Koomhof. Hy is van voomeme om die
belange van die eenheid te bevorder, n
eenheidstrots by die manne aan te
wakker en na hul welsyn om te sien.
Dr Koomhof se verbintenis met die
Weermag strek terug tot die dae voor-
dat hy tot die politiek toegetree het. Hy
was destyds ’n adjudant van Regiment
Pongola en het selfs n majoorskursus Dr Piet Koomhof.
deurloop voordat hy in 1964 tot die Par-
tement verkies is.
In die 20 jaar dat hy sy kiesafdeling
verteenwoordig het, het hy net goeie
hou. Hy sien dit nie net as n groot eer British War Medal en die Suid-Afri­
ervarings met die Weermag gehad, ver-
nie, maar ook as n geleentheid om die kaanse Oorlogsmedalje ontvang en sy
tel dr Koomhof. Hy kon sien die Weer­
belange van die Weermag te kan dien. naam is ook gemeld in verslae vir uit-
mag is n organisasie wat omsien na sy
In sy nuwe hoedanigheid sal mnr staande diens.
mense.
Raw grensbesoeke doen wanneer die Gedurende die Tweede Wereldoor-
Volgens hom het die Leer net goed
manne van 38 Veldwerkplaas in die log het mnr Raw noue samewerking
aan sy twee seuns gedoen en is dit
Operasionele Gebied is, en die eenheid met die R.E.M.E. (Royal Elect and
daarom ’n voorreg om op die manier n
se verbintenis met sy oudgediendes Mechanical Engineers) gehad wat die
deeltjie te kan bydra.
verder versterk. Hy is ook van plan om voorlopers van die Tegniese Diens-
Dr Koomhof het reeds n noue band
die eenheidsgees te verbeter en as korps was. As gevolg van die verbinte-
met 1 Regiment Noord-Transvaal. Sy
skakel te dien met buite-instansies nis is mnr Raw nie slegs militer nie,
oudste seun, Gerhard, was vir 14 jaar
soos die stadsraad van Durban, se mnr maar ook Tegniese Dienskorps ge-
aan die eenheid verbonde, waarvan die
Raw. orienteerd.
laaste vier as bevelvoerder.
Sy verbintenis met die Weermag Mnr Raw is ook die eerste persoon
Die eenheid se vorige erekolonel
strek terug tot met die Tweede Wereld- wat in die Pariement gevra het dat
was die gewese Minister van Buite-
oorlog toe hy vrywillige diens in Kenia, Swart vegeenhede op die been gebring
landse Sake, dr Hilgard Muller, wat in
Abessinie en Eritrea verrig en gevorder moet word - n besluit wat destyds baie
1985 oorlede is.
het tot die rang van luitenant. Vanaf omstrede was maar uiters suksesvol
1944 tot 1945 was hy aan die Britse geblyk te wees het.
NR Vause Raw het sy blydskap Magte gesekondeer vir diens in Egipte, • Parades waarop dr Koomhof en
M uitgespreek oor die feit dat hy as
erekolonel van 38 Veldwerkplaas nou
Italie en Oostenryk.
Mnr Raw het in sy dienstydperk die
mnr Raw amptelik deur hul eenhede
verwelkom word, sal later vanjaar deur
na sy uittrede uit die politiek steeds Dekorasie vir Voortreflike Diens (1985), 1 Regiment Noord-Transvaal en 38
kontak met die Weermag sal kan be- 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Veldwerkplaas gehou word.

30 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

 “ IT is mos hoe ’n sportskou moet wees!” So is SAWI se

SAWI-SADFI
Sportskou deur een van die rekordgetal teenwoordiges by
vanjaar se skou in die stadsaal van Voortrekkerhoogte opge-
som. SAWI het vanjaar met ’n magdom produkte op ’n hoe noot
ingelui en die skou was van meet af aan ’n klinkklare sukses.

Sportsterre
>
dra by tot
Sportskou
se sukses

Kapt Carla Brink kry net die beste raad oor hardloopskoene van twee van Suid-Afrika se top
atlete, Bernard Rose (links) en Bruce Fordyce.

AT SAWI se Sportskou in Voortrek­ js deur mnr N.J. Lanham, Adidas se promo-

W kerhoogte des te meer ’n sukses ge-
maak het, was die uiters billike pryse.
siebestuurder in Transvaal, in ontvangs ge-
neem. Veertien uitstallers het aan die skou
Hengelgerei, krieketkolwe, veerpyltjies, deelgeneem.
noem maar op wat jy wil, het in baie gevalle
'n derde goedkoper gekos as wat dit elders
te kry is.
Met die deeglike beplanning wat die
Sportskou voorafgegaan het, was daar met
die opening daarvan ook etlike hoog- Deur sktr J.A. van Wyk
waardigheidsbekleers soos It genl D.J. Earp, Foto’s: s sers Leonie Rourke
It genl I. Lemmer, It genl F.E.C. van den en wrn J.L.D. Hrusa
Berg, genl maj D.R. Marais en genl maj K.
0 Pickersgill teenwoordig.
Volgens brig B.D. Slater, Hoofbestuurder
van SAWI, wat die skou geopen het, is die
doel van die skou om aan die militere ge-
meenskap te toon watter goedere SAWI en
hul verskaffers in voorraad het. Verder kon
daar deurentyd met bekende sportsterre BO REGS: ’n Groot glimlag van brig Bryan
soos Graeme Pollock, Naas Botha, Bernard Slater, Hoofbestuurder van SAWI. Saam
Rose en Bruce Fordyce, sowel as deskun- met horn is Laura Charles en Susan Kilian.
diges van die verskillende verskaffers, ge-
sels word om eersterangse inligting in te win.
R E G S : Jo h n A bra ha m s, S pringbok-
Daar is ook aan Nasionale Dienspligtiges muurbalspeler, verduidelik aan lugman
en lede van die Staande Mag die geleent- Andre Spoor (links) en lugman Kevin
heid gebied om te koop en in aanmerking te Fouche watter voordele n goeie raket vir die
kom vir groot pryse. Meer as 6 000 lede van toegewyde sportman inhou. Die bekende
die SA Weermag het vanjaar die skou be- sportpersoonlikhede wat hierdie skou byge-
soek. woon het, was dit almal eens dat dit baie
Tydens die openingseremonie is die wen- professioneel aangebied en die pryse van
ner van die beste uitstalling ook aangekon- SAWI se sporttoerusting buitengewoon laag
dig. Vanjaar was dit Adidas. Die wisseltrofee is.

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 31

CAPE FLATS BATTALION 25 YEARS OLD
A duty to stand up
for South Africa
APE Flats Battalion is in the position, having com-
^ ^ p le te d all the tasks already required of it, to go
ahead and complete those awaiting it in the future,” said
Brig A.K. de Jager, Officer Commanding Western Pro­
vince Command, at a glamorous function held recently to
celebrate the 25th birthday of this battalion.
In response, the Officer Com­
manding Cape Flats Battalion,
Cmdt S.W.J. Venter, replied:
"South Africa is in the most in­
teresting phase of its develop­
ment and we are privileged to
take part in it. The South African
Defence Force is here to stand
for reason and for accuracy and
I believe it is the task of this unit,
not only to perform its duties, but
to stand up for our country. We
must be able to say that we have
carried our weight."
Whereas a commando has an
area responsibility to see to the
safety and protection of people
within that area, a battalion can
be deployed over the whole of
the country. A battalion thus has
the responsibilities of a com­
mando but without its restric­
tions.
This unit was formed on 25
January 1962 as Cape Flats
Comm ando, under W estern
Province Command. It was an
urban commando with its first
headquarters in Rosebank,
Cape Town. All of the original
members were volunteers and
had to purchase their own uni­
forms. The first OC of the unit
Weis Cmdt M.F. Cullen, and the
first RSM, W01 P.J.S. Bester.
From 1964, National Service­
men were posted to the unit
after their initial training to com­
plete their National Sen/ice com­
mitments. By 1975, the unit
strength consisted of mainly
NSM with a small number of vol­
unteers in the Leader Group.
With this force of highly trained
men, it was a mere matter of
time before the unit served in the
Operational Area. From 1976 to
1981 the unit served in Sector
70 and at Katima Mulilo. The
unit also served in various cer­
emonial parades, including the
Republic Festivals of 1967 and
1971, and various Parliamentary
parades.
32 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
In 1983 the unit was granted
Citizen Force status and the
name changed to Cape Flats
Battalion with its headquarters in
Claremont, Cape Town. The
B attalion is a w e ll-tra in e d
counter-insurgency infantry unit
with the ability to adapt to vari­
able circumstances to do duty
throughout South Africa. Brig Oe
Jager preused the Cape Flats
Battalion which, together with
the rest of the South African De­
fence Force and Group 40,
played a major role in restoring
Examining the First Day Cover are (left to right) Mrs K. Venter, Mrs M.
de Jager and Mrs Ft. v.d. Hooven.
security in the Cape area during
1985/86.
The present OC of CFB,
Cmdt S.W.J. Venter, has been
in command since 1 December
1985. W 01 Doveton has been
the R S M of the battalion since 1
February 1978. Cmdt Venter
gave his thanks to all previous
OC's, RSM’s and NSM’s, and
quipped: “ The only work I had to
do for today was to sign 3 000
First Day Covers over one
weekend - 1tell you, it ruined my
golf!”
Cmdt Venter presented one
of the First Day Covers to Brig
De Jager. This is the first First
Day Cover of the South African
Army (copies are available from
the Army Foundation) and bears
two pictures taken from the cov­
ers of PARATUS, one of a ‘Buf­
fe r and one of a soldier.
All in all, 5 000 such First Day
Covers were printed, and each
bears the motif of the cobra.
This symbol is also present on
the unit’s shoulder flash and al-
• By L CpI S.B. Cohen
A rare event as five former OC 's
o f CFB exchange stories over a
drink. (From left to right) Cmdt
C.W. MacMillan, Cmdt F.C.H.
Choice, Cmdt J J . Moolenschot,
Cmdt O.E.F. Baker and Cmdt
S.W.J. Venter.
ludes to the fact that this area
once abounded with this particu­
lar snake. It also indicates the
retaliatory capability of the Bat­
talion to strike back if threat­
ened.
The function was opened with
a welcome by Capt E.S. Wright,
Adjutant of the Cape Flats Bat­
talion, who reminded the guests
of the importance of remember­
ing God in His rightful place, as
well as of the essential place of
the ‘OC Spiritual’ of the unit, the
Padre, after which Capt Wright
read from the Book of Joshua.
After the speeches by Brig De
Jager and Cmdt Venter, a toast
to the Cape Flats Battalion was
proposed by Col G.D. Heunis,
and thereafter guests enjoyed
snacks and refreshments at the
various “ watering holes” .
1912 - 87
JDIE ROL VAN DIE MILITERE VERPLEEGKUNDIGE = = 1912-87-
EN spyte van haar roeping as eggenote, moeder en lid van die gemeenskap
T het die verpleegkundige binne die Suid-Afrikaanse Geneeskundige Diens
ook ’n militere rol om te vertolk.

Sy is dus uniek in die ver-

Steeds kampioene
pleegkundige beroep met be-

V E E L M EER A S
sondere leierseienskappe ’n
vereiste bo en behalwe deemis,
lojaliteit, betroubaarheid en
deursettingsvermoe.
Wat vereistes en opleiding
betref is daar geen verskil tus-
sen die provinsiale en militere
verpleegkundige nie. Die aard
van pasiente kan egter verskil.
Die militere verpleegkundige kry
V O LK S D IE N S
bv meer met landmynbeserings
te doen asook die rehabilitasie
van hierdie pasiente.
Alle reels en regulasies van
enige verpleegkundige by enige
instansie is dieselfde soos neer-
gele deur die SA Raad op Ver-
pleging. Die Geneeskundige
Diens het egter n interessante
variasie op die tradisionele wit
uniform vir die militere verpleeg­
kundige ontwerp. W it bloesies
en rompe, soortgelyk aan die
van hulle bruindrag, word gedra.
Verskeie kursusse word deur
die Geneeskundige Diens aan-
gebied. Die Voor-registrasiekur-
sus in verpleeg- en vertoskunde
duur vier jaar. Vereistes vir die
opleiding is matriek, twee vakke
op hoer graad met minstens bio-
logie as vak. Psigiese en fisiese
vereistes word ook aan die ap-
plikant gestel.
'n Aanvanklike drie weke mi­
litere orientering word tydens
Januarie van die eerste jaar ge-
doen om die student met die mi­
litere omgewing en gebruike
vertroud te maak. Teoretiese
opleiding word dan by die SAGD
Verpleegkollege ondergaan ter-
wyl praktiese ondervinding hoof-
saaklik by 1 Militere Hospitaal,
ander m ilitere m ediese in-
stansies, Weskoppies Hospitaal
en verskillende klinieke opge-
doen word.
PLEIDING van verpleeg-
O kundiges by 1 Militere
Hospitaal dateer terug tot 1945. • O n d e ro ffisie r-ve rp le e g -
Gedurende hierdie tyd is 1 Mi­
litere Hospitaal by die destydse
S u id -A frik a a n s e V e rp le e g - word ook aangebied. By hierdie
stersraad geregistreer as oplei-
dingskool vir chirurgiese- en
mediese verpleegsters. Hierdie
opleiding het tot 1956 geduur
toe dit om verskeie redes ge-
staak is.
Opleiding is in 1973 hervat
met die aanbieding van ’n drie-
jaar-diploma in Algemene Ver-
T pleegkundige hoofsaaklik in
Deur s sers Leonie Rourke
kunde is toe ook aangebied en moet lewer. Die twee vereistes susse voltooi word. Die loop-
in 1983 is begin met die aanbied bring mee dat sy te alle tye .vir baan as verpleegkundige in die
van die Diploma in Operasie- enige taak opgewasse moet SAW bied dus onbeperkte
saal-verpleegkunde. wees. moontlikhede aan enige belang-
Deur wetgewing is ’n SAGD Verpleegkunde word egter stellende.
Verpleegkollege in 1985 gestig.
Hierdie kollege funksioneer as
’n outonome vleuel van 1 Mi­
litere Hospitaal in samewerking
met die Universiteit van Suid-
Afrika.
By hierdie SAGD Verpleeg­
kollege word die vier jaar gei'nti-
greerde Diplomakursus aange­
bied. Na suksesvolle voltooiing
van opleiding registreer die stu­
dent haar by die SA Raad op
Verpleging as (Algemeen, Psi-
giatriese en Gemeenskapsver-
pleegkundige) en vroedvrou.
Korter kursusse word ook by
die Opleidingskool aangebied.
Die Hoofmatrone van 1 Militere
Hospitaal is in beheer van die
Opleidingskool tov die volgende
kategoriee, alhoewel die oplei­
ding deur die SAGD Verpleeg­
kollege behartig word:
• Eerstens is daar die een
jaar diploma in Verloskunde. Die
innames van studente geskied
in Maart, Julie en November
elke jaar. ’n Beperkte aantal
poste is beskikbaar.
• ’n Een jaar diploma in Ope-
rasiesaalverpleegkunde met net
een inname gedurende Maart
elke jaar word ook aangebied.
Die kursus begin dan eers in
September na afloop van n ses
maande voorkursus.
opleiding vir Stafverpleegkun-
diges en Verpleegassistente
ook al hoe meer deur die man­
kategoriee is egter geen beper- like geslag as professionele
king op innames of aantal poste loopbaan gevolg. “ Daar is geen
nie. Al die kursusse word sover verskil tussen die manlike en
moontlik tweetalig aangebied. vroulike verpleegkundiges nie.
Hulle is ewe toegewyd in hulle Die militere verpleegkundige
taak,” vertel kol B. Scheepers, in bruindrag, werksdrag en
RADISIONEEL is die ver­ Direkteur Verpleegdienste.
Alhoewel 80% van alle ver­
'n kuratiewe rol gesien. Sy ispleegkundige studente dames
uitstapdrag.

pleegkunde by 1 Militere Hospi­
taal volgens vereistes Vein die
Suid-Afrikaanse Raad op Ver-
pleging. In 1973 het vyftien stu-
dente hulle vir hierdie kursus in-
geskryf. Die Diploma in Verlos-
egter altyd in spanverband be-
trokke by al die aspekte van ge-
neeskunde, die voorkomende,
kuratiewe en rehabiliterende ge-
neeskunde. Verpleegsorg is n
dissipline wat ’n 24-uur diens
is, kwyt die mans hulle goed van
hul taak. Verskeie manlike ver­
pleegkundiges is al bevorder tot
die rang van kaptein.
Om bevordering te kry, moet
professionele en militere kur-

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 33

 By Pte B.L. Davies

nimals and weaponry

can live together
Dedicated field officers M r Billy Penham
(left) and Oom Jan Ferreira display the map
showing the 22 000 ha Gen De Wet Training
Area.
1k
1912-87

NIMALS and weaponry can live together! The General De Wet

A Training Area near Bloemfontein proves this point. As tanks roll
over the plains blasting imaginary enemy positions, herds of spring­
buck, blesbuck and wildebeest stampede in the distance, unharmed
by the shelling.

This has been the trend on the SA De­
fence Force's trial battle field for the past 32
years. Here 5 667 springbuck, 424 blesbuck
and 399 black wildebeest roam under the
supervision of two field officers.
The idea to stock the area with its original
herds was the brainchild of Cmdt Kosie Pre-
torius. As the officer commanding of the
SADF’s nature conservation programme in
the Orange Free State, he “ gambled” that
the wild herds would live in harmony with the
Defence Force’s manoeuvres. So far not a
single animal has fallen to an Army shell.
"The alternative to having game would be
to burn the veld each year,” he said.
The presence of game in the area was
also beneficial to troops on excercise. "W e
want our soldiers to carry out their training in
a natural environment. In most cases the
men develop an appreciation for conserva­
tion and wildlife,” Cmdt Pretorius told
PARATUS.
and one-time soldier Oom Jan Ferreira.
They are constantly on the lookout for dis­
eases such as intestinal worm sickness
which claimed 350 buck in 1980.
Attending to windmills, fences and salt de­
posits is all in a day’s work for the two men.
Because of the unbroken seven year
drought in the area, the windmills are vital for
the supply of water to the animals.
“ In the early days (1955-64) we did all our
work on horseback,” said Oom Jan. Today
each man is supplied with an Army vehicle to
carry out the work.
“ I’m out many nights after midnight watch­
ing the herds," said Mr Denham, whose vig­
ilance has deterred many would be poach­
ers. "There are people who would go to
great lengths to kill a couple of buck,” he
said.
Mr Denham and Oom Jan receive “ range
Cmdt Kosie Pretorius who masterminded
the restocking programme o f game at the
Defence Force’s Gen De Wet Training Area.
orders” on a weekly basis enabling them to
travel the range without fear of ending up
under the crossfire of an Army exercise.
“ Without these instructions, our work
would be a nightmare,” said Oom Jan. In his
32 years on the range, he has never had a
“ nasty encounter” .
The SADF operates similar conservation
schemes at Wepener, Maselspoort, De Aar
and Pietersburg. All these areas have fol­
lowed the example of the Gen De Wet Train­
ing Area.

HE Gen De Wet Training Area was orig­ Forces’ Favourites almost 25 yrs old
T inally bought by the Defence Force as
15 farms in 1955. Later springbuck rams
JUL Y 1987 sees the 25th anniversary o f the
from Gobabis (South West Africa) were in­
popular programme for servicemen -
troduced into the area. This strengthened
F orces’ Favourites. For the last twenty
the weak interbred herds that existed on the
years, Patricia Kerr’s dedication behind the
farms.
microphone has never wavered.
Then came blesbuck and black wilde­
She prepares the entire programme - col­
beest whose numbers have flourished in one
lecting the mail on Friday morning, sorting it
of the most successful restocking program­
into date order, drawing the requests from
mes nationwide.
the record library and notifying listeners by
In 1960 the wildebeest herd consisted of
telephone or telegram to receive return
three cows and a bull. Today nearly 400 of
messages for the soldier.
the species gambol across the plains.
Her commitment to “ Forces Favourites"
Without their natural predators, the herds
has earned her “ The Order o f the Star o f
need culling once a year. This is carried out
South Africa for Exceptional Service o f Mili­
by the various military units making use of
tary Importance ".
the area, acting on specific instructions from
Cmdt Pretorius. In January this year the
Commandant conducted the annual game
count in conjunction with the Department of
Nature Conservation.
The dedicated field officers who tend the
"reserve” are ex-farmer, Mr Billy Denham

34 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

 JANIE
BESOEK
PARATUS
O ’n mooi gesiggie tussen die
S klomp weermanne! Die bekende
Janie du Plessis (wat self ’n broer in
Diensplig gehad het) het onlangs ’n
besoek by PARATUS afgele om stof
in te samel vir een van haar rubrieke.

Janie is dikwels op televisie te sien en

skryf ook weekliks vir die tydskrif Huisge-
noot. Sy het onlangs 'n storie gedoen oor
die manne wat diensplig verrig - met beson-
dere klem op die rol van die agterblywendes
- die vrouens, meisies, ouers en vriende.
Vrae soos: 'Wat geniet jy die meeste van
die Weermag?” en “ Wat moet meisies in
pakkies aan hul ouens stuur?” het sy oor en
weer aan Oienspligtiges gevra, en met n
sak vol raad is sy huis toe om die boodskap
oor te dra.
Janie het veral agtergekom dat pos die
manne baie na aan die hart le. "D ie manne
kla nie oor hul eie lot nie," vertel sy, “ maar
pos is baie belangrik vir hulle. Een lang brief
per maand is nie die oplossing nie. Skryf
eerder een bladsy per week - dit beteken
baie meer vir Dienspligtiges!”
• Saam met Janie staan (vlnr) wme
Greg Pentopoulos, Warren Liebmann,
Dave Falkow, Eric Janssen, Ray Moore en
Dave Lipshitz. (Foto: Lmn H. Cleland)

‘Little generals’ make soldiers happy

unique “ m edal p arade”
A takes place at Bloemfon­
tein’s 3 Military Hospital on
Thursdays and the “little gener­
als” that make the presentations
are all from junior schools in the
city.

Not quite Pro Patria Medals, the chil­

dren pin bottle-tops to the pyjama pock­
ets of their heroes, mingling with Na­
tional Servicemen in the wards of the
hospital during the afternoon.
It is all part of the Free State Educa­
tion Department’s Health Awareness
Programme in which juniors are taught
about the hospital. After a tour of the
buildings, each child has to complete a
questionnaire which is marked by the
teacher.
“The programme is so popular with
schools in Bloemfontein that we can’t fit
them all in,” said Tant “Mossie” Abra­
hams, who is one of the chief organiz­ Sapper G. P. de Beer was paid a visit by these four youngsters o f Bloemfontein's Grey College.
ers. The Schools’ Inspector said the - (Photo: Set P. Kyprianou)
children often felt it was their “duty” to
know more about the Military Hospital
and tackled the assignment with “great of children, either Sub A s, Standard 1 s
enthusiasm”. or Standard 2’s were “warming the
The programme is also having a ben­ hearts of the patients they meet’’ said
eficial spin-off for the soldiers. Busloads Tant Mossie.

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 35

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The Chief of the SA Air Force, Lt Gen Denis Earp, presenting Col J. W. Guyt, Officer Com­
manding AFB Swartkop, with the SA Air Force Sword of Peace for 1986.
Air Force Base Swartkop re­
cently became the proud owners
of the prestigious Sword of
Peace Award for their humanita­
rian contributions to the local
community during 1986.
In the past year AFB Swartkop distin­
guished itself in the humanitarian field by
preventing and relieving human suffering
and in creating sound relations with the local
community.
Among the Base's humanitarian deeds,
their fearless action during the SASOL depot
fire in Pretoria West on 21 May 1985, which
averted almost certain disaster, is best re­
Aviation Art on display in Johannesburg
Lt Gen Denis Earp, Chief o f the SAAF, pre­
sents Capt Dave Becker with his award for
Best Photograph on Exhibit, entitled, "Safair
L100-30 near Cape Town".
38 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
membered. Two of the SAAF’s fire brigade
heroes were awarded the Honoris Crux, so
becoming the only non-aircrew members of
the SAAF to receive the honour.
Addressing the AFB Swartkop recipients
at a parade, Lt Gen Denis Earp, Chief of the
Air Force, reflected on some of the deeds
rendered by the armed services to civilians
in times of need.
"The Air Force and other Arms of the De­
fence Force have, during the years, saved
numerous lives, provided shelter, medical
aid and essential services and have con­
veyed food and water for man and his ani­
m als,'’ Lt Gen Earp said.
Here I recall the cyclone Demoina, the
Laingsburg floods, the Russian sailor from
By Pte G. Pentopoulos
Photos: Pte W.A. Liebmann
SAAF’s
Sword of
Peace for
Swartkop
the fishing vessel Busol to mention but a
few.
"During 1986, 180 patients were eva­
cuated in SAAF casevacs'. Fifteen moun­
tain and sea rescues were performed and
the Army supplied hundreds of tents and
thousands of meals in emergency areas.
"Naval Marines distributed food packages
to hungry children in Crossroads and SA
Medical Service personnel manned hospi­
tals and provided medical services in areas
where unrest was preventing people from
receiving proper medical care.”
On awarding AFB Swartkop with the
Sword of Peace, Lt Gen Earp said that their
exceptional achievements in the humanita­
rian field were a credit to the Base, its
Squadrons and to the Air Force in general,
and that this made the base a worthy recipi­
ent of the South African Air Force Sword of
Peace Award for 1986.
W 02 Tiro Vorster and his wife Hannatjie, in
front o f the painting for which he won the
SAAF Museum Trophy for the best painting.
It depicts a Shackleton and is entitled
“ Guardian o f the Southern Ocean .
Book donated
to Mr Botha
after years
of research
IGHT years of hard work and pain­
E staking research to write a book of
160 pages! It is little wonder that Cmdt The State President, Mr P.W. Botha, with Cmdt G.K.B. Barron and Cmdt E.G.M. Alexander
E.G.M. Alexander and Cmdt G.K.B. Bar­
ron were justly proud of their achieve­
ment when they presented their book
SOUTH AFRICAN ORDERS, DECORA­
TIONS AND MEDALS which they wrote
together with Cdr A.J. Bateman, to the
State President, Mr P.W. Botha, at a pri­
vate meeting at Tuynhuis in Cape Town
recently.
In the book’s foreword, which was written
by the State President, it is noted: “ This is
the first comprehensive publication on mod­
em official SA orders, decorations and med­
als, and it is fitting that it should have been
compiled by three officers from three differ­
ent Arms of the SADF. The fact that they
after presentation o f the book South African Orders, Decorations and Medals. - Photo: Sea
A.B. Ingram.
tions, 44 Parachute Brigade, and Cmdt
have all been deeply involved in training or
operational service, means that they have a G.K.B. Barron is attached to SA Air Force
keen understanding and appreciation of the Headquarters in Pretoria. Both men became
involved with this work when they were stu­
importance of medals and awards” .
dents at the Military Academy. The book is
The book deals with, iter alia, the form and
available from booksellers throughout the
history of awards, obsolete awards, State
Department awards and SA heroes and their Republic.
awards. It includes descriptions, of the • Later, in Pretoria, a copy of the book
was also presented to Gen Jannie Gelden-
awards of the SADF, SA Police, SA Railway
huys, Chief of the SA Defence Force.
Police and SA Prison Service. The book,
which is illustrated, was up to date al its time
of publication in June 1986.
Cmdt Alexander is Staff Officer Opera­ ik

MILITERE
POLISIE
SE BESTE
A 0 2 A.E. Genis is onlangs aangewys as die
beste adjudant in die Suid-Afrikaanse Korps
van Militere Poiisie. Dit is n besondere pres-
tasie aangesien daar na n groot aantal as-
pekte gekyk word. Van hierdie aspekte is
werk van hoogstaande gehalte, hoe gehalte
werk van sy ondergeskiktes, 'n goeie ver-
moe om te delegeer, persoonlike netheid en
die netheid van sy ondergeskiktes. Dissi-
pline, vermoe om verliesbeheer toe te pas
en skietkuns word ook in aanmerking ge-
neem.
Op die foto REGS ontvang A 0 2 Genis die
Poon Jacobs-trofee van kmdt F.C. Hefer. -
Foto: Sktr J.A. van Wyk.

Aviation Art at the Total Gallery in Braamfon- For his painting, “ Guardian of the South­
AINTINGS of various types of
P transport and weapons of war
tein Johannesburg was all about.
The Chief of the South African Air Force,
are not new — there are many fam­Lt Gen Denis Earp, opened the exhibition
ern Ocean" depicting a Shackleton, W 02
Tiro Vorster won the SAAF Museum Trophy
for the best painting. The prize for the best
ous examples of works showing sail­ which not only featured aircraft in flight or on photograph went to Capt Dave Becker for his
ing ships, wagons, coaches and the ground, but also other facets of air and photo, “ Safair L100-30 near Cape Town” .
scenes of great battles. space such as scenes in an air terminal, The awards were presented by Lt Gen Earp.
maintenance hangar and an air force camp. The exhibition was run jointly by the SA
It is only natural therefore that the 20th Some thirty artists from all over South Africa Guild of Aviation Artists and the SAAF Mu­
Century artist will turn to representing on participated and 117 works in oils, acrylics, seum. Various other aviation organisations
canvds the latest developments in these pastel, airbrush and also photographic such as the Aero Club of South Africa and
fields. This is what the recent exhibition of works were shown. Kentron also contributed to the displays.

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 39

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 1912 - 1987 Deur wm E. Janssen ■Foto’s: wrn P. Schedler

Soetigheidjie, bemoediging
STILL CHAM PIO N S
STEED S K AM PIO EN E vir hospitaalpasiente
IE eggenotes van verskeie
D generale- en senior offisiere
in die SA Weermag het onlangs
’n welwillendheidsbesoek aan
pasiente in 1 Militere Hospitaal,
Voortrekkerhoogte, gebring. Die
besoek is gelei deur mev Margot
Malan, eggenote van die Minister
van Verdediging, en sy is verge-
sel deur m e w Marie Gelden-
huys, eggenote van die Hoof van
die Weermag; Ina Nieuwoudt
eggenote van die Geneesheer-
generaal en Adele Coetzer, egge­
note van die bevelvoerder van 1
Mil Hosp.

Mev Margot Malan (links) eggenote van die Minister van Verdediging, en mev Marie Gelden-
huys, eggenote van die Hoof van die Weermag, rig hier 'n bemoedigende woordjie aan Johan 1 9 1 2 -1 9 8 7
Smit wat in die Kerkstraatbomontploffing in 1983 albei sy bene verloor het.

Fronte
byeen

indaba
DIE Leerdamesvereniging (LDV) het on­
langs vir die eerste keer bymekaar gekom
sedert die Vyf Front-stelsel in 1985 goedge-
keur is. Volgens die stelsel is daar vyf fronte,
nl Paraatheid, Kultuur, Gesin en Jeug, Wis-
selwerking en Sport/Sosiaal. Die front-
leidsters vanoor die hele Suid-Afrika en
Suidwes-Afrika het in Pretoria praktiese
punte bespreek. Vyf verskillende konferen-
sies is gelyklopend gehou. Van die dames
teenwoordig was (vlnr) m e w M. de Jager
(Kaapstad), M. Heap (Durban), J. Louw
(Windhoek), L. Snygans (Oostelike Provin-
sie), K. Otto (Vrystaat) en A. van Schalkwyk
(Walvisbaai).
n
G! ROOT aantai lede van die
Verdedigingshoofkwartier-
Damesvereniging het onlangs ’n
UHK Damesvereniging se
groot planne vir 1987
feestelike kenmekaar-broodaand
bygewoon om die jaar se aktiwiteite
mee te begin. Die geieentheid is
gehou aan die huis van mev Elreza
Mulder, voorsitster van die VHK
Gesin- en Jeugfront.

Na 'n paar gesellige kenmekaar-ysbre-

kers het almal lekker gesmul aan die ver-
skeidenheid interessante brode en pates.
Die jaarprogram is ook bespreek. Op spe-
siale versoek het die vier Mulderbroers ’n
paar iiedere gesing.
Onder die gaste was mev Marie Gelden-
huys, eggenote van die Hoof van die SAW,
en mev Elrie Potgieter, eggenote van genl
maj Alex Potgieter. Sy het onlangs uit Ame-
rika teruggekeer.

IE VHK Damesvereniging bied vanjaar

D ’n hele klomp vergaderings en uitstap-
pies aan en u aandag word op die volgende
gevestig:
• Op 23 April bespreek dr Arnold Mol die
tema Ouerwees in 1987” . Dit word aange­ Die VHK Damesvereniging het vanjaar se aktiwiteite met ’n kenmekaar-broodaand begin.
bied by die Hoerskool Voortrekkerhoogte en Verskeie pryse is uitgeloof in speletjies wat die doel gehad het om die dames aan mekaar
begin om 19h30. Burgerlike dames word ook bekend te stel. Die feestelike aand is gehou by die huis van mev Elreza Mulder, wat regs voor
uitgenooi. Vir verdere inligting kan u Elza staan. Aan die ander kant van die tafel staan mev Marie Geldenhuys, een van die gaste.
Botes skakel by 26-9941, asook Elreza (Foto: Imn H. Cleland)
Mulder by 45-2780 (na ure). Bespreek asb
voor 10 April.
• Op 5 Mei is dit ’n paraatheidsaand met dingsteologie onder oe neem. Dit word ge­ Burgerlike dames is weer eens welkom. Vir
die tema “ Aanslag teen die Godsdiens” . Dr hou in die ouditorium van die SA Genees­ besondertiede skakel June de Witt by 661 -
Ed Caine en dr Johan Heyns sal die bevry- kundige Diens Kollege en begin om 19h00. 1779, of Marietjie van Niekerk by 62-2535.

Women more aware of civil defence

Defence Force programme to
A make women more aware of
civil defence, took great strides in
February when more than 300
Bloemfontein females attended an
arms display and lectures in the
Town Hall.

The women, responding to advertise­

ments on radio and in the local press, re­
ceived advice on fire-protection, home
safety, weapon training and explosive identi­
fication, among other topics.
Brig Reg Otto (OC OFS Command) ad­
dressed the gathering and was supported by
Mr Andre Pruis, a senior lecturer in constitu­
tional law at the University of the Orange
Free State. Mr Pruis spoke specifically on A group o f women pictured at the display in the Bloemfontein Town Hall. On hand to answer
the threat of ‘revolutionary onslaught!’. their questions were Sgt Andre Kruger and M aj Herman du Plessis.
The demonstration was open to the gen­
eral public but was specifically aimed at the
women of the town. that lasted 10 to 12 weeks with lectures of “ We take the programme to towns
Men get involved in the defence of the four hours every week. throughout the Free State,” said Maj Du
country through national service, but "Women volunteer to do the course, and a Plessis, who has visited Wmburg, Brandfort,
womenfolk “ do not get even half of this ex­ great motivating force has been Bloemfon­ Koppies and Ladybrand. He said the pro­
posure” , said Maj Herman du Plessis, a tein’s Army Women’s Association,” he said. gramme was drawing widespread interest
chief organiser. So far 167 women have enrolled on the and many phone calls had been received
“ The Defence Force programme is an course, most of them as a result of the Asso­ inviting the Defence Force to lecture in pro­
ongoing thing,” he said, describing a course ciation's influence. vincial towns.

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 43

 HARTREHABILITASIE IN DIE SA WEERMAG

A O I Arnold Nolan (49) het in Desember
1980 n hartaanval gehad, maar met behulp
van die rehabilitasieprogram neem hy sedert
1985 gerebid aan marathons deel.
Die baanbrekers
draf marathon
na hartaanvalle
Wanneer die pasient se toestand in so ’n
mate gestabiliseer is dat hy uit die hospitaal
ontslaan kan word, is hy gewoonlik gereed
om met fase twee van die rehabilitasiepro­
gram te begin. Dit behels die gereelde by-
woning van groepklasse op Maandae,
Woensdae en Vrydae.
D ie o e fenp rog ram begin m et op-
warmingsoefeninge. n Instrukteur onder-
breek met gereelde tussenposes die oefe-
ninge sodat die pasiente hul eie polsslae kan
tel. Indien daar probleme ontstaan, word die
oefeninge dadelik gestaak. Daar is altyd ’n

WEE keer soveel mense sterf aan hartsiektes as aan kanker en in

T motorongelukke. Die voorkoms van koronere hartsiektes onder
blanke Suid-Afrikaanse mans is verder die hoogste in die wereld. Maar
’n hartaanval of -omleidingsoperasie hoef nie die spreekwoordelike
einde van die wereld te beteken nie. Die SA Weermag is al ’n paar jaar
by die ou 1 Militere Hospitaal in Voortrekkerhoogte besig met ’n
unieke hartrehabilitasieprogram.

Dr Neil Gordon, wat aan die hoof van die

Die program is enig in sy soort in Suid- dokter teenwoordig om, indien nodig, nood- hartrehabilitasieprogram staan, hou met 'n
Afrika weens sy allesomvattende aard. Dit behandeling toe te pas. defibrillator 'n wakende oog oor die toestand
vergelyk goed met soortgelyke programme Na die opwarmingsessie word die pa­ van A O I Fred van Duiker se hart.
in Amerika en die res van die wereld. siente se hartspoed getoets waarna elkeen
Die resultate spreek vanself. Drie pa­ volgens sy vermoe met sy individuele uit- stand word oor n tydperk geleidelik ver-
siente wat daaraan deelneem, het al mara­ hou-oefeninge begin. Aanvanklik word bv meerder tot drie kilometer. Die pasiente se
thons oor 42 km voltooi en 'n ander pasient begin deur ’n half kilometer te stap. Die af- toestand word deurentyd gemonitor.
het onlangs die moordende Comrades-ma-
rathon tussen Durban en Pietermaritzburg in Die pasiente se bloeddrukke moet gereeld gemeet word. Lt Christa Pretorius, n verpleegkun-
sowat nege en ’n half uur afgele. dige wat hulp verleen met die rehabilitasieprogram, kyk na sers Gordon Truter se bloeddruk.
Aan die hoof van die program met sy so­
wat 320 deelnemers staan dr Neil Gordon, n
siviele dokter. Hy het as Dienspligtige by die
program betrokke geraak en is nou reeds
ses jaar daarmee besig.
Dr Gordon wys daarop dat bogenoemde
prestasies nie noodsaaklik is vir gesondheid
nie. Die mikpunt met die program is eerstens
om die kwaiiteit van die hartpasient se lewe
te verbeter.
Na ’n hartaanval of -omleidingsoperasie
word die pasient in die intensiewesorgeen-
heid van die hospitaal opgeneem waar sy
toestand gestabiliseer word. Rehabilitasie
begin reeds nou met daaglikse fisioterapie
om die pasient te laat beweeg en om die
newe-effekte van 'n lang bedrus te voorkom.
Na die pasient se sielkundige welstand word
ook omgesien. Hy word volledig ingelig om
ongrondige vrese uit die weg te ruim.

44 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

 ASE drie van die program begin sowat
F agt weke na die aanval of operasie.
Daar word weer eens toetse gedoen om te
bepaal hoeveel oefening die pasient met vei-
ligheid kan doen. Hy begin dan kort ente draf
totdat hy vyf kilometer met gemak kan hard-
loop. In hierdie stadium is die pasient al so
vertroud met sy toestand dat hy tuis met sy
oefenprogram kan voortgaan. Hy moet egter
nog steeds minstens een keer per jaar her-
toets word en hy moet noukeurig dagboek
hou van sy oefenprogram sodat die dokter
volledige inligting tot sy beskikking het.
Vrydae le die pasiente net die helfte van
hul bereikbare afstand af waama hulle sowat
'n halfuur lank vlugbal speel om die groeps-
gevoel te bevorder.
Die rehabilitasieprogram het ’n tweele-
dige doel. Dit sien om na sielkundige be-
hoeftes met die skepping van n groepsge-
voel dmv deelname. Die pasient se familie
ontvang ook voorligting. Verder bevorder die
program die pasient se fisiese toestand deur
hom fikser te maak en sy risikofaktore te The Heart Club stretches away under the instruction o f the ‘‘Body B eat’’ team.
verminder.
become so fit after their cardiac incident that
IE vemaamste risikofaktore is hoe they are able to run marathons.

D bloeddruk, die rookgewoonte en hoe

cholesterol. Hoe cholesterol kan geneties Pulse rates
oorgeerf word - ’n toestand wat dikwels by
Afrikaners voorkom, of dit kan veroorsaak
word deur ’n dieet van cholesterolryke kosse
met versadigde vette soos eiers, lewer en
rooivleis. Daar word nie altyd in hierdie ver-
band ’n spesifieke dieet aan die pasiente
voorgeskryf nie, maar hul liggaamsvet word
gereeld gemeet en riglyne gegee. Die pa­
sient word bv aangeraai om op te hou rook
en om ’n dieet van onversadigde vette, bv
groente, te volg. Oefening help verder om
cholesterol te bekamp.
Aspekte soos oorgewig, stres, ’n gebrek
aan oefening en sekere siektes soos suiker-
siekte en jig is risikofaktore waaraan daar
nog salf te smere is. Daar is egter n aantal
nie-veranderbare risikofaktore soos ’n fami-
liegeskiedenis van koronere hartsiektes, ou-
derdom, ras (veral blankes) en geslag (veral
mans). Alhoewel hierdie faktore nie-veran-
derbaar is, kan hulle steeds verminder word
en volgens dr Gordon is dit nooit te laat om
daarmee te begin nie.
Maar voorkoming is beter as genesing en
daarom is dr Gordon tans besig met ’n ek-
sperimentele voorkomende medikasiepro-
gram vir mense ouer as 30. Daar word be-
plan om die program mettertyd uit te brei
sodat alle Staandemaglede en Diensplig­
tiges daarby kan baat vind. Vir hierdie doel
vertrek dr Gordon binnekort oorsee om na-
vorsing oor die onderwerp te doen.
quicken as
Body Beat
team visits
Heart Club
OUTH Africa has the highest in­
S cidence of coronary heart dis­
ease amongst its white males com­rate checks. Everyone was ‘A OK ’.
pared to the rest of the world. The
disease usually occurs in the eco­
nomically active years. In South
Africa, heart disease kills twice as time they were beaten. Their previous ex­
many people as does a combination
of all forms of cancer and car acci­
dents. Coronary heart disease costs drenched, Body Beat team for their stringent
the economy an estimated R1 billion
per year.
Before work every morning, these fitness
fanatics make a point of watching TV 1’s
"Good Morning South Africa” at 06h15
where a special slot is kept for "Body Beat".
This programme gives the viewer an oppor­
tunity of practising a variety of aerobic exer­
cises under instruction of the “ Body Beat”
team, in the privacy of their homes.
In February this year, the Heart Club's
pulse skipped a beat when the “ Body Beat"
crew pulled on their aerobics leotards and
gave the members of the club a dance-along
aerobics class at 1 Mil Hosp.
Dr Neil Gordon, Head of the Cardiac Re­
habilitation Programme at 1 Mil Hosp, kept a
watchful eye over his brood of sweating
exercisers. The end of the session was met
with a few puffs and pants, but once every­
one had caught their breath, the Heart Club
challenged the “ Body Beat” team to a few
laps around the field. The laps ticked by as
the sweat poured. Medics standing along­
side the track stopped the joggers for pulse
This was the second time that the “ Body
Beat” team was challenged while doing an
aerobics demonstration, and the second
hibit was for the Cardiac ward at 2 Mil Hosp
in Cape Town.
The Heart Club thanked the sweat
morning aerobics and fitness exercises.

, . . In the SADF, health and fitness play a ma-

Steeds kampioene ior role amongst its members, be they in the Still CnampiOI1S
Permanent Force or doing National Service.
Old 1 Military Hospital in Voortrekkerhoogte
has a “ Cardiac Incident" rehabilitation group
called the “ Heart Club” . The club, open to all
ranks in the SADF, consists of approxi­
mately 120 members from the Pretoria area
who attend exercise courses, diet lectures
and many other integral activities, assisting
1912 - 87 them on the slow road of recuperation. 1912 — 87
Once the member has attained an optimal
level of activity, he continues attending these
heart club meetings to stay in shape and
keep an eye on the vitals, eg pulse and
blood pressure. Some of the members have

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 45


grenade explosion in the last half hour of World War II cost
A
German commander Gunther Meinhardt his right leg. It was a
South African grenade. Despite this setback and the memory
of an uncle killed in a spray of South African artillery fire, Dr Meinhardt
remains one of the country’s most ardent supporters abroad.
The limp and paralysed left arm is the re­
sult of wounds sustained as a fighting sol­
dier. Wounds that today do not deter his spi­
rit. His words flow and in the face of the 62
year old historian there is no malice for past
foes, only a lasting smile.
The enemy of old has become the topic of
his most concentrated studies and Dr Mein­
hardt reels off names and dates of South
Africa’s past, more like a home grown pun­
dit.
The German war veteran and his wife, Su­
sanna, visited South Africa for a second time
recently. They stopped over in Bloemfontein,
King William’s Town, Cape Town and Pre­
toria.
En route, Dr Meinhardt donated valuable
historic material to various South African war
museums. A Bible donated to the museum in
46 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
German lost a leg but
became friend of RSA By Pte B.L. Davies
King William’s Town dates back to 1509 and
is believed to be the oldest in the country.
“ I've always been a compulsive collec­
tor,” said Dr Meinhardt, who at one time
owned more than 5 000 pictures and paint­
ings of the Anglo-Boer War. This collection
has been whittled down in recent years ow­
ing to his contribution to South African mu­
seums.
“ South Africa has always fascinated me. I
can remember the tales my grandfather told
me of a digger relative who sought diamonds
and fortune here,” said Dr Meinhardt.
The mystery surrounding the southern
continent took seed in the boyish imagina­
tion and he always yearned to visit the
southern shores. Only after he had fought
South African troops in Italy - narrowly es­
caping with his life on a few occasions - did
Dr Meinhardt realise a life long ambition.
On his travels through the country he
gathered more information which he hopes
to make use of in his writings. Dr Meinhardt
is a prolific freelance journalist and a recog­
nised historian in Germany with over 40 titles
to his name.
Dr Gunther Meinhardt, German War Vete­
ran.
A column he has written for the past 40
years in his hometown newspaper is one of
the longest running on record. In this slot Dr
Meinhardt has often represented South
Africa “ in a light that foreigners seldom have
the chance to see” .
ORN in Germany in 1925, the young
B Meinhardt enlisted for national service
at the age of 18. After surviving the war
years, he pursued an academic career,
studying anthropology at Gutenburg Univer­
sity. Years of research and a job with the
German Museum Services saw Dr Mein­
hardt establish himself as an authority in his
field. He has also been a supporting voice of
South Africa at seminars in the European
community. “ South Africa has many friends
in my country. Many of my countrymen op­
pose sanctions against this country and sup­
port common trade.
“ The problem is getting these people to­
gether. No organization exists for them to
voice one single opinion with greater im­
pact,” said Dr Meinhardt.
He had a last word for the South African
Defence Force, which he described as prob­
ably the most influential body in the process
of “ breaking down racial prejudice” .
"Fighting soldiers, Black and White, com­
bine their efforts to form a successful army,”
he said. This had often been the pattern in
history where armies set racial matters aside
in order to operate effectively. Dr Meinhardt
cited the American army as a good example.
In his spare time Dr Meinhardt pursues
the unusual hobby of rearing prize chickens.
These feathered “ friends” are “ strictly not
for the pot", he adds. In the past Dr Mein­
hardt has won the German Farmers’ Asso­
ciation’s Golden Award for the best chicken
on show.
Writing poetry and gardening are other re­
laxing pastimes in an otherwise busy retired
life.
tfr
Cmdt B.P. van Colter acted as “tour
guide” when Dr Gunther Meinhardt visi­
ted Bloemfontein en route to various
cities in South Africa. Mrs Susanna Mein­
hardt is pictured extreme left and her
brother, Albrecht Meylahn of Kimberley,
extreme right.
 1912-1987
Deur sktr J.A. van Wyk
IE Weermag se 75ste fees-
D vieringe is in voile gang en
April is geen uitsondering nie.
Hier is die volledige program:
1 APRIL - 71 Brigade, Regiment Wes-
teiike Provinsie, hou n vaandelparade en
uitoefening van hul vryheid van toegang tot
Kaapstad. Regiment Westelike Provinsie het
ook ’n vaandelaanbieding.
3 APRIL - Die SA Leervrouekollege hou
'n ouemaweek. Die Lugmag se Hoeveld-
lugruimbeheersentrum hou 'n formele ete,
en in die Vloot hou die Mariniersbrigade,
Simonstad, n medaljeparade. In Durban is
dit die verjaardag van SAS INKONKONI.
4 APRIL - 21 Bataljon hou 'n eenheids-
dans.
5 APRIL - Daar is 'n kerkparade in Dur­
ban vir VIootkommandement Oos se lede,
hul families en spesiale gaste, asook ’n kerk­
parade vir die SAGD Opleidingsentrum.
6 APRIL - 'n Hoogtepunt vir die SA Vloot,
aangesien hulle verantwoordelik is vir die
koordinering van die groot SAW-parade in
Kaapstad. Verder neem 8 Pantserdivisie en
84 Gemotoriseerde Brigade n geweersaluut
waar in Durban en by die Uniegebou in Pre­
toria ter herdenking van Stigtingsdag. 6-10
A p ril w o rd d ie SAW K le in k a lib e r-
skietkampioenskappe in Bloemfontein ge-
P.W. Botha-Beursfonds se deure wyer t ip
D IE P.W. Botha-Beursfonds maak
voortaan daarvoor voorsiening
dat sekere oud-lede en lede van die
SA Weermag wat self ongeskik ver-
klaar word as gevolg van militere
operasies, ook mag gehelp word om
addisionele kwalifikasies te bekom
ter verbetering van hul werkvooruit-
sigte.
Ondertussen is die name bekend gemaak
van die beurstoekennings vir 1987. Hulle is:
Vorige toekennings - beurse hemieu vir
1987
Johann Holm, 1986-beurshouer wat sy
studies vanjaar voortsit vir BSc (Ing)lll,
Universiteit Pretoria : R1 000 ter aanvul-
ling van sy Krygkorbeurs - 'n uitstekende
student.
Johann se vader, n Staandemag-offi-
sier (HC) het in Angola gesneuwel
(1975).
Kerry Snyman, 1986-beurshouer wat
haar studies vir std 10 in Pietermaritz­
burg voortsit, ’n bedrag van R4 203,75.
Kerry se vader, kapt Snyman, het in die
Van R iebeeckdag-vliegram p (Kaap
1971) omgekom.
Verjaardagfees met
talie hoogtepunte
hou, en vanaf 6-11 April is dit die SAW Vlug-
balkampioenskappe in Pretoria. Die Kaapse
Fees, in Kaapstad, begin ook op 6 April.
10 APRIL - 1 Konstruksieregiment hou 'n
militere bat in Nigel. Lugmagstasie Voortrek-
kerhoogte hou 'n medaljeparade, en in Pot-
chefstroom boks die Weermag teen Wes-
Transvaal.
11 APRIL - Lugmagbasis Mpacha reel n
welwillendheidstee. Op sportgebied is daar
'n gholftoemooi tussen die SAW en Noord-
Transvaal in Pretoria, en 1 SA Kaapse
Korps-Opleidingseenheid hou 'n bokstoer-
nooi.
16 APRIL - Die Lugmag se Skooi vir Teg-
niese Opleiding hou hul voorstellingsparade.
Daar is ook 'n voorstellingsparade by die
SAGD Opleidingseenheid by Klipdrif, naby
Potchefstroom.
18 APRIL - 1 SA Kaapse Korps-Oplei­
dingseenheid hou ’n voorstellingsparade, en
Regiment Sasolburg hou n sportdag. Lug­
magbasis Ysterplaat - Tygerbergtrofee.
21 APRIL - Vanaf 21 April tot 2 Mei word
die SAW Grootkaliber-skietkampioenskappe
in Bloemfontein gehou.
Nuwe toekennings vir die 1987-studiejaar
Anne-Marie Prinsloo, dogter van wyle
maj Prinsloo,-wat ook in die Van Rie-
beeck-vliegramp omgekom het, ’n toe-
kenning van R1 500 ter aanvulling van
haar bestaande beurs (Kaapprov Admin)
om haar B Verpleegkunde V-kursus,
Stellenbosch, te voltooi.
Anne-Marie van Tonder, dogter van
wyle vlugsersant Van Tonder, wat sy
lewe ingeskiet het agv die impaia-onge-
luk (Natal 1975), 'n toekenning van
R5 390 vir BA I, Natal Universiteit.
Fiona McAdam, dogter van wyle kmdt
McAdam, Staande Mag, wat haar studies
vir std 9 aan Hoerskool Clapham, Pre­
toria, voortsit, 'n bedrag van R2 060.
ALGEMEEN: DIE FONDS (SKENKINGS
AAN DIE S A WEERMAG)
verleen finansiele hulp vir die hoer en veral
tersiere opvoeding van kinders en ander af-
hanklike kinders van lede van die Suid-
Afrikaanse Weermag, ongeag ras, rang,
geslag of Weermagsindeling van lede wat
as gevolg van operasies of operasionete
opleiding te sterwe kom of amptelik on­
geskik verklaar word.
23 APRIL - 'n Voorstellingsparade by die
SA Lugmagkollege.
24 APRIL - Cape Town Highlanders se
verjaardagdinee by 71 Gemotoriseerde Bri­
gade. Verder is daar n parade by die Sen-
trale Vliegskool Dunnottar, en ’n Lugmagbai
by die SALM Kollege.
25 APRIL - 'n Militere bal by Kommande-
ment Witwatersrand se Edenvale-Regiment,
en n herdenkingsdiens by Kommandement
Westelike Provinsie. Die Onderhoudseen-
heid van Kommandement Witwatersrand
hou n eenheidsportdag.
26 APRIL - Kommandement Westelike
P r o v in s ie ho u 'n p a ra d e b y d ie
Kannoniersgedenkteken. Daar word ook ’n
herdenkingsdiens gehou deur 7 Infanteriedi-
visie se Cape Town Highlanders.
27 APRIL - 21 Bataljon hou n eenheids-
kerkparade, en vanaf 27 April tot 2 Mei word
die Manshokkiekampioenskappe in Kaap­
stad gehou.
29 APRIL - Vanaf 29 April tot 2 Mei vind
die SAW Gewigoptelkampioenskappe in
Kaapstad plaas.
PERSONE WAT OM N BEURS AAN-
SOEK KAN DOEN OOREENKOMSTIG
BOGENOEMDE BEPALINGS
(a) Skoliere in std 8 wat hulpbehoewend
is en wat n std 10-sertifikaat wil ver-
werf.
(b) Skoliere met 'n std 10-sertifikaat en
wat hul studies by een van onderge-
noemde inrigtings wil voortsit.
(c) Studente alreeds op Universiteite,
Onderwyskolleges, Technikons en
Tegniese Kolleges wat deel van ’n
kursus voltooi het.
(d) Studente wat ’n kursus by een van
die opvoedkundige inrigtings soos in
(c) genoem, voltooi het en wat vir na-
graadse studie wil inskryf.
INDIEN VAN AANSOEKE. Applikante
moet hul aansoeke op die voorgeskrewe
aansoekvorm voor 15 Desember elke
jaar aan ondergenoemde adresseer: Die
Sekretaris, P.W. Botha Beursfonds,
Prlvaatsak X686, Pretoria, 0001.
KEURING VAN BEURSHOUERS sal
deur die Beursfonds-komitee gemaak
word onder voorsitterskap van Hoof, Mi­
litere Veterane Administrasie by boge-
noemde adres.
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 47
 FQRAHRD MARCH

Organisation Development in
Bureaucratic Organisations
w HAT do we understand by a bureaucratic organisation?
There are four ways in which bureaucratic organisations could be de­
scribed and each description stems from the specific discipline through
By Col P.B.G. Dugmore

one of the greatest contributions the

“ O.D.catalyst" can make in the organisation
which the concept of bureaucracy is seen. Politically, one may say that a are interventions and actions which provide
a catharsis and therapy for those who strug­
bureaucratic organisation is a government by bureaus, or government by
departments of the state. Sociologically, using Max Weber’s terminology, it is
gle to operate and function in highly bu­

a "rationalization of collective activities”. The Vulgar approach is where we

reaucratic environments. These interven­

judge a bureaucratic organisation by its dysfunctions e.g. Red Tape, routine,

rigidity. This is the common viewpoint.
From an Organisation Development.
point of view, one can look at a bureaucratic
organisation from a process viewpoint and
say that a bureaucratic organisation is an
organisation:
a. “That cannot correct its behaviour by
learning from its errors.”
b. “That is too rigid to adjust without
“crisis” to the transformation that the
accelerated evolution of society
makes more and more imperative.”
Most bureaucratic organisations have a
combinations of these six elements in differ­
ent proportions.
Various cultural backgrounds high­
light specific elements in their bu­
reaucratic functioning:
• Russian: Russian bureaucracy has a
strong “ spying on each other” element
built into its functioning.
• British: British bureaucracy has strong
patterns of “ deference” built into its sys­
tem.
• French: Its rules and procedures deal
with substantive issues and there is a
lack of "face to face" interaction.
• American: Its impersonal rules centre
strongly around "procedural" issues;
there is also a strong “ due process of
law” built into its functioning.
• Japanese: Has a strong class con­
sciousness built into its system.
• South African: Has a strong "Calvinis-
tic” approach in its functioning.
One must therefore realize that although
there are common elements in all bu­
reaucracies, the cultural background out of
which it comes alters elements in its func­
tioning and gives to it its "uniqueness” .
THE BUREAUCRATIC
PERSONALITY
a. A Solon innovator: There are many
innovators in bureaucratic organisation
tions restore as it were the human personal
element in a system that is highly impersonal
and objective. They can also restore the bal­
ance between task and people emphases
but their innovation is that of the Solon within the system.
variety. Not so much a dicoverer of new
things and an introducer of fresh ideas,
but a reordering of his world in a better THE PROBLEM OF CHANGE IN
way with that which he has. BUREAUCRATIC ORGANISATIONS
b. Inversion of means and ends: Rigid Bureaucracies resist change as long as they
adherence to rules and regulations and can. It usually requires a “ crisis” before they
policies sometimes result in a situation will consider change. For those seeking to
whereby adherence becomes more im­ bring about change in a bureaucracy, there
portant than attaining organisational are few important points to bear in mind if
goals. Thus the means becomes more they wish to achieve any success.
important then the ends. a. Bureaucracies adjust to change from
c. Retreatism: Where one finds an overde­ Top/Down.
mand in task and little reward; individuals b. No real change will be accepted with­
choose to reduce their involvement and out a formal rewriting of the rules.
committment. They do their tasks in such (This will be considered as a crisis by
a way that they keep themselves visible, all the people affected.)
but wherever possible free from taking on c. The pattern of change, not the amount
personal responsibility for their actions. of change, needs to be given serious
All these manifestations in the bureacratic consideration. Here the O.D. practi­
personality present challenges to those who tioner needs to remind himself that bu­
are involved in organisation development reaucrats are not averse to change as
within bureaucratic organisations. In fact, such but hate disorder and conflict. They
RISKS AND PITFALLS OF STRONG CULTURES
Just as one takes pride in one’s particular culture, so one must also realize that just like an
overripe apple is soon a rotten apple, too strong a culture also can turn sour on one.
The one great drawback to strong cultures is their resistance to change. Whether that
change is technological, cultural or managerial. In these times, when one has to constantly
adapt to meet changing needs and changing times, this strong culture could hinder an organi­
sation to make those changes that are necessary for the changing times. It is not always that
they will never change, but sometimes they wait too long and lose the initiative.
THE BALANCE OF FUNCTION AND CULTURE
In an organisation such as ours which is functionally structured and basically task orientated, it
is easy to give time and energy to those matters that have to do with function and task. But we
need also to give time to share and discuss the problems and possibilities of the interaction of
our various cultures, for looking at function alone will not address the issues that culture raises
for effective functioning. I trust that this short article will set my readers thinking and taking
action in this vital role of the MANAGEMENT OF CULTURE. I am sure if we address it se­
riously we will reap the fruits of greater organisational effectiveness.
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 value security, independence. Their intol­
erance of the ambiguous situation is
high.
d. The value of “bon piaisir” is para­
mount. Authority at each eschalon is
conceived as absolute. They need to
feel that they have mastery over their en­
vironment. Any O.D. interventions that
are made cannot neglect these “ givens”
if they want to make any impact on the
organisation.
NEW HIGH-TECHNOLOGY WILL
BRING ITS OWN “BUREAUCRACY”
Although the bureaucratic approach to orga­
nisation was introduced to counter the weak­
nesses and dysfunctions of the strong feudal
system and sought to bring about a stronger
rationality and objectivity into organisations
by means of a division of labour based on
functional specialization. Impersonality of in­
terpersonal relationships. A system of rules
covering the rights and duties of employees.
The new high-tech environments bring with it
its own ways of bringing about control and
conformity. Its methods are more indirect
and intellectual but none the less bu­
reaucratic. The technical setting of the
job. Economic incentives. The computer
world with its binary system also brings
in a “yes” “no” mentality. The high objec­
tivity and impersonality of high-tech also
lends itself to affecting the organisation in
the same way as the machine-like efficiency
of the bureaucratic system.
In the Silicon Valley area near Palo Alto in
the USA studies have been made of the
marriage breakdowns of people married to
“ high-tech" involved people. And the very
medium itself has caused breakdown in per­
sonal communication between marriage
partners.
PROBLEMS THAT ARISE OUT OF
BUREAUCRATIC FUNCTIONING
THAT PRESENT A CHALLENGE
AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
O.D. PRACTITIONER
a. The inability of the organisation to
learn from its errors: Chris Argyris has
addressed this problem in his classic
work on “ double loop learning” . For
those who would like to follow this up I
quote a short paragraph from his book,
“ Organisational Learning: A theory of Ac­
tion Perseptive” ; C. Argyris and D.A.
Schon.
“Organisational learning involves
the detection and correction of error.
When the error detected and cor­
rected permits the organisation to
carry on its present policies or
achieve its present objectives, then
that error-detection-and-correction
process is SINGLE-LOOP LEARNING.
Double-loop learning occurs when er­
ror is detected and corrected in ways
that involve the modification of an or­
ganisation’s norms, policies and ob­
jectives”. (pg 3)
b. Poor handling of human relations: Bu­
reaucratic organisations are structured in
such a way that people, if one is not care­
ful, become merely numbers and cogs in
the wheel. The very strong emphasis of
O.D. on the people element can serve as
a great help in helping to handle the hu­
man relation issues that are so important.
c. The isolation of strata bring about the
displacement of goals: One of the ma­
jor areas for intervention for the O.D.
practitioner lies in the problems raised by
the isolation of strata within the bu­
reaucratic organisation. Departments
view themselves as autonomous, they ig­
nore overarching goals and their isolation
perpetuates the emphasis on their differ­
ences, their uniqueness, their culture and
their values. These all re-enforce group
solidarity and the inability of corporate
planning.
d. Number of personnel over against
shortage of space: Poor Infra-struc­
ture: I would like to group these two is­
sues, for they are inextricably related.
The affect of this issue on motivation,
morale etc cannot be over emphasised.
Here F.l. Steele in his book entitled
"Physical Settings and Organisation De­
velopment” offers some advice and com­
ment. This is of special interest to those
who are looking at the productivity issues
in the organisation.
e. Decentralization and delegation:
These two issues present a real problem
for the bureaucratic organisation, for the
bureaupathic behaviour of many in these
organisations result in a desire to control
others because of their own sense of
emotional insecurity. Their need to con­
trol leads to an increase in the number of
rules and very often of greater upward
delegation.
f. The field of Organisational values,
power structure, philosophy and cul­
ture: These are areas which are crucial
both to the understanding of bureaucratic
organisations and being able to work in
them. The O.D. practitioner needs to give
more time and energy to both the under­
standing of this phenomenon and its iden­
tification within his own organisation.
g. The Relationship between bu­
reaucratic organisations (specifically
the public sector bureaucracies) and
the business or private sector: The
study of bureaucracies has always high­
lighted the relationship between the pub­
lic and private sector. In France this re­
lationship presented and still presents
very real problems. In South Africa the
relationship provides the key to a number
of the national problems that face us and
is therefore an important area to be con­
sidered in any organisation's O.D. stra­
tegy. The two sectors are inextricably
linked and a dynamic and healthy re­
lationship between the two are of cardi­
nal importance to the future of our coun­
try and all its people.
FUNCTIONAL EMPHASES IN
BUREAUCRATIC ORGANISATION
IMPEDE:
Strategic Thinking: Admitting the problems
that face many bureaucratic organisations
that are not profit orientated when it comes
to strategic thinking, we must still face the
fact that a strong functional structuring does
play a major role in impeding strategic plan­
ning, and for South Africa this is a very im­
portant issue. One also finds that because
these organisations have a predominance of
present orientated people with a natural
ability to avoid future issues, this makes the
task of those who see the need for future
planning even more difficult in these organi­
sations.
Holistic Thinking: Many people working
in bureaucracies find it difficult to gear their
thinking and action to integrated manage­
ment; the emphasis on the macro and the
isolation of departments and sections, geo­
graphically, functionally and psychologically
does not help to encourage holistic thinking.
Yet bureaucratic organisations wiil be forced
to move in this direction even if the initiative
to do so is a major crisis.
Negotiation/Consultation: Because bu­
reaucracies are basically power and control
types of organisational structures, it is much
easier to adopt a consultative approach
when it comes to solving problems where
there are common interests and differences
of opinion as to how the cake must be
shared. The need to keep control and power
is seen to be of cardinal importance to many
bureaucrats and the role of negotiation with
its win/win stance where one does not “ ne­
gotiate from a position" is one which will re­
quire more consideration in the coming days
by those in bureaucratic organisations inter­
acting and seeking solutions outside their
environment.
h. Human relation assumptions critical:
Some people have argued that bu­
reaucratic organisations have been
based on the Fayol/Taylorism assump­
tion about people and as long as these
assumptions persist, the chances of in­
troducing a strong dynamism into bu­
reaucratic organisations will be difficult to
do. It is my contention that both in the
area of PRODUCTIVITY and BU­
REAUCRACY the implimentation of the
the ory o f the SELF-FULFILLING
PROPHECY is a crucial issue if we are to
increase productivity and bring life into
bureaucracies that have lost their dy­
namic. The latter theory is very important
when it comes to the handling of staff that
are of another race or culture. If we start
by limiting their potential by a negative
attitude towards their potential for
growth, we have lost the battle before we
have started,
i Trust: At a recent Defence Staff/Defence
Command Team Building one of the is­
sues that were highlighted in order to bring
about “ effective management” within the
SADF was the need to build up trust
among people. This is an issue that is far
easier to identify as a shortcoming. It is a
little more complex to find a solution to
when one has to. There are many possible
approaches to the building of trust; some
are as practical as doing a good job and
being responsible. But others also involve
the looking at our own interaction with
others in terms of exposure and feedback.
Our own self-image and our own attitude
to the managing of our differences. Here
lies an unploughed area for the O.D. prac­
titioner and the organisations who wish to
become more effective and productive.
For those who are interested in following
this up, I suggest you read Frank Gibb s
book, “Trust: A new view of personal
and organisational development.”
I trust that this article will give those who
work in bureaucratic organisations insights
that will help them to both live in the system
and improve its functioning. Then to my fel­
low O.D. practitioners, I trust that I have
opened up a new field of interest and work
for you.
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THE BASICS OF VIDEO

It is nowadays taken for granted that most people know Modern video recorders cut out A rule of thumb to remember is
what video is. But what is video really all about? automatically when condensation that the more the information fed
Video is a system by which sound and images are captured has taken place due to the recorder into the system, i.e. the more mag­
having been left in a cold environ­ nets which are magnetised, the
on a magnetic tape.
ment. sharper and clearer the picture will
Most people know a tape recorder. A tape spool or cassette be. You will notice this with expen­
is inserted in a machine and it is transported past a sound sive recorders by the perfect still­
(tone) head by way of mechanical system and an electro-mo­ How many heads?
ness of the picture when pressing
tor. Most video recorders have two
the pause button.
heads which are combined on a sin­
The sound head is nothing more reach the tape at an angle. Unlike
gle, fast rotating axle. Modern re­ With some of the older recorders
than a kind of magnet which exer­ audio tapes, where the signals are
corders sometimes even have four you will still have a lot of flickering
cises an alternating tension on the transferred in a straight line onto the
heads. when using the pause button.
magnetised plastic tape. The alter­ tape, video signals are transferred at
nating tension is captured onto the an angle. The protective barrel is of The advantage of four heads is Slow-motion or delayed-action
magnetic tape and the sound cre­ great importance. Condensation or that they offer more special effect pictures will also be clearer and
ated during a recording can be moistness can seriously damage possibilities and the signal is also sharper with recorders having four
heard once again as it is transported the heads. more refined. recording heads.
past the sound head.
In a sound recorder the fixed
sound(tone) head is firmly soldered
into place. The thin plastic sound
tape which is transported past the
head is coated with a layer con­
taining thousands of small magnets.
During the recording these small
magnets retain some of the tension
induced by the sound head and dur­
ing replay the built-up tension is re­
layed by the sound head as sound,
be it recorded music, voices, or
whatever. The sound is magnified
by way of loudspeakers.
This invention dates back to the
end of the last century when steel
wire was magnetised in the same
way.

Taped images
The video recorder operates on
virtually the same principle. A plastic
tape with tens of thousands of small
magnets is transported past a tone
head. Because much more informa­
tion has to be captured on the tape,
the head or heads are mobile. They
rotate at a high speed inversely to
the tape.
If the tape is transported at a cer­
tain speed to the right, the tone
head rotates to the.left. In this way
the maximum number of magnets
are magnetised during recording
and these magnets influence the
tone head during replay. A vast
amount of information is thus cap­
tured during recording and then re­
leased during replay.
This is necessary because an
enormous amount of information
needs to be captured during a re­
cording of colour images with
sound.

Heads in a barrel
With a video recorder the heads
rotate around an axle and are
ensconced in a special or drum unit.
The construction is such that the
signals from the heads actually

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Low end and High end video
"High end” refers to a video sys­
tem which is capable of doing al­
most anything while “ low end” re­
fers to a basic system which can
only record and play back what is
fed into it. These latter systems are
now also available in portable mo­
dels.
For the “ high end” recorder with
fast picture search, pause and other
facilities, you will obviously pay a lot
more than for a basic “ low end”
system.
It can be compared to the L (de
luxe) and the GL (grand de luxe)
models in motors cars - the differ­
ence lies in more warning lights,
audio signals and e.g. mini-wipers
for the headlights.
It is up to you to decide what you
want from your video recorder.
Do you want a compact home vi­
deo recorder which offers a lot of
possibilities? Do you want it as a
complete film unit for interior and
exterior use? Or will a basic system
suffice? In the first few instances a
“ high end” video recorder is rec­
ommended.
The system
Basically there are four systems,
the major three being Betamax,
Philips with Video 2 000 and VHS, a
design by JVC. The fourth system is
a CVC, which is basically a camera-
corder, an integrated camera and
recorder, which was developed in
the USA. A wide variety of makes
and models in all these systems are
available on the market.
The Playing time
At the moment the average play­
ing time on a Betamax tape is 3
hours 40 minutes and on a VHS
tape 4 hours. Shorter tapes for both
systems are available, e.g. half-hour
tape, 1 hour tapes, ets.
The Video 2 000 by Philips has a
playing time of 2 x 4 ho.urs,. i.e. 8
hours, on one casette. The tape,
however, has to been turned over
after 4 hours.
Portable recorders offer a limited
playing time, all depending on the
energy source available. Battery op­
erated portable video recorders
usually allow a playing time of 30 to
40 minutes.
Home recorder or video recorder
When talking about a home re­
corder, we are referring to a heavy
system which weighs between 8
and 10 kg. Portable video recorders
weigh much less, mostly in the re­
gion of 5 kg. In this guide we mostly more expensive video cameras
refer to. the portable type.
• The latest portable recorder which the object can be monitored.
can do almost anything its heavier
brother is capable of: a fast forward White-balance adjuster
and rewind, often with a visible pic­
ture to locate a specific frame in a something about white balance.
hurry. This is referred to as shuttle This is the adjustment which has to
technique.
The portable recorder also has a
slow-motion, a pause and a pro­
gramming facility for up to 8 days.
This means that the tuner can be
programmed to record programmes
on TV1, TV2, TV3 or TV4 or M-Net.
This can be done well in advance
and at the programmed time and
date the recording will be done
automatically.
This is not always possible with
earlier makes of video recorders.
Granted, you may not have exactly
all the facilities available on a so-
called home recorder, but you have
many of them at a reasonable price.
What to choose? A home video
or a portable?
The portable video recorder has
several advantages, especially
when a video camera is purchased
at the same time. Combined with a
tuner system you can record any­
thing you like directly from TV. The
playing time is not restricted at
home (due to a constant energy
source) and the ordinary cassettes
also fit the portable recorder.
• By spending a bit more money
you can buy a more advanced mo­
del of portable recorder which can
be used inside and outside the
house.
The latest portables offer most of
the facilities available on a home re­
corder. Aided by a camera and a
separate power unit this portable re­
corder is ideally suited to holidays
and outside entertainment.
Something more about the cam­
era
The camera has more or less the
same dimensions as an ordinary
movie camera. It is fitted with a re­
cording tube - to record the images
- operating in the three primary
colours, i.e. red, green and blue.
Professional and semi-professional
video cameras have separate re­
cording tubes for each primary
colour, which make these cameras
very expensive.
With amateur video cameras we
usualy refer to one- or two-tube
cameras, they are much more affor­
dable.
The basic camera has an optical
viewer which in fact is more than a
set of lenses through which the ob­
ject is visible. Professional and the
have a miniature TV screen on
With every camera you will read
be made for daylight use or for use
with the available light. This adjust­
ment differs from camera to camera.
In the case of the more expensive
models of camera, the adjustment is
easily made by simply pressing a
button. This is referred to as auto­
matic white balance.
With other, more basic, models,
the setting has to be determined
manually. To do this, the camera is
pointed at a white surface with suffi­
cient light - a piece of white card­
board will suffice. With the use of
colour filters the setting can be im­
proved.
The viewfinder
We have already mentioned the
optical viewer, which is nothing
more than a lens system through
which the object can be viewed. Of­
ten the viewer has a LED system of
lights and symbols which facilitates
the setting of shutter speed and ap­
erture.
The electronic view finder is
something completely different. It is
basically a small TV screen - called
a monitor - more or less 2,5 cm
square, which is placed on top of the
camera or which can be built-in. The
picture is mostly black and white,
but with more expensive models the
picture can be in colour. Sometimes
there is a fold-out lens which is used
to obtain a sharp focus.
As in the case of movie cameras,
a red light on the video camera indi­
cates when you are busy with a re­
cording.
The lens
As in the case of movie cameras,
video cameras are mostly fitted with
zoom lenses. Many video cameras
are fitted with a motorized zoom
button which carries out the zoom
m o ve m e n t a u to m a tic a lly and
evenly.
Often the better makes of camera
are fitted with a C-connection which
enables you to replace the lens. By
using an adaptor you may also be
able to fit a photo-lens. The sensitiv­
ity of the video camera can be regu­
lated by way of a switch or a knob.
The video camera mostly has a
handle grip with a recording button
similar to that of a movie camera.
This button operates soundlessly as
there are no moving parts on the
video camera except for the motor-
zoom.
The power used for the video
camera is sometimes drawn from a
separate power unit which can re­
duce the recording time. In this case
you are not using the power stored
in the charging unit of the recorder.
In most cises, however, the camera
draws its power from the recorder
which has a special charger unit.
Automatic exposure with video?
With video the exposure is also
regulated automatically. In some
cameras the exposure can also be
regulated manually, which has cer­
tain advantages.
Built-in microphone
With most video cameras the
microphone is built-in, as is the case
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 51
Ever smaller and more compact seem to be the aim of video manufac­ with most movie cameras. Unfortu­
turers. A few years ago one manufacturer stunned the world by pro­ nately, the sound is not studio qual­
ducing the CVC system which weighed only 3 kg and used its own ity. The ideal placing for the micro­
compact cassette. Since then, quite a few other manufacturers have phone is as close as possible to the
followed suite and nowadays a video camera weighing 3 kg is stan­ sound source. Sometimes a separ­
dard. ate microphone can be connected
VHS has launched a mini-cassette which is constructed to fit only a to the recorder. This is specially rec­
cassette holder which normally houses a 2 to 3 hour VHS cassette. It ommended for more professional
has a recording time of 30 minutes, which is quite sufficient if com­ productions.
pared to the Super 8 film which has a maximum playing time of 3
minutes. Macro setting
The National NVG7 video cassette recorder incorporates all the very Last but no least, we must men­
latest features designed to be extremely user-friendly. tion the often used macro setting
with the video camera. It needn’t be
the most expensive system avail­
able and it offers you the advantage
of taking very close-up pictures of
small objects.
Video is a handy system with
which interior and exterior pictures
can be shot with the greatest of
ease. Remember, though, that vi­
deo requires solar lights or lamps.
With a portable video camera with
tuner it is possible to shoot inside
and outside. Outside, the recording
time is approiximately 30 minutes
52 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
while inside it is similar to that of the
ordinary home recorder.
It will be very convenient to buy a
loose camera if you have a separate
home recorder because you will
then be able to take moving pictures
of birthdays and parties.
The less expensive video cam­
eras are fitted with a videcon tube.
Something we haven’t men­
tioned, is that video is always re­
corded with sound.
To do editing, you must make use
of an electronic system. You will
need two recorders of the same
make and special transfer cables.
The cheapest cameras for which
you will get no more than a 3 x zoom
lens which is not interchangeable. It
will also have only a basic view­
finder.
Most professional or semi-pro-
fessional cameras will have a built-in
electronic viewfinder or monitor.
The most expensive cameras will
be fitted with a highly sensitive Sati-
con tube.
 M#T#RING
Accessories
South Africans seem to be be­
coming more and more car-
proud.
If the booming motoring ac­
cessories’ market is anything to
go by, they are taking much
more interest in how their cars
look - and are also asking more
from them in terms of perform­
ance and overall enjoyment.
Dave Whitfield, Toyota General
Manager for after-sales market­
ing, has noted a significant trend
towards car embellishment -
“but not the orange on the aerial
kind.”
“All the signs point to people
becoming more interested in
adding useful, practical acces­
sories to their cars. They seem
to be showing more pride in
their vehicles,” he says. Acces­
sories most commonly in de­
mand, are radios, stone guard
protectors, air-conditioners,
towbars, bullbars, spotlights and
canopies. One other important
item to come out of the research
was the interest in first-aid kits.
SPORT
SPORTPERSOONLIKHEID
* Sportsoort: Rugby
* N a a m : Jannie Breedt
* G eb oo rtedatum : 4-6-
1959/Kempton Park
* Skool: Hoerskool K em pton
Park Matriek: 1976
* M ilitere opleiding: Suid-
Afrikaans Polisie (1977-1982)
Rang: Sersant
* B eroep: Motorhawe-eie-
naar/vervoeronderneming
* Getroud met: Corrie Kin­
ders: Bernise (5 jaar), Nadine
(2 jaar)
* Motor: Mercedes Benz
* Gunsteling kos/drank: Pas­
tas en vrugtesap
* Gunsteling leesstof: Koe-
rante/Sporttydskrifte
* Gunsteling televisiepro-
g ram : Sportfokus/Sports
View
* Gunsteling musiek: Alle
popmusiek
* Stokperdjies: Geen
* Ander sportsoorte: Gholf (9
voorgee)
* Persoon wat ek graagste
wil ontmoet: Mike Tyson
Sportloopbaan:
Off-Road & Rally’s
Interest in off-road racing in­
creased dramatically last year,
with both the number and qua­
lity of entries, the amount of
media coverage, and the num­
ber of spectators increasing
during the season.
This year, the national off-
road series will consist of six
events, all designed to test both
competitors and their vehicles
to the utmost.
Off-Road Calendar
1. Castrol Barberspan 500 (W
Tvl) 20-21 March
2. Toyota 1000 Desert Race
(Vryburg/Trans Kalahari) 30
April-1 May
3. Kondotel Drakensberg 500
2 6 - 2 7 June (U n d e r-
berg/Transkei)
4. Mmabatho Sun 500 (Mafi-
keng) 28-29 August
5. Roof of Africa (Maseru/Leso­
tho) 8-10 October
6. Venda Sun 500 (Venda) 14-
15 November The flying Land Cruiser of Philip Malan, this year co-driven by John
Angus, will be seen in action on the SA National Off-Road Cham­
pionship Series.
* Klub: Wanderers
* Provinsie: Transvaal
* Posisie: Agtsteman
* Spanne verteenwoordig:
Transvaal; Noord-Transvaal;
Barbarians; Gaselle; Junior
Springbokke; Springbokke.
(All Black/Kavalliers 1986)
* Toere/lande besoek: Suid-
Amerika (N TVL 1982)
* Gunsteling span: Transvaal
* G unsteling speler: Ray
Mordt
* Gunsteling kaptein: Christo
Wagenaar
* Beste opponent: Theuns
Stofberg
* G rootste teleurstelling:
Kniesbesering - begin 1984
* Beste herinnering: Klub-
kampioene 1983, Harlekyne
- Pretoria
* Grootste irritasie: Skeids-
regters wat spanne doelbe-
wus bevoordeel
* Grootste invloed op rugby-
loopbaan: Alle afrigters
* Advies aan jong spelers:
Verbeter jou sterk punte en
werk hard aan die swakkes
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 53
CHOOSING
Confronted by several hundred different models, the loud­
speaker purchaser is apt to panic and place himself en­
tirely in the hands of the dealer, accepting what is offered
without question, and all too frequently without demonstra­
tion.
Many dealers will give sound advice, motivated by the de­
sire to win the long-term confidence of a customer. But
less scrupulous salesmen may be more inclined to sell
where the margin and/or incentive is highest, or where an
item has been in stock too long.
The dealer provides the vital link between manufacturer
and customer, and will largely determine the quality of the
system. The onus upon the customer is therefore to
choose a good dealer.
Glibly asserting that a KEF dealer is by definition worthy of
patronage is not far from the truth. That such a shop deals
in specialist products as all shows that hi-fi is taken se­
riously enough not to switch to selling home computers
next month instead! But even amongst KEF dealers some
have more experience and better facilities.
Word of mouth recommendation from satisfied friends is
the strongest endorsement. But the customer may also
exercise his or her own discrimination about the quality of,
and the facilites for, demonstration. Does the sound fulfil
one's basic expectations? Can the dealer convincingly
demonstrate the differences which are claimed to justify
equipment at different price levels? Is one expected to
judge loudspeakers stacked together in a ‘wall of sound’,
where none will be working at their best?
Choosing loudspeakers should begin with shop dis­
cussions, to whittle down the several hundred possibilities
to a handful of probables. Key factors will be price, size,
expected location, styling, and ancillary components —
not to mention the availibility of a specific model at the
dealer in question!
The basic ‘budget bookshelf’ loudspeaker suits many pur­
poses well enough, and indeed does a remarkably good
job within its limitations. But the more discriminating pur­
54 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
chaser will be aware of the limitations of any loudspeakers
designed and manufactured to be sold within particular
price constraints.
Away from rock bottom prices the alternatives become
very interesting. More money can buy a larger system,
which will normally increase bass extension, power hand­
ling and loudness capability. But more money can likewise
provide a miniature system of great subtlety, smooth fre­
quency response, and tight quality control, giving very low
colouration and superior imagery, with electronic protec­
tion guarding against accidental abuse. .
Some users will never be happy with the restricted bass of
the small box. Others will value compactness for its acous­
tic strengths and visual unobtrusiveness. Musical prefer­
ences, room size and loudness requirements will all play
their part. Though a first-class hi-fi system will make a
good stab at all three, the requirements for grand opera,
rock or string quartet reproduction are as dissimilar as
those of the flat-dweller with neighbours to consider, or
one who throws lively poolside parties.
Undoubtedly the best way to make a final decision must
be to audition a shortlist of models. And the best place to
do so is one’s own home, on one’s own system.
This may well be feasible with high priced loudspeakers.
However, the shop demonstration is often sufficient to sort
out preferences, particularly if purchasing a complete sys­
tem rather than just loudspeakers. Moreover, the repu­
table dealer should be happy to provide an alternative if
the initial choice doesn’t measure up in the home, pro­
vided the decision is made quickly and the samples are
unmarked.
Choosing loudspeakers inevitably involved some decision
making, as does the choice of a new pair of shoes or suit
of clothes. The customer should not be afraid to excercise
preference in sound or appearance, but will benefit by
choosing a good dealer in the first place, and starting with
a reasonably clear idea of specific requirements.
 AND USING LOUDSPEAKERS
All too often, much of the potential performance of a high
quality loudspeakers is discarded by inattention to a few
basic and inavoidable rules.
One should no more tuck a loudspeaker away behind the
furniture that one would a television set. At the simplest
level, the loudspeaker front panel could be regarded as a
television screen. Making sure that all the listeners get a
decent ‘view’ should ensure a reasonably good basic
sound balance, but a number of other details will help
achieve much better results.
In this respect it is perhaps regrettable that KEF’s practice
of ensuring that frequency response is properly integrated
and maintained through specified vertical and horizontal
angles from the defined reference axis of each model is
not more widely followed.
The probable siting of loudspeakers should be taken into
account when they are selected. Deciding the size will in
turn determine the best placing and mounting arrange­
ments, or vice versa.
Some models are intended to be mounted high up, on
shelves with a wall behind; others free-standing on low or
high open stands. Here one must be guided by the manu­
facturer.
Like a light source, the sound from a loudspeaker is reflec­
ted from the objects and boundaries of the room. How­
ever, it is virtually impossible to create a room which ab­
sorbs all audio frequencies equally and evenly; it is like­
wise impossible to design a loudspeaker with the same
total output at all frequencies, plus a flat forward frequency
response.
The crux of the problem is that all drive units tend to ra­
diate sound all around at the bottom of their working range
and then focus it more tightly at the top of their range. The
crossover point between two drive units is particularly criti­
cal, because the larger (bass/mid) unit will tend to focus,
the smaller (tweeter) to spread the sound, while the dimen­
sions and shape of the cabinet front also plays a major
role.
Mix these various factors up in the practical situation, and
it is not easy to reach the ideal. But taking few careful pre­
cautions can give surprisingly good results.
The reason loudspeakers are bought — and indeed
manufactured — in pairs is simply that the two sound
sources need to be nearly identical for accurate stereo.
However, every loudspeaker takes on additional charac­
teristics from its immediate environment, so the two speak­
ers of a stereo pair should have similar physical surround­
ings. Indeed, it is better to have ‘matching’ compromise
locations for each, than one ideally placed, the other heav­
ily compromised.
Major colouration reductions are gained from keeping the
loudspeaker clear of walls and floor, if possible a metre or
more from side and rear except where the model has been
deliberately balanced to work against a rear wall). It is par­
ticularly important that the midrange and treble units are
well clear of obstructions and hard reflective objects or
surfaces.
Free-standing loudspeakers, such as the larger Reference
Series models, often incorporate feet, but smaller models
usually benefit from purpose-designed rigid stands. Cur­
rent practice often uses adjustable ‘spikes’ between stand
and floor, and sometimes between speaker and stand.
Even the most modestly priced loudspeaker can sound
substantially better with proper stand mounting, so the
practice of placing a small loudspeaker on any convenient
shelf is fast falling into disrepute amongst serious users
and conscientious dealers.
The final aspect of loudspeakers use to consider is the
connecting cables to the power amplifier. Here it makes
sense to use short runs where possible, or generous di­
ameter good quality cable for high power installations with
long cable runs.
Clean contacts are essential, and spring-loaded terminals
are rarely as effective as 4mm socket/binding posts. What­
ever the system, the effects of atmospherix oxidation are
best avoided by occasionally breaking and re-making
each connection.
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 Deur wm W. Marais Transvaal min moeite ondervind om Weer­

HOKKIE Foto: wrn G.B. Wood

D IE manshokkiespanne kan weer vanjaar ’n groot bydrae lewer tot die
sportprestasies van die SA Weermag en so hul deel doen ter viering van
die 75ste verjaardag van die SA Weermag.
’n Baie tevrede Weermag-hokkiespan na sy oorwinning oor Setlaars in Allied se
binnenshuise hokkietoernooi vir mans in Port Elizabeth. Van links na regs (voor)
Graig Livingstone, Rob Pullen, Colin Fish en Len Jubber. (Agter) Mark Bingham,
Mark Bilson, Mike Taylor (kaptein), Roger Acton, Mike Colley en Wayne Phillips.
O P twee binnenshuise toernooie het die
senior- en o/21-spanne getoon dat
hulle weer n krag in Suid-Afrikaanse hokkie
gaan wees.
In Port Elizabeth, op Allied se hokkietoer­
nooi, het Weermag tweede in sy afdeling
geeindig om sodoende 'n plek in die half­
eindronde te haal. Hy het teen Natal met 4-3
verloor en moes uiteindelik met n vierde
plek tevrede wees nadat Suid-Transvaal
hom in die stryd om die derde en vierde plek
geklop het.
Die seniors het in hul eerste wedstryd bril-
jant gespeel en die redelike sterk span van
Wits met 11-0 geklop. Hierdie sukses is met
'n spannende wedstryd teen Setlaars opge-
volg met nog n goeie sege van 7-5.
Oostelike Provinsie wat as een van die
gunstelinge na die toernooi gegaan het, het
op sy tuisveld egter sy rieme styfgeloop teen
’n begeesterde Weermagspan wat met 9-7
sy derde agtereenvolgende oorwinning be­
haal het.
Met die sege het die soldate verseker dat
hulle ’n plek in die halfeindronde sou kry.
Suid-Transvaal het egter nog in hul pad ge-
staan om met n skoon rekord tot die eind-
ronde deur te dring.
Die Suid-Transvalers het verwoed weg-
gespring en Weermag kon net nie al die aan-
slae afweer nie en was gou met 4-0 agter.
Met goeie spel het Weermag egter kort voor
rustyd die agterstand na 4-3 laat krimp.
Ongelukkig was daar vroeg in die tweede
helfte weer n insinking en Suid-Transvaal
het dit deeglik benut en die telling tot 8-3 laat
aangroei. Weermag het egter weer die stang
vasgebyt en teen die einde twee doele be­
haal om die telling op 8-5 te staan te bring.
In die kwarteindronde het Weermag die
beste spel van die toernooi gelewer deur Na­
tal, wat in sy afdeling onoorwonne was, hard
te laat werk vir n sege van 4-3. Hierdie ver-
toning was in skrille kontras met die verto-
ning teen Suid-Transvaal. In die uitspeel-
wedstryd om derde en vierde plek het Suid-
mag met 5-1 te klop.
Rob Pullen was een van die soldate se
groot uitblinkers en het ook die meeste doele
in die toernooi aangeteken.
In Pietermaritzburg het Weermag se o/21 -
span met Mike Jarvis aan die spits getoon
dat Suid-Transvaal nie so 'n monster is soos
die senior span dit wou laat lyk nie. In Weer­
mag se eerste wedstryd het hy Suid-Trans­
vaal in n harde maar aanskoulike wedstryd
met 4-3 getroef. Daarna reken hy met die
Vrystaat af (7-0), die Natalse Mynahs (18-0)
en Griekwas (20-2).
Alle eer moet hier gaan aan die afrigter,
Mickey West, wat daarin kon slaag om sy
span na sulke oorweldigende suksesse as
span bymekaar te hou en te motiveer om
steeds hul beste te lewer.
In di6 verband moet die naam van Jarvis
ook genoem word wat as kaptein deur sy
voorbeeld die span gelei het.
In die halfeindronde het die soldate die
sterk span van Wes-Transvaal, wat tweede
in sy afdeling geeindig het, met 7-4 getroef.
In die eindstryd het Natal egter sy onoor-
wonne rekord behou deur met 6-3 koning te
kraai.
In Weermag se ses wedstryde het hy 59
doele behaal en kon sy teenstanders slegs
15 keer sy verdediging klop. Hiervan het Na­
tal ses doele aangeteken. Rob Marais was
die soldate se voorste puntemaker met 17
doele.
Hoogste roem vir
10 SAW lede
GROEN EN GOUD is die hoogste roem wat 'n
sportman kan verwerf. Heel gepas is dit ook die
kleure op die amptelike SAW 75-em bleem ter
viering van die SA Weermag se 75e verjaardag.
Sport het deur die jare 'n leidende rol gespeel
om die sterk beeld van die SA Weermag uit te
bou. Geskiedenis is dan ook gemaak toe 'n re­
kord getal van tien lede oor ’n enkele naweek 14
M aart 1 9 8 7 Springbokkleure in vier verskillende
sportsoorte ontvang het.
Kol Loutjie Botes |HWS) is aangewys as
assistent-bestuurder van die Springbokstoeispan
na Europa. Die ander Springbokke is: Lt W. Put­
te r (WSK Vth) en wrn T. van Rensburg (PD Skool)
in stoei; wrn Q. Posthumus (Inligtingskool Kim­
berley! en wrn G. Niemann (Onderhoudseenheid
Kmdmt Wit) in kaalvoetwaterski; wrn G. Hill (Me-
diese Kmdmt Natal) in lewensredding; ebmn W.
Rademeyer ISAS Hugo Bierman), sers D. Snyman
|TD Opleiding), wrn G. Nevelling en wrn N. Primic
(albei van PD Skool) in kragoptel.

Iron Man Triathlon 87 This year saw the running of the fifth con­
secutive Iron Man, 160km of physical torture
- starting in the early hours of Saturday
morning at Hartbeespoort Dam with a 21km
canoe race. Firm favourite this year in the
absence of last years’s champion. Eddie
It was a test between man and his body. Fitness, stamina and sheer King, was Henk Watermeyer. Watermeyer
determination were the factors that would decide the winner of the and SADF canoe ace, Bennie Reynders,
ultimate physical test, the Sunday Times Iron Man Triathlon 1987. ended the stage with seconds between

58 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

 .By R e P. Schedier.
them, Watermeyer finishing with a time of
1:39:22 followed by Reynders with 1:39:30.
Then it was off on the 97km cycling stage
to Voortrekkerhoogte, the route proving to
be a real killer with the many hills to climb
between the dam and Pretoria. The leader at
this stage, Watermeyer, was forced to stop
when a tyre burst, but soon regained his
lead. Reynders dropped back a place, but
managed to hold onto a third place at the
change over station at Defence Sports Club.
The ultimate test arrived. A standard
42km marathon to the finish at Megawatt
Park in Sandton proved to be the downfall of
many an athlete. Watermeyer had built up a
comfortable lead at this stage and although
a bad case of cramps slowed him down in
the last part of the run, he managed to cross
the finish line with a total combined time of
7:37:25, some ten minutes slower than the
record set by Eddie King in 1986, but a truely
commendable time all the same. He was fol­
lowed home by Richard Holliday, Nigel Rey­
nolds and George Janos. The first SADF
athlete home, Bennie Reynders, managed a
creditable sixth place with a time of 8:18:16.
Several Defence Force triathletes took
part in this year’s Iron Man triathlon, and
SAW BRANDERPLANKRY
link toekoms
IT het sewe jaar se bloedsweet en pleit gekos om branderplankry as amptelike
D sportsoort in die SA Weermag erken te kry. Volgens It kdr Guy van Zyl was dit egter misleidend is, sal enige branderplankryer
die moeite werd en kan die Weermag vandag met top SA en Internasionaie deelnemerswat sy sout werd is jou gou vertel.
spog.
mqny of them recorded impressive times for
thq event. Apart from Reynders, who fin­
ished in the top ten, others who did well in­
cluded Uli Schmidt, Lukas Janse van Rens-
burg and Koos Els (all from the Pretoria De­
fence Marathon Club.)
A list of the SADF finishers appears be­
low.
Uli Schmidt 09:37:42; Lukas Janse van
Rensburg 09:40:04; Koos Els 09:53:14;
Brett Sutherland 10:01:11; Dave Jones
10:18:10; Richard Hammill 11:00:11; Neels
Schoeman 11:27:37; Leon Koekemoer
11:30:07; Paul Myburgh 11:32:31; Koos
M oorcroft 11:42:46 and A ttie Fourie
12 :00 :12 .
The final times and placings were:
1. Henk Watermeyer 7:37:25; 2. Richard
Holliday 7:50:00; 3. Nigel Reynolds 7:52:22;
4. George Janos 8:04:32; 5. Piet Mare
8:06:27; 6. Bennie Reynders (SADF)
8:18:16; 7. Frank Soli 8:18:20; 8. Pierre De
Jager 8:20:35; 9. Robert Guile 8:26:52; 10.
Godfried Grobler 8:29:08.
Women At the change over point at Defence
25. Lindy Bradshaw 8:51:25 (new record for Sports Club, Bennie Reynders pre­
women). pares to set off on the final leg, the
42km marathon.
Deur wrn W. Marais
Foto’s: wrn G.B. Wood
die sport skep. Dat die indruk inderdaad baie
Om mededingend in branderplankry te
wees, verg baie ure se oefening in water wat
koud genoeg is om ’n ysbeer twee keer te
laat dink. Ondanks die beskermende klere
wat die branderplankryer dra, is dit steeds
gevaarlik koud en hipotermie is geensins
RANDERPLANKRY is na sewe jaar er­
B ken as n Weermagsport danksy die
onbekend aan hulle nie.
n Verdere en werklike gevaar is die ver-
volgehoue pogings van It kdr Van Zyl en Itlies van ledemate soos tone wat afsterf
kdr Desire Visser. Die twee Vlootoffisiere het weens die intense koue. Veral die Atlantiese
reeds agt jaar gelede, in 1979, besef dat Oseaan random Kaapstad is bekend om sy
daar totale anargie in branderplankkringe koue, Dit verhinder agter nie sommige bran-
heers. Almal wou deelneem, maar niemand
derplankryers om hul beskermende pak se
was bereid om die beoordeling te doen nie. sokkies uit te trek nie.
Die twee baie vasbeslote offisiere het Soos ’n bekende branderplankryer dit ge-
binne 'n kwessie van ’n jaar die situasie stel het - die gebruik van sokkies kan die
drasties verander. Sodanig dat Weermag verskil beteken tussen n eerste en ’n
vandag van die top beamptes in die land het. tweede plek. Ongelukkig kan dit ook die oor-
Twee van die beamptes op wie Weermag saak wees van die verlies van een of meer
vandag baie trots kan wees, is sers C. Fitch tone as jy nie versigtig is nie.
en sers D. Maclauglin
Die klub het ook onlangs n groot stap vo-
Wat It kdr Van Zyl se werk bemoeilik het, rentoe geneem met die aankoop van duur,
was die algemene beachbum ” indruk wat maar broodnodige apparaat soos n luid-
sprekerstelsel om die verloop van die kom-
petisie te beheer.
Weermag se krag in die sport blyk duidelik
Lt kdr Guy van Zyl, een van die groot dryf-
uit die aantal top branderplankryers wat tans
vere agter branderplankry in die SA Weer­
mag. Vervolg op bi. 70
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 59
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Mazda rally team, based in Bel­
gium, will contest 10 rounds in
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Safari is not included on the
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■ Deur wrn W.G.F. Geerlings. Foto: wrn H. Cleland

SAW MUURBAL IN 1987

SAW muurbal wat die afgelope aantal jare van krag tot krag gaan, beoog om 1987 ook n
baanbrekersjaar te maak. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag-Muurbaivereniging (SAWMV)
wil vanjaar voortbou op die besondere prestasies van 1986 toe die SAW provinsiale
status verkry en met die intrapslag tweede geeindig het in die strawwe Jarvisbeker-
toernooi.
Behalwe n aantal toernooie en n muur-
balseminaar het die SAW ook die dienste
van mev Jill Robinson, die nasionale junior
afrigter, verkry. Sy sal onder die borgskap
van Super C afrigtingsklinieke aanbied om
muurbal in die RSA en die SAW te bevorder
met die klem op die afrigting van kinders en
burgerlikes van die SAW.
Die program het reeds n aanvang ge-
neem met n baie geslaagde kliniek by Per-
soneeldiensskool. Met die hulp van die
beste SAW spelers het mev Robinson sowat
80 kinders van d:a Laerskool Genl Andries
Brink die fynere kunsies van muurbal geleer.
Ter aanmoediging het Slazenger 40 rakette
geskenk om aan die beste spelertjies te gee.
Super C het lekkergoed voorsien om vir die
ekstra energie te sorg wat muurbal van jou
verg.
Die SAW beplan vanjaar om met die hulp
van die skema ook n span in te skryf vir die
interprovinsiale kampioenskappe vir 0/ 12’s.
Om die beste spelers vir die kampioen­
SA Muurbalvereniging en die provinsies sal
betrokke wees by die seminaar. Referate
van algemene belang sal aangebied word
deur erkende deskundiges op die verskil-
lende terreine van muurbal.
Met nog 12 ander toernooie waaraan die
SAW gaan deelneem, wil dit voorkom of dit
n baie besige maar suksesvolle jaar vir die
muurbalspelers van die SAW gaan wees.
skappe te kies, gaan Jill Robinson klinieke
dwarsoor Suid-Afrika en ook in Suidwes
hou.
Die SAWMV onder voorsitterskap van kol
W.E. Bond reel ook hierdie jaar die eerste
Intermagte-toernooi wat vanaf 22-24 Aprii by
die SA Gevangenisdiensbane in Pretoria
aangebied word. Hierdie toernooi sal voort-
Baie besige
aan n jaarlikse instelling wees.
Nog n toernooi wat aangebied gaan
word, is n unieke SAW gemengde toernooi.
Die spanne wat aan die toernooi, wat vanaf
maar
geslaagde
15-17 Julie in Pretoria gehou gaan word,
gaan deelneem, sal uit 10 mans en 10
dames bestaan. Anderskleuriges sal ook by
die spanne ingesluit word.
Die SAW kampioenskappe word vir die
eerste week in September beplan. Slegs die
topspelers sal na die toernooi uitgenooi word
wat in die hoofstad gehou gaan word.
jaar word
Om muurbal verder te bevorder, gaan die
SAWMV ook n muurbalseminaar aanbied.
n Datum is nog nie vasgestel nie, maar die
verwag

Mev Jill Robinson, die nasionale junior afrigter, en drie dienspligtiges staan hier by kinders wat hulle by PD Skool afgerig het.

62 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

 WHEELCHAIR
Basketball
4 Pretoria Weermag-Sportklub vir Gestremdes het in h aanskoulike wedstryd die span van
Nomads met 49-37 in n basketbaiwedstryd versiaan en sodoende die liga gebuit. Hier is 'n
toneeltjie uit die wedstryd waar min genade gevra of betoon is. Weermag het in 14 wedstryde
slegs twee keer die onderspit gedelf en n besondere bydrae gelewer tot die SA Weermag se
75ste verjaardagvieringe deur die liga waarin spanne van Welkom. Transvaal. Wes-Transvaal
en Noord-Transvaal deelneem te wen. Met sy twee Springbokke Dawie Venter en Martin Buys
aan die spits, lewer die span ook meer as sy normale kwota aan provinsiale spelers. Vanjaar is
ri besondere jaar aangesien n span van Belgie in n toetsreeks teen die Springbokke te staan
kom. Spelers wat n goeie kans het om verdere roem vir die SA Weermag te very/erf. is
benewens Venter en Buys ook Mark Kuck, John Coetzer en Henry van Wyk. Kuck en Coetzer
het reeds verlede jaar met die feeswedstryde getoon dat hulle geen span in die steek sal laat
nie.

INCE its inception in May last year, the wheelchair basket-

By R e R.M. Moore
>ball team of the SADF has risen to great heights.

HE team has proven itself time and the Ladies teams where the competition is The SADF has proven that handicapped
T again to be probably the strongest in the just as fierce and the level of play constantly
country in this fast growing sport. Some of improving.
people need not lose any of their competitive
spirit or expertise in various sporting as­
their achievements include winning the The need for sport amongst the handi­ pects. They are given the full opportunity to
Gerber trophy at the inter-club tournament in capped in the SADF arose when the Re­ compete in various events right up to a na­
Port Elizabeth and the Inter-provincial title at habilitation Unit of 1 Military Hospital found tional level.
RAU. Recently they added the playout of the that the urge to compete was lost amongst The handicapped sporting activities are
club league final to this when they beat the its disabled patients. They organised various not only restricted to basketball. They also
NomadS by 49-37. competitions, the first being basketball at the include wheelchair athletes, weightlifters,
The game also has active participation in nearby Army College. swimmers, pistol shooting and table tennis.

JU D O Deur wrn E. Janssen

’n "Stelsel van groeipunte” is onlangs
deur die SAW Judoklub begin om te ver-
seker dat deelnemers aan die sportsoort
nie verwaarloos word nie wanneer hulle
vir Diensplig aanmeld.
UDO word op n groot skaal binne die
J Weermag beoefen, maar omdat fasili-
teite relatief duur is, kan dit nie by elke basis nie.
aangebied word nie, aldus kol P.F. Botha,
voorsitter van die Hoofkomitee van die SAW
Judoklub.
Volgens die nuwe stelsel word judo-deel-
nemers nou. waar moontlik, na een van die
groeipunte gekanaliseer omdat daar by die
punte volop fasiliteite en afrigting bestaan.
Tans is Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Port Eliza­
beth en Kaapstad as sulke punte geidentifi-
seer, en Kimberley is volgende op die lys. inwoners omdat daar nou vir die eerste keer
Een van die klub se grootste staatmakers, ’n kontaksport aangebied word. Veral die
vlugsersant A.C. van Zyl, het judo binne die kinders van die gebied vind hierby baat om­
Weermag onlangs n goeie hupstoot gegee dat vlugsersant Van Zyl ook n junior klub
deur die beste van n “ slegte" saak te maak. begin het.
Hy is einde verlede jaar na Mpacha ver-
plaas en was dus so goed as verlore vir die
Weermag se judo aangesien daar geen
klubs in die Operasionele Gebied bestaan
Maar van judo los wou hy nie weet nie. Hy
het sy sektor se bevelvoerder geinteres-
seerd gekry en kort daarna is n judoklub op
Mpacha gestig.
Vroee aanduidings is dat die nuwe klub
reeds verteenwoordigers sal he by die SAW
Kampioenskappe wat van 2-9 Mei in Kaap­
tSr
stad gehou word.
Die klub lewer ook n diens aan plaaslike

PARATUS APRIL 1987 63

Hobie International
“Lady Luck” was most definitely not rooting for the Defence Force sailors
when they recently competed in the Playboy/Santos Protea Hotel Hobie Inter­
national in Mossel Bay.
HE SADF arrived with a strong contin­
T gent of eight skippers and two crew
women which included the highly fancied ligaments in his right arm. He abandoned the
Cdr Ren Brand, Paul van Rijswyck and Hyl­
ton Hale.
In the Hobie 16 class (skipper plus crew)
the Defence Force team of Van Rijswyck
and Joe Brito were excellently placed in
fourth position - with 61 boats trailing them - day in sixth position overall - unbeknowing
when the winds of fortune changed.
Cdr Ren Brand, Springbok sailor of the SADF, ended 12th nationally in the Hobie 14 class.
This entitles him to participate in the qualifying rounds of the World Championships and in this
way he could still make the finals - provided that South Africa is not barred by the hosting
country.
64 PARATUS • APRIL 1987
A stiff breeze caused their boat to pitch-
pole and in the process Paul pulled some
race, only to return later, but the injury re­
tarded his performance substantially.
Nevertheless, being hard competitors
they fought back to gain an 11th and a sec­
ond placing in the next two races to end the
that the final day would deal them another
By Pte E. Janssen
Photos: R e D. Holland
cruel blow.
Paul and Joe were hard on the heels ot
the Hobie 16 world champion, Carlton
Tucker of the USA, when a helicopter with a
TV crew aboard hovered above them and
took the wind out of their sails. As a result
they collided with a bouy, and in accordance
with racing rules had to do a full circle
around the marker.
Due to very stiff competition this incident
dropped them from 3rd to 62nd position and
only true grit and skill saw them finish the
race in 31 st place. Overall they ended ninth
- less than they deserved, but very credita­
ble under the circumstances.
Hylton Hale and his crew, Lynda Giles,
had similar bad luck. After a couple of races
they were maintaining a steady 16th position
when their mast came tumbling down. It
caused a leakage in their boat and cost them
two races sitting on the beach doing repair
work. They ended 30th overall.
And neither of these teams were favoured
by the wind conditions. Both are from Port
Elizabeth where strong winds suit their skills,
but racing was postponed on the only two
days that a reasonably strong wind was
blowing - much to the dismay of many en­
trants.
In the Hobie 14 class (solo) Cdr Ren
Brand from Cape Town got the highest plac­
ing of the Defence sailors. But he was also *
severely hampered by the slack wind.
In a star-studded field, including the cur­
rent world champion Enrique Figeuroa of
Puerto Rico, Cdr Brand finished 14th overall
internationally and 12th nationally. There
were 52 entries in this class.
The first six in the 14 class are selected to
represent South Africa at the World Cham­
pionships - provided the meeting is held in a
country the RSA is still welcome in. Those
up to 12th position qualify to go to the Worlds
- and should they win their preliminaries,
they also represent the RSA. Cdr Brand thus
just managed to qualify.
The other Defence sailors finished as fol­
lows: Damien Johnson (26th), Michael Smith
(30), Gary O'Shea (31), Wyatt Orsmond (40)
and Rob Fergusson (52).
Cdr Brand, who is a Springbok sailor and
represented South Africa at the World
Championships in 1984. is the coordinator
for Hobie sailing in the SADF. He has com­
peted at the Nationals since 1979 and can
boast with a personal best third position.
Present and future National Servicemen
who are keen to sail Hobies during their two
years, can contact Cdr Brand at Silvermine.
He is trying to enlarge the sport in the SADF,
and especially in the Navy. Sailors must just
bear in mind that they must provide their own
boats.
"Interested sailors need not be provincial,
but merely competent,” Cdr Brand con­
cluded.

it?
1912-87
SA Weermag se
baanfietsrykampioenskappe
M IKE Lagus en Warren Seach het onderskeidelik die afdelings vir seniors en juniors
gedurende die SA Weermag se baanfietsrykampioenskappe op Hector Norrispark
in Johannesburg gewen.
Puik fietsry is gesien in die program wat
deel uitgemaak het van die SA Weermag se
75e verjaardagviering. Hoewel Seach die
kollig gesteel het, het verskeie ander jaers
ook aandag getrek. Daar was egter ook die
teleurstellings
Heel bo aan die lys is die middelmatige
vertoning wat deur die Vrystaatse Spring­
bok, Martin Stockigt, gelewer is. Hy het aan
elke wedren in die afdeling vir seniors deel-
geneem en kon slegs in die naelry punte vir
die omnium insamel.
Saam met sy spanmaat Come Bence. het
die titel in die 50 rondtes Madison aan hulle
behoort.
Nog n groot naam. Wimpie van der
Merwe. het harde bene gekou. Van der
Merwe tel onder die voorste manne in pad-
wedrenne, maar in die wedren oor 20 km is
hy deur Pieter van Schalkwyk geklop. Die
twee het die res van die bondel twee rondtes
S T E E D S K A M P IO E N E
S T IL L C H A M P IO N S
4 In fietsry is taktiek van die grootste belang.
voor die einde agter gelaat en sake om die
goue medalje uitgespook
Van der Merwe het ook in die 1 000 m
naelry n derde plek verower en saam met sy
spanmaat. Lourens Smits, tweede tn die
Madison geeindig
In die afdeling vir seniors was daar volop
belangstelling in die 1 000 m tydtoets waar
n groot stryd tussen Lagus, Paul van Zyl en
Craig Palmer verwag is.
Dit was dan ook geen verrassing nie toe al
drie die jaers die kwalifiserende tyd vir die,
SA Kampioenskappe geklop het. Lagus het
n goeie tyd van 1:11,7 behaal met Van Zyl
slegs, ,1s stadiger en Palmer in die derde
plek met n tyd van 1:12,7.
Lourens Smith het in die 4 000m enkelag-
tervolging baie goed vertoon deur n tyd van
5:17,8 daar te stel. Mike Zeeman en Pieter
van Schalkwyk. wat onderskeidelik tweede
en derde was, se tyd is albei as 5:20,7 aan-
gegee
In die Omnium het Lagus een punt voor
Van Zyl geeindig met drie jaers wat slegs
een punt swakker was as Van Zyl se tweede
plek. Palmer. Van Schalkwyk en Van der
Merwe was op hulle beurt weer net n halwe
punt voor Bence, wat sesde geeindig het.
Onder die juniors het Seach alle teen-
stand voor hom weggevee deur vier eerste
plekke en n tweede plek los te jaag. In die
1 000 m tydtoets moes hy uithaal om Werner
Harmse met ,3s te klop
Hy het egter sy meesterskap in die
1 000 m naelry duidelik onderstreep deur Ja­
cobus Venter en Martin Saunders te troef.
In die 3 000 m enkelagtervolging het
Harmse koning gekraai deur maklik en son-
der veel inspanning voor Rene Duiker en
Grant Lottering oor die wenstreep te jaag
Seach het die omnium vir juniors met 29
punte gewen. Harmse was In die tweede
Nie alleen moet jy jou teenstanders uitoorle
nie, maar jy moet ook weet waar jou krag en
vemuf die beste is. Hier is n toneeltjie uit die
SAW Kampioenskappe op Hector Norris­
park waar die manne vir mekaar le en loer
en wag op h onbewaakte oomblik om weg
te breek en sodoende n sege te bewerkstel-
iig-
it
plek met 17 punte en hy is gevolg deur
Venter en Saunders.
Na afloop van die kampioenskappe is
Weermag se span bekend gemaak wat aan
die Rapportbeker-byeenkoms in die Paarl
kon deelneem. Die seniors is: Mike Lagus,
Paul van Zyl, Craig Palmer. Corne Bence.
Mike Zeeman, Mark Pinder en Wimpie van
der Merwe as reserwe
Die Federasiebekerspan vir seniors is:
Van der Merwe. Jack dos Santos, Pieter van
Schalkwyk, Lourens Smith. Hendrik Lemmer
en Martin Stockigt. Die reserwes is Dennis
Steyn en Kobus de Vos.
Die juniors wat in die Lithobeker-byeen-
koms gaan jaag. is Warren Seach, Werner
Harmse. Rene Duiker, Grant Lottering. Mar­
tin Saunders en Jacobus Venter. Frans
Schutte is die reserwe
PARATUS • APRIL 1987 65
 SADF FREEFALL
By Re W.E. Jones
Photo: Re P. Schedler

the team had injured his ankle just before the

competiton started, and they had to change
Still champions their exit just prior to the first round. A
smooth controlled exit is of vital importance
Steeds kampioene to the success of a skydive.
Where the expected battle for supremacy
in the senior RW event frizzled like a damp
M High above the clouds the Pretoria A team, squib, the fight for first place in the canopy
silver medallists in the CRW event and gold relative work event went down to the last
medallists in the senior relative work event, round. In this event a team is given three
practise an exit from the door of a Dakota. minutes to build a four man canopy stack
Notice how the whole four man team exit in which counts one point. Once this is com­
one piece' in order to speed up the building plete, the top man leaves the top of the stack
o f the first formation. This is often done in a and re-enters it at the bottom. Each rotation
matter o f seconds after leaving the aircraft. then counts for an additional point.
After the first round the Pretoria A and B
teams were tied for first place. This turn of
events was unexpected since three of the
four mein B team did not have any prior ex­
perience in the rotations. After dropping one
point in the second round, the B team put the
pressure on their fellow Pretorians with a six
point dive in the final round. The A team
needed five points to tie for first place and six
PORT parachuting, or skydiving, is no longer simply a case of strapping to win. However, they pulled the competition
S on a parachute and falling out of a perfectly good aircraft in order to enjoy
the view, and fifteen seconds before high speed impact with the dirt, throwing
out of the bag with a seven point dive which
netted them top honours in the CRW event.
The most successful team in the entire
out a bundle of sheets and strings which are supposed to slow you down
competition in terms of points scoring was
enough to enable you to go up and do it again. the junior team from Pretoria, who won their
event in fine style. Their final score was four
times more than the second placed team. At
no stage during the 10 round junior event did
any of the other junior teams even come
ODAY’S skydiver no longer has time to The competition itself was divided into
T even look at the ground. His (or her) four separate events. These were junior
entire universe becomes three other team relative work, senior relative work, senior
close to beating them.
On the final day of the competition an ac­
curacy competiton was held in which all of
mates, and the set sequences of formations canopy relative work and accuracy. The
the teams were entered. This event involved
that they have to build in the next 35 sec­ senior relative work event was expected to a five man team exiting the aircraft at five
onds. This simple task of linking up with provide the most excitement, with the battle
thousand feet and landing as close as pos­
team mates in the sky subjects the skydiver between the closely matched Pretoria A
sible to a five centimetre disc. It was ex­
to intense mental and physical pressures. team and the team from 1 Parachute Bat­
pected that the Chileans would excell in this
For instance, during a single 35 second talion looming. The delegation from Chile
event, since their canopies are designed for
free fall, the skydiver is expected to remem­ was also an unknown factor, and until the accuracy. As it was, they put on an amazing
ber and carry out anything of up to six set practise week started they could not be dis­ show with several members of the team
sequences (see illustration) and each set se­ missed as a threat for top honours in the landing exactly on the disc. Second in this
quence may consist of up to three separate relative work competition. event was the Battalion team, and third the
movements. A single mistake in the carrying The practise week showed that there was Pretoria B team.
out of these formations, such as a wrong indeed little to choose between the top two
The parachute teams from Pretoria are
grip, or one team member taking a different teams. The practise week also revealed that also involved in performing demonstration
grip before another has let go, can result in there was another battle developing for third jumps at different venues in the area. The
the team scoring zero for that round. Thus place between the B team from Pretona and most recent has been a stunning display at
timing and precision become crucial, and the the Chileans. As the actual competition Mamelodi, and a demonstration at the recent
desire not to let the team down add to the loomed closer, nerves began to fray and air show at Kroonstad during which the team
strain. And a competition does not only con­ tempers became shorter. These nerves
was well received.
sist of one round - as much as ten rounds proved to be the downfall of the Pretorian
can be involved. team, as the well practised and experienced
The SADF Parachuting Championships Battalion team out skydived the rest of the • Continued on pg 68
held in Bloemfontein in February proved that competitors to take first place in the senior
Defence parachutists are among the best in relative work event.
South Africa and can hold their own against The Pretoria A team took a well deserved
international teams. Teams from as far afield second place. The battle for third place
as Chile were in attendance. There were seemed close in the beginning of the compe­
also teams for South West Africa and Ciskei. tition, but the Pretoria B team soon found
The Pretoria Defence Force Parachute Club their feet and pulled ahead of the Chileans.
was also well represented, entering teams in Another problem that the Pretoria B team
all the events. had to contend with was that a member of

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• Continued from pg 66

A proud Pretoria B team, silver ►

medallists in the senior canopy
relative work event, bronze medal­
lists in the senior relative work
event and third place in the accu­
racy event. From left to right: Lt
J. van Deventer, team captain, Pte
J. Chaname, 2 Lt E. de Roos and
Pte W. Jones stand in front of the
aircraft used for the S A D F Para­
chuting Championships.

Navy Week Final: Simon's Town: 192

Naval Base Simon’s Town (Dettmer 66, Engeldow 30. ). Sea
Going Units: 148 (Jennings 36, Engeldow

are champions again

25/3). SAN Beat Boland Colts by 53 runs:
SAN 245 (Dettmer 58. Penning 63, Daffy 35
and Jennings 30). Boland 192 (Dettmer
15/3, Flyand 25/2).

A
FTER a tough week of cricket. Naval Stuart West (Buvlog); Ab Raymond Blake
Base Simon's Town beat a composite (HUB 12th man). The Scorer was Sea Guy
team called the Sea Going Units by 44 runs Mcgarry and the umpires CPO Pikkie Gerber
to retain the SAN Cricket title. and PO Bill Thomely.
The final was a closely contested match
that could have gone either way until a deci­
sive spell of bowling by Ben Lombard put the
game beyond Sea Going Unit’s reach. Ear­
lier, Colin Dettmer had laid the foundations
for the victory with a well struck innings of
66 .
Three centuries were recorded during the
week, one each by Dettmer, Bruce Penning
and Gary Cohen. Penning was awarded the
best batsmen trophy for scoring the most
runs and Schoeman the best bowler award
for taking the most wickets. Other bowlers to
turn in star performances were Mervyn
Wright (18/6) Dougie Morgan (29/5) Colin
Dettmer (7/5 which included 4 wickets with 4
consecutive balls!) The best fielder was ad­
judged to have been Rudgin Pather.
At the conclusion of the final the following
were chosen to represent the SAN in a junior
provincial game against the Boland Colts: Lt
Cdr Colin Dettmer (Buvlog - Capt); Sea
Gary Butlion (SAS Tafelberg); Sea Steve
Daffy, Sea Bruce Penning, Sea Alan Norton
and Sea Les Ryan (111 HPU): PO Neil Da­
vies (Smbg); PO Craig Engeldow (Naval LI Cdr Colin Dettmer. Sea Shaun Jennings and Sea Bruce Penning were the three batsmen
Base Simon's Town); Sea Shaun Jennings who steered the SA Navy side to victory in their junior provincial match against a strong Boland
(PMB); Sea Ian Ross (COMNAVEAST); Sea Colts XI.

68 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

 Piet Aldrich het sy prestasie van ver­
lede jaar herhaal en weer met die
mansenkelspeltitel weggestap.

. ii- ^ ‘ “

Hy het sy eerste oorwinning in 1982 be-

haal en vanjaar sy vierde titel ingepalm.
Die geslote kampioenskap (net vir Staan-
demaglede) is deur A. Venter gewen. Hy het
P. de Villiers met 6-3. 4-6 en 6-3 in ’n baie
opwindende finaal geklop.
Na afloop van die kampioenskappe is n
wedstryd teen Noord-Transvaal gespeel,
maar reen het die laaste se gehad en die
wedstryd moes gestaak word voordat al die
kragmetings afgehandel is.
Die span wat teen N.Tvl gespeel het, was:
Piet Aldrich, Andre Snyman, Piet Cilliers,
Trevor Busch. Marius Barnard en Danie
Morkel,

SAW Tennis- Fire-power

display

kampioenskappe
• Continued from pg 18
Also in attendance was a contingent of 47
high ranking officers from all parts of the
country, engaged in a training programme.
The officers, en route to various military ven­
ues, were guests of OFS Command for the
day.
The display included accurate heavy
bombardment of targets by tanks. There was
IET ALDRICH het vanjaar vir die tweede agtereenvolgende keer
P die SAW mansenkelspeltitel gewen tydens die SAW geslote ten-
an Impala jet bombing demonstration, a
parachute sequence by 1 Parachute Bat­
niskampioenskappe wat deur SAW1 geborg is. In die vroue-enkelspeltalion and simulated conventional war man­
oeuvres by Ratel Infantry Combat vehicles,
het Lizette Keyter met die louere weggestap. Die kampioenskappe wat tanks and armoured cars.
op Loftus Versveld se tennisbane beslis is, het tennis van ’n hoe stan-
daard opgelewer en die SAW beloof om weer ’n krag te wees in die
interprovinsiale Opel-tennistoernooi later vanjaar.

IE nommer een gekeurde Aldrich het
D teen Andre Snyman in die finaal ge­
speel nadat hy in die halfeindronde n op-Dit was ’n soete oorwinning vir Keyter wat
draande stryd teen Marius Barnard gehad
het. Aldrich het die wedstryd na ’n swak be­
gin met 3-6, 6-3 en 6-2 gewen. In die ander
halfeindronde het Snyman redelik maklik
met Piet Cilliers afgereken met n telling van hoe gehalte gelewer. In die halfeindronde
6-0 en 6-3.
Aldrich het die finaal goed begin teen n
sukkelende Snyman en sy afslaan onmid-
dellik gebreek. Van meet af aan was dit dui-
delik dat Aldrich se goeie spel by die net n
beslissende faktor gaan wees, tn teenstel-
ling hiermee het Snyman gesukkel en onno-
dige foute het veroorsaak dat hy die eerste
stel met 1-6 verioor.
Die tweede stel het op dieselfde trant
voortgegaan. Aldrich het gou ’n voorsprong
van 5-2 opgebou. maar Snyman het die
wedstryd nie so maklik prysgegee nie en te-
ruggeveg tot 6-6. In die beslissende valbyl-
pot het Aldrich die oorhand gekry en met 7-2
gewen en so die wedstryd met 6-1 en 7-6 in
sy guns beklink.
OOS die mansfinaal is die vroue-eind-
S stryd in skoon stelle beslis. Lizette
Keyter het Jenny Roux, verlede jaar se kam-
pioen, redelik maklik met 6-0 en 6-2 gewen.
twee jaar gelede teen Roux in die finaal ver­
ioor het.
Die veterane het soos in die vertede ook
hul slag getoon op die baan en spel van ’n
het Andrew Brown, ’n voormalige kampioen.
vir R. Kruger met 6-2. 2-6 en 6-0 geklop.
Kruger het in 1986 teen Koos Combrink in
die finaal verioor.
Combrink het soos te wagte die finaal ge-
haal en met ’n vasbeslote Andrew Brown te
doen gekry. Brown het goed begin maar
geen teenvoeter vir Combrink se goedge-
plaaste houe gehad nie. Combrink wen ook
die eerste stel 6-3 en in die tweede het sy
spel nog meer vertoeter en wen hy die wed­
stryd met 6-3 en 6-2. Die was die derde ag-
tereenvolgende keer dat Combrink die
kampioenskap vir veterane gewen het.
L'Zette Keyter in aksie

PARATUS • APRIL 1987 69

vervolg van bl 59 deelneem. Enkele van die groot name is
George Mayou, David Jenkins, Ross Lind­
say, Erick Katzenberg en David Malherbe. Steeds kampioene
Branderplankry Malherbe het in Australie gaan deelneem
Still champions
nadat hy die SA Opekampioenskappe ge-
wen het. Die eerste prys was 'n vliegtuig-
kaartjie na enige bestemming in die wereld.
Malherbe sal betyds terug wees vir vanjaar
se SA Kampioenskappe.
George Mayou het almal verras toe hy die
Weermag se geslote kampioenskappe so-
wel as die WP Ope wen. Weermag is vol
vertroue dat die SA kampioenskappe hierdie 1912-87
jaar weer deur Weermag gewen kan word.

George Mayou, pas nadat hy die Weermag

se geslote branderplank-kampioenskappe in
Kaapstad gewen het. Die oorwinning is
slegs een van n lang reeks skitterende ver-
tonings die afgelope twee jaar. Mayou is in
1986 as Weermag se Sportman van die Jaar
in die Westelike Provinsie aangewys.

Toutrekreels Deur w rn W.G.F. G eerlings

punt) oor die streep naaste aan jou span
trek. Om alles te kroon, moet die wenspan
dit twee keer kan vermag om as oorwinnaars
uit die stryd te tree. Die span wat eerste twee
OEWEL toutrek n alombekende sport in Suid-Afrika is en in die Suid- trekke uit n maksimum van drie wen, stap

H Afrikaanse Weermag al hoe meer steun geniet, is daar nie altyd duidelik-
dus met die louere weg.
n Muntstuk bepaal watter span aan wat-
heid oor die reels nie, veral omdat dit dikwels op sosiale viak beoefen word.ter kant trek. As albei spanne een trek ge­
Die ware Jakob is meer ingewikkeld as net twee spanne van enige getal deel- wen het, word daar weer ’n muntstuk opge-
nemers wat aan ’n tou hang. skiet vir die finale trek.
Mense wat toutrek ken, sal weet dat n
trek somtyds nogal lank kan duur, daarom
word 'n ruskans van 'n maksimum van vyf
LKE span het agt deelnemers, maar in minute tussen trekke toegelaat.

E teenstelling met die meeste ander

trekker die tou mag vasvat binne vyf meter
van die middelpunt nie.
sportsoorte word geen plaasvervangers toe- Op die grand word ’n duidelike streep
Soos die orkes n dirigent moet he, so
moet die toutrekspan n aanvoerder he. Die
aanvoerder moet die span lei en bevele gee
gelaat sodra n kompetisie begin het nie. aangebring met twee strepe twee meter
Soos boksers ding die toutrekspanne in soos om vas te skop, te trek of wat ook al die
weerskante daarvan. Vanseifsprekend moet
gewigsafdelings mee. Hierdie gewigsgrense geval mag wees, n Waterjoggie word ook
die oppervlakte waarop getrek word plat en
is van toepassing op die gesamentlike gewig toegelaat om na die manne se welstand tus­
met gelyke gras bedek wees.
van die agt spanlede en nie op elke individu sen trekke om te sien.
Om enige onreelmatighede en slim streke
afsonderlik nie. Vir die senior trekkers is uit te skakel, is daar spesifieke reels betref-
daar vyf afdelings: 560 kg; 600 kg; 640 kg; fende die kleredrag van die deelnemers.
680 kg en 720 kg.
As die manne binne die regte gewigs-
Veral die stewels wat die vasskopwerk moet Steeds kampioene
doen, mag nie spesiaal aangepas word nie.
grens is, is dit ook nie net ’n kwessie van tou Die sool, hak en kant of sy van n hak moet
Still champions
optel en trek nie. Daar is vasgestelde reels gelyk wees. Wat die klere betref, moet n
oor die leng’te van die tou en waar jy dit mag kortbroek wat tot halfpad langs die dy strek,
^asvat om die teenstanders weg ta-sleep. gewone frokkies of truie en kouse met
Die tou mag nie minder as 100 mm of omslag onder die knie gedra word.
meer as 125 mm dik wees nie, en ook nie Die spanne mag begin trek sodra die
korter as 33,5 m nie. skeidsregter die teken gee, maar voor die
'n Lint word in die middel van die tou aan- groot sweet begin, moet daar eers toegesien
gebring en twee linte vier meter weerskante 1 9 1 2 - 8 7
word dat die middelpunt van die tou regoor
van die middelste lint. Gekleurde linte word die middelste lyn is.
vyf meter weerskante van die middelpunt ’n Trek word gewen sodra jy jou teen­
vasgemaak. Dit word gedoen omdat geen standers se wit kantlint (4 m weg van middel­

70 PARATUS • APRIL 1987

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