Saturday 15 December 2001

December 2001 Edition.

SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER

December 2001 edition

First of all please accept our apologies for the lateness of this December edition of the SCN, and the fact that it is somewhat shorter than normal. The fact of the matter is that, as you are probably already aware, we were first faced with a computer virus problem (all now happily overcome) and then this present writer was confronted by a close personal bereavement and a couple of other associated troubles. Hopefully we will be back to normal in January 2002 however.

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Following the sell-outs of Rhodesia, South Africa and Hong Kong it was obvious that our enemies would next focus on that most emotive symbol of the British Empire - Gibraltar. On November 20th 2001 talks commenced in Barcelona between the Blair administration and the Spanish Government, and no secret was made of the fact that the aim was to alter the status of Gibraltar prior to an eventual handover of the Rock to Spain.

In the famous and inspiring referendum of 1967 the Gibraltarian people voted by 12,138 votes to 44 to remain British, and there is no reason to believe that the vote would be significantly different if a referendum was held again today - indeed there have already been clear indications that both the Gibraltarian people and government are not prepared to surrender, and their resistance is a morale-booster to us all.       

To us the attitude of any truly patriotic British government in any discussions with Spain would be simple. They should state unambiguously that Gibraltar will remain British for all time - but at the same time they should support the rights of Ceuta and Melilla to remain Spanish for all time also. This is the only way by which the rights of the Gibraltarian people can be protected whilst still maintaining consistant relations with Spain.

Perhaps the most sickening aspect of these current discussions with Spain is the presence in the so-called British Foreign Office negotiating team of the odious Peter Hain. It should be remembered that during the late 1960s and early 1970s this same Hain led the violent sabotage campaigns against visiting kith and kin sportsmen from South Africa. During these campaigns orchestrated by Hain such tactics as the sprinkling of tin-tacks on rugby fields, the hi-jacking of team buses and threats to shoot at wickets during cricket matches took place - actions which can accurately be described as crypto-terrorism.

This crypto-terrorist history of Hain should never be forgotten, particularly when he is party to the attempted sell-out of Gibraltar, and we must therefore make it our duty to inform everyone concerned of the evil activities which he has been involved with.

We are confident that the Gibraltarian people will resist this current sell-out campaign however, and as in the past they will be victorious. Their victory will also be ours.
    
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SPRINGBOK CLUB'S UDI DAY DINNER

The Springbok Club's 2001 UDI Day Dinner proved to be a most enjoyable and successful event. Held at a leading Whitehall Club, it was fully booked and everybody enjoyed a splendid cuisine and convivial company.

We were of course most honoured to be able to welcome Mr. Andrew Roberts, the eminent historian, as our guest of honour, and he gave a most enthralling and indeed inspiring after-dinner speech. In this speech he outlined the history of 19th century British colonial expansionism and the foundation of Rhodesia, detailed the events which made UDI in 1965 inevitable, and then brought the story up to date by reminding everyone of the disasters of modern-day "Zimbabwe". He finished his speech by proposing a toast to the Springbok Club, which he said he considered the heir to previous Imperial achievements.  

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THE SPRINGBOK CLUB'S DAY OF THE VOW COMMEMORATION

The Springbok Club will again be marking the Day of the Vow this year with a special meeting, the details of which are as follows :-

Date  :   Monday 17th December 2001
Time  :   19.15 hrs for 19.45 hrs.
Venue :   The MORPETH ARMS (in the upstairs function room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1. (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge, nearest underground station: Pimlico).

This event, when we remember the victory at Blood River in 1838, will not only give an opportunity for menbers and supporters to meet each other in a friendly end-of-year atmosphere, but will also enable us to take stock and review the current situations being faced by our kith and kin in other parts of the globe.

With this aim in mind we will be welcoming two special guests to this function, who will give brief report-backs on specific areas of their interest. Firstly we will be welcoming Mr. Dennis Delderfield (who of course gave us an enthralling talk when we commemorated Rhodes and Founders Day in July 2000) who spent some time in Gibraltar during September when he met several prominent personalities from the colony, and who will be reporting on the growing constitutional worries confronting the loyal Gibraltarian people.

Secondly we hope to welcome a leading official from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Campaign (who have been staging regular protests outside the Zimbabwe High Commission in London throughout 2001) who will report on the increasing anarchy and terror in the erstwhile Rhodesia.

This meeting will be followed by a buffet meal, and a small charge will be made in order to cover costs. This will be £5.00 for non-members, £2.50 for Associate Members, but of course free for all Honorary, Life and Full Members of the Springbok Club.

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"BRITISH EMPIRE IN COLOUR" PROJECT

We have recently received the following message from the TWI television production company in London:-

"We are producing a History series for the ITV Network in Britain on the British Empire. The style of the series is very simple - we find archive film in colour from the period (in this case, 1945 - 1980) and look for letters, diaries and personal communications to describe what it was like, what it felt like, to live at the time. We try not to use memoirs or material produced after any given event, in an effort to avoid 'hindsight'.

"The last series in the same style, BRITAIN AT WAR IN COLOUR, won this year's prestigious BAFTA Award for best Factual Series and was well received by the public too.

"As part of this series, we would like to include a hefty chunk about the lives and experiences of 'ordinary' people (as opposed to the politicians) living in Rhodesia after the War [WWII]. We would like to get in touch with people who were long-settled in Rhodesia, as well as those who moved there from post-war Britain. Any help, suggestions or information that you or your members could offer me would be gratefully received."

If anyone thinks they can help TWI in this project they should contact Elodie Gornall direct at :-

 EGornall@imgworld.com

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CAN YOU HELP?

David Otto from Iowa, USA, writes as follows:-

"In about 70 days, a friend of mine from Durban, a young lady with an 8 year old son, will attempt to settle in the UK. She would prefer a medium to small sized town.

"Her initial objective will be to find a place to stay upon arrival. Bearing only Rands, money is a definite factor.

"Would anyone in the Club have rooms to let, or know of something reasonable? I will appreciate any advice you can render. Many thanks,"

If you can help David's friend in this regard then please contact him direct at: DavidOtto@webtv.net

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BUSINESS CONTACTS WANTED

Frank Jerner contacts us with the following request :-

"IT Manager/Project Manager, recently immigrated to the UK, interested in contacting South African business organisations in the UK".

If you can help Frank in any way please write to him at: frank.jerner@awethu.fsnet.co.uk

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THE LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE

During the last month the London Swinton Circle has held two most interesting meetings at the Houses of Parliament featuring prominent parliamentarians.

The first was addressed by Nigel Dodds, the DUP MP for North Belfast. Mr Dodds gave an eloquent though very depressive speech in which he outlined the current bleak plight being faced by the Unionist people of Northern Ireland. He castigated the current Blair regime for their attempted sell-out of part of the United Kingdom, and was equally contemptuous of the new Conservative spokesman on Northern Ireland, Quentin Davies (though he had far more respect for the rest of Iain Duncan-Smith's new frontbench team). On a more positive note, however, he told of renewed resistance among the Loyalist people of Ulster, and foresaw greater Unionist unity in the days ahead, with David Trimble becoming increasingly isolated. In this regard he was particularly full of praise for the recent actions of Peter Weir and Pauline Armitage in refusing to back Trimble as First Minister at Stormont.

The second meeting was addressed by Lord Chalfont. Although formerly a junior minister in Harold Wilson's Labour Government of the 1960s, Lord Chalfont can by no means be considered a political liberal today. He spoke mainly on defence issues, and stated clearly that there had been far too many cuts in the armed forces. He took a strong line in support of the War Against Terrorism, though he made it clear that he didn't think we should become involved in either "nation-building" or "human rights" issues in Afghanistan.     

During January the London Swinton Circle will be staging a further most interesting meeting to be addressed by a prominent Conservative frontbench spokesman. Fuller details will be included in the January edition of the SCN.

The publication "Tough Talking from the Right", which is closely connected to the London Swinton Circle, is an excellent periodical and is thoroughly recommended. It can be obtained at £4.50 for 4 issues from: TTFTR, P.O.Box 29208, London  SE8 3ZU, U.K.

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BOOK OFFERS

COVOS BOOKS of South Africa are specialist publishers of Africana, and offer a wide range of most interesting and illuminating books which will appeal to many of our supporters. Amongst the new titles which they stock are:-

WE FEAR NAUGHT BUT GOD by Paul Els
The story of the South African Special Forces ("The Recces"), from inception in the 1960s to disbandment in 1993. A unique account of one of South Africa's premier units, masters in the art of reconnaissance and clandestine warfare. Pro rata, the most decorated unit during the wars in Angola and SWA. Includes a free copy of Lourens Fourie's music CD "The Recces". Softback, 222x152mm, 328 pages, 252 b/w photographs plus maps. R140.00.

FIREFORCE - One man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, by Chris Cocks. Hard cover with dust jacket, 228 x 155 mm., 368 pages, 120 black and white and colour photos, plus maps and sketches. Widely acclaimed as the classic account of counter-insurgency warfare in Africa. Includes the RLI roll of honour, citations and operational orders. Price R185.00.

COVOS BOOKS can be contacted at :  P.O.Box 6996, Weltevredenpark, Transvaal, 1715, South Africa. Tel.: +2711-4769926, fax.: +2711-4769927, e-mail :  covos@global.co.za

We are happy to be able to confirm that the Springbok Club can now supply copies of "We Fear Naught but God", price £15.00, and "Fireforce", price £22.50. All payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press", and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK. (Please add 20% for p.& p.).

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?

No.38 :  Jon Hazeldine, John Chapman, Dave Miles Sherring, Martin Borley, Jill Rogers and Hilary Thompson - all formerly from Nyasaland.

Barbara Limb (nee Jones) is searching for all or any of the following who were in Nyasaland during the early 1960's :-

Jon Hazeldine, John Chapman and Dave Miles Sherring. They were 17 in 1964, and went to St. Andrew's High School. (Her brother Graham Jones would be very keen to catch up with them.)

Also Martin Borley, who would have been 18 or 19 in 1964. (Her sister Carol would be interested to know what happened to him.)

Finally Jill Rogers and Hilary Thompson, who were 12 in 1964 and who attended St. Andrew's Prep School.

If you can help Barbara with any of these quests please contact her direct at: limbs@iinet.net.au

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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH

Many readers may well have seen the recent BBC documentary "When Louis met the Hamiltons" and will have been intrigued by the half-obscured banner advertising a web-site which proclaims Neil Hamilton's innocence.

Regardless of whether or not you saw this programme a visit to this web-site is still most worthwhile, and it can be accessed at:-

http://www.neil-hamilton-is-innocent.com

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Sunday 4 November 2001

November 2001 Edition.

SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER

November 2001 edition

As we approach November 5th we remember perhaps the earliest of terrorist conspiracies - the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

In this year of 2001 we have witnessed a terrorist atrocity of even more demonic proportions; no doubt there will be many effigies of Osama bin Laden condemned to fire around the world on November 5th this year.

Terrorism has therefore been with us for four hundred years - but it is only in recent years that it has manifested itself so fiercely and so frequently. The reason for this seems obvious. In the 17th century terrorist leaders like Catesby, Fawkes and the Winters were dealt with swiftly and efficiently. Today, alas, terrorist leaders like Mugabe, Mandela, Adams and McGuinness are feted by the sick liberal establishment. Even the madman Saddam Hussein was allowed to retain power in Iraq after all the atrocities he committed in Kuwait and against the Iraqi Kurds - only the various patriotic and nationalist movements in the West seemed to advocate that the Gulf War should be finished properly.

During the early 1980s November 5th Bonfires were held in the Reunion district of south Durban under the auspices of the Rangers F.C. Supporters Association Durban Branch, and effigies of Nkomo and Mugabe were regularly burnt following the Air Rhodesia Viscount and Elim Mission atrocities - and rightly so.

We must NEVER forget those who suffered at the hands of international terrorism, and we must NEVER forget those who perpetrated such evil crimes. We burn to remember.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB OCTOBER MEETING

The Springbok Club was most honoured to welcome Jill Baker as guest speaker in October. Jill was touring the UK in order to promote her recently-published biography of her father, "Beloved African", and gave a captivating talk both about the book and her memories of her father, as well as passing on some interesting though worrying information about the current situation in Zimbabwe.

There was a very good attendance at this meeting, probably the best turnout for over a year - and it was particularly pleasing to see many new faces, as well as many welcomed old ones, at this event. It seems therefore that the Springbok Club has finally overcome the disasters caused by the "Yates incident" at the end of last year, so therefore is clearly growing and advancing once again.

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UDI DAY DINNER

There are still a few (though we emphasise very few) tickets left for the Springbok Club's 2001 UDI Day Dinner.

Once again, this event will be held in a well-known Whitehall Club not far from Embankment Underground Station on the evening of Thursday 8th November, with the dinner itself commencing at 19.30 hrs (though we will undoubtedly start to congregate from about 18.00 hrs onwards)

We are most pleased to be able to announce that our Guest of Honour will be none other than Andrew Roberts, the highly-acclaimed historian. Andrew Roberts is 38, and gained a first in Modern History at Gonville and Caius Colleges Cambridge. Amongst his most famous books are "The Holy Fox" (the biography of Lord Halifax), "Eminent Churchillians", "The Aachen Memorandum" (a EuroSceptic thriller) and "Salisbury, Victorian Titan". He takes a particular interest in British Imperial history, and has a special affinity to Rhodesia.

The dinner will consist of a three-course meal, and tickets are priced at only 20 guineas (£21.00) per head. If you are keen to attend and haven't already booked a place then we advise you to contact us by e-mail as soon as possible in order to confirm your booking. All payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K..

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JOHANNESBURG UDI DAY REUNION 2001

The Johannesburg Rhodie Reunion 2001 will take place at the Johannesburg Social Club on Saturday 10th November. For more details please contact Rodger Graeme at: rglink2@mweb.co.za

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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS

Both the Hampshire and Kent Branches of the Springbok Club held successful meetings during October, with numbers definitely "on the up".

Both the Kent and Chilterns Branches are anticipating holding further gatherings before the end of the year, and it is also hoped that an official Dorset Branch will be inaugurated early during 2002.

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BONFIRE FESTIVITIES 2001

As usual, there will be an unofficial trip of Springbok Club supporters to Lewes for the November 5th Bonfire celebrations this year. For more details about rendezvous arrangements etc email us at :-
 
springbok@falklands.org

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FORTHCOMING PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS

The next "Zimbabwe Human Rights Protest" will be staged on Saturday 17th November 2001 outside the Zimbabwe High Commission, 429 The Strand, London WC2 (nearest tube stations: Charing Cross and Embankment) and commencing at 12.00 hrs. This protest will include a petition being handed to 10 Downing Street at approximately 13.00 hrs.

We have also received brief information about a protest against South African farm murders being staged in Trafalgar Square on November 11th, but unfortunately we don't know any more precise details.

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RHODESIAN MEMORIAL WINDOW DEDICATION

We have recently been informed of the dedication of a Rhodesian memorial window at R.A.F. Halton, the details of which are as follows:-

Date: Tuesday 6th November 2001

Dress: Smart casual, collar and tie respectively

Outline details for the day are as follows :-

Assemble at St Georges Church, Halton, by 10.50 hrs
Service starts at 11.00 hrs
Congregation moves to Apprentices Tribute (outside of church) for short remembrance service with last post and laying of a wreath.
Arrangements for lunch are not yet firm. 
At 13.00 hrs we will proceed to the parade square to watch a recruit passing out parade followed by light refreshments.
Visit the Trenchard Museum at 15.00 hrs
Programme ends at 15.45 hrs

For more information please contact Gp. Capt. Min Larkin at: RAFHAAA@aol.com

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S.A.PATRIOT-IN-EXILE

During the past month we have received some financial help which has meant that we've been able to complete the distribution of "S.A.Patriot-in-Exile" No.35, so therefore we can now commence upon publication of edition No.36. We will still need some further financial assistance in order to pay for the printing and postage costs of this issue however, so if you are able to help in any way please send your donation (made payable to "Patriotic Press") to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
 
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NEW BOOK

Ex-Rhodesian Isaac Benatar's new novel, "The Nostradamus Prophecy", is a story of international intrigue, terrorism, suspense and romance. Through his diamond business, Rod Crown is inadvertently caught up into the world of terrorism and espionage. The stakes are high. The Blue Turban, the leader of a clandestine Iranian terrorist group has discovered a use for diamonds in a new missile technology. The target is the United States and world domination. From four hundred years in the past, the prophetic quatrains of Nostradamus reach out across the centuries, to warn against the man he predicts will bring forth a cataclysmic event to the Twenty-first century.”

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CAN YOU HELP?

Bryan Bennetts from Kansas, USA, writes as follows:-

I have a quick question: Do you have any contacts in Houston (Texas), because I am looking for a place to stay for the weekend of December 1st, because the Springboks are playing rugby against the USA? Please let me know, because I REALLY do not want to miss that game for anything, true! I need a roof Friday evening the 30th of November, and up until Sunday evening, the 2nd of December. I am planning on taking the Friday off of work, and also the Monday (3rd of December). I shall arrange my airfare accordingly. I heard that there are TONS of South Africans down there, yet I do not know a single one of them! If you can help, please notify me. Thanks a million. Hell, I shall even buy them a ticket to the game, as well....whatever!

If you can help Bryan please contact him direct at: zulurugby@hotmail.com

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BUSINESS CONTACTS WANTED

Frank Jerner contacts us as follows:-

"IT Director/Programme Manager, recently immigrated to the UK, interested in contacting South African business organisations in the UK"

If you can help Frank in any way please contact him at: frank.jerner@awethu.fsnet.co.uk

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To find out more information visit the Home Biltong Maker web-site at:-

http://www.biltongmakers.com

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BOOK OFFERS

COVOS BOOKS of South Africa are specialist publishers of Africana, and offer a wide range of most interesting and illuminating books which will appeal to many of our supporters. Amongst the new titles which they stock are:-

WE FEAR NAUGHT BUT GOD by Paul Els
The story of the South African Special Forces ("The Recces"), from inception in the 1960s to disbandment in 1993. A unique account of one of South Africa's premier units, masters in the art of reconnaissance and clandestine warfare. Pro rata, the most decorated unit during the wars in Angola and SWA. Includes a free copy of Lourens Fourie's music CD "The Recces". Softback, 222x152mm, 328 pages, 252 b/w photographs plus maps. R140.00.

FIREFORCE - One man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, by Chris Cocks. Hard cover with dust jacket, 228 x 155 mm., 368 pages, 120 black and white and colour photos, plus maps and sketches. Widely acclaimed as the classic account of counter-insurgency warfare in Africa. Includes the RLI roll of honour, citations and operational orders. Price R185.00.

COVOS BOOKS can be contacted at :  P.O.Box 6996, Weltevredenpark, Transvaal, 1715, South Africa. Tel.: +2711-4769926, fax.: +2711-4769927, e-mail :  covos@global.co.za

We are happy to be able to confirm that the Springbok Club can now supply copies of "We Fear Naught but God", price £15.00, and "Fireforce", price £22.50. All payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press", and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK. (Please add 20% for p.& p.).

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?

No.37 :  Mr. Ray Home of La Lucia.

Ray Home worked as a pharmacist at Addington Hospital in Durban, and his wife was a teacher. He was a keen supporter of the Patriotic Forum, and was a particular friend of our great colleague Mike Skelly, who of course died so tragically young in 1997. Several of our friends are very keen to make contact with Ray again, so if you can help in any way please contact us at the usual address.

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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH

As usual during the month of November we recommend the web-site of a Lewes Bonfire Society. This year we recommend the site of the South Street B.S.; although one of the smaller societies (indeed their web-site dates back to 1997) they are still one of the staunchest supporters of the true traditions of Bonfire. Their most informative web-site can be accessed at:-

http://www.toad.net/~sticker/southstreet.html

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ROGUES GALLERY

In the October edition of the SCN we reported on a character named Hilton Myers, who had plagued us with a series of ignorant and foul-worded e-mails. We have subsequently been informed that this sick individual has sent a number of obscene e-mails to the daughter of one of our supporters. This certainly seems to confirm the deformed mentality of those who oppose our aims and objectives. Once again any further information about this degenerate would be most appreciated.

A few weeks ago we were also contacted by an individual from Vienna, Austria, by the name of Guenther Zorn, who appeared to be totally supportive of our cause, and who ordered a real South African flag from us. Accepting his bona fides at face value we therefore sent him one of these flags - but in response we received a most hurtful e-mail from him in which he revealed himself as being a "close friend" of communist ANC supporters, and singing the praises of the "new" South Africa, and saying that we should never have left Marxist South Africa but rather should have "work[ed] from inside to [build] a better future". We are uncertain whether this despicable character is a deliberate agent provocateur, or whether he genuinely misunderstood what our movement stands for. In either case he should be avoided like the plague.
           
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

USEFUL IDIOTS

Sir,

Yes those idiots that supported the return to Black rule are getting their just deserts! After the wise people who knew what was coming left. Only the White bootlickers were left. And after the Blacks had taken all they could and messed things up completely, the only people to take from are the idiots that were the collaborators in the whole sorry mess. How funny and sad. Have you met any of those who are now fleeing, do they finally get it, that Black rule and wealth and the rule of law are impossible?     

Yours etc.,

Bert Watanabe, USA

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MODERATION IS NO VIRTUE

Sir,

South Africa has lived through terrorism for almost the whole latter half of the twentieth century. The present South African government came to power through terror, intimidation and murder. Necklacing (placing a tire filled with petrol over someone and setting it alight) was a favourite ANC method of punishment and coercion.

More than 1 100 white South African farmers and their families have been murdered since 1991. There have been more than 6 000 farm attacks. In many cases, robbery was not the motive. At the recent Transvaal Agricultural Congress, one delegate referred to the murderous assault on the farming community as a “terrorist war”. And that it surely is. The tactics resemble the Kenyan Mau Mau, only on a much greater scale.

During the pre-ANC takeover years, at the height of their terrorist campaign to force both black and white South Africans to accept ANC/SA Communist Party hegemony, the West exhorted particularly white South Africans to “moderation”. Negotiate, don’t retaliate, was the name of the game. While the previous National Party government “negotiated” away an orderly and prosperous South Africa, the terror continued outside the conference halls.

There were 23,140 documented political killings in South Africa between 1985 and 1996, this even though the ANC took over in 1994. There were probably more - nobody knows the numbers. These “political” killings have now been replaced by other forms of terrorism – the “ethnic cleansing” of white farmers and the huge crime rate of the cities.

The murder rate in South Africa in 1999 was 55 per 100,000 people, against 5,7 in the United States. Forty percent of whites were victims of crimes in 1999, although they are a small percentage of the population. Crime cost South Africa R30 billion in 1999 alone.

Huge arms caches were entering South Africa in 1992 via ANC/SA Communist Party couriers.  SACP general secretary Chris Hani was a prime perpetrator of this movement of this arsenal of terror and murder. Two years before, these revolutionaries and terrorists declared that the armed struggle was over. Whites were told that moderation and conciliation and compromise would save the day. However, the threat of the terror of the  armed struggle dogged every day of “negotiations” until the spineless F.W. de Klerk finally capitulated.

So where did moderation get us? None other than Henry Kissinger himself urged white South Africa to give up power. Retaliation against terrorism in South Africa was condemned in the corridors of Western power and was shouted from the UN’s rooftops. Now that self-same Henry Kissinger says that those who endanger America’s “way of life” must be rooted out and destroyed.

But what of those in South Africa who tried to protect their way of life, a way of life distinctly similar to that of Americans? What happened to Janus Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis who assassinated Chris Hani, a self-confessed terrorist who declared publicly that South Africa would become a “wasteland” and who openly targeted politicians, judges and black “collaborators”for elimination?  Were not the aims of Derby-Lewis and Walus similar to those now being discussed by President George Bush and his cabinet? South Africa is nothing less than the world in miniature. The terror and the savagery of the ANC revolutionaries were as foreign and despicable to many  South Africans as the tactics now being used against Americans.

Globalisation has created  the global village. South Africa was simply a smaller version of that village. Many South Africans tried to fight terrorism. Some like Derby-Lewis and Walus tried to destroy it at source, a plan now being hatched by George W. Bush.

UN head Kofi Anan said this week that “no just cause can be advanced by terror”, yet it was the terror of the ANC (ably supported by that same UN) against which many South Africans fought. Some paid with their lives, and others sit in jail.

Americans who complain about the terror wreaked against the WTC should remember that their government was instrumental in supporting it in South Africa, both politically and financially. Those in South Africa who tried to stop the terror were punished, while those in the West who are now trying to destroy it have the sympathy of the free world.

“We will not be cowed by terrorists, by people who do not share the same values we share and who care nothing for peoples’ lives”. So declared President George Bush on CNN 13 September, 2001. This was the same motivation which prompted people in South Africa to try and destroy Western and Soviet-backed ANC terrorism.

Talk of “eradicating” Osama bin Laden, of “taking out” those responsible for the WTC destruction was thick and fast on Washington’s Capital Hill this week. NATO General Wesley Clark told CNN on 15 September that “these individuals must be eliminated one way or another. If they resist arrest, we must use other means”. Yet those who tried the same tactics in South Africa are incarcerated and declared criminals, even by some whom they tried to save from the calamitous New South Africa.

It’s a strange world.

Yours etc.,

"Patriot", Johannesburg

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Tuesday 9 October 2001

October 2001 Edition.

SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER

October 2001 edition

Events of September 11th 2001 were of course the most shocking examples of international terrorist atrocities in history. Our hearts and sympathies go out to all the friends and relatives of the thousands of innocent victims in the United States that day.

Those of us with connections to Southern Africa are not unfamiliar with terrorist atrocities however. Who can forget the shooting down of the two Air Rhodesia Viscounts by the ZIPRA terrorist scum in 1979, or the equally evil massacres at Elim Mission [inter alia] by their ZANLA counterparts - Robert Mugabe's personal bunch of thugs. In South-West Africa SWAPO waged a similar terrorist campaign for decades, butchering innocent Blacks and Whites alike, and in South Africa itself Mandela's ANC terrorists waged a horrific campaign of atrocities against innocent civilians, including the bomb attacks at Church Street, Amanzimtoti and Magoo's Bar (where one of this writer's personal friends was severely injured). Only the magnitude and efficiency of bin Laden's recent terrorist outrages have been different.

But neither has the scourge of international terrorism been the sole preserve of demonic non-Whites like bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Some of the worst atrocities in recent years have been the work of the various factions of the despicable IRA (and of course the international links between the IRA, PLO, SWAPO and ANC terrorists are well documented). Again the only difference between the Enniskillen, Shankill Road and Omagh outrages and those at the WTC and the Pentagon has been the extent.

Of course the immediate cause for bin Laden's confidence and contempt was undoubtedly the fact that the job wasn't finished in 1991. If the Western forces had followed up their victory in the Gulf War by overthrowing the evil regime of Saddam Hussein (as all genuine patriotic organisations in the West advocated) then other Islamic militants may have thought twice before engaging in such horrendous attacks against the heart of Western civilisation. But it goes further than that. For the past few decades Western governments have been prepared to appease - and worse - the terrorist leaders who were the forerunners of Osama Bin Laden. Terrorist godfathers such as Mugabe and Mandela have been treated like "statesmen" by certain quarters in the West (though happily most now belatedly seem to accept the true evil nature of the former of these bandits), but most obscenely of all the so-called Good Friday Agreement allowed leaders of he IRA vermin to partake in the government of Northern Ireland. Terrorism has been rewarded, so is it any wonder therefore if the likes of bin Laden draw the obvious conclusions?

A terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist. The colour of their skin doesn't matter - it is only their evil mindset that counts. Bin Laden, Hussein, Mugabe, Mandela, Adams and McGuinness, at heart they're all the same. International terrorism is like a cancer, and like a cancer the only way to eliminate it is to cut it out. Ruthlessly.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB LINCOLNSHIRE WEEKEND

The Springbok Club's recent "Lincolnshire weekend" proved a very happy and pleasant event, though alas the numbers who attended were not quite as high as were expected and hoped.

Undoubtedly a mistake was made by not arranging a hard-and-fast time for all our friends in the area to congregate, and as a result some supporters came only on the Friday evening, others during the Saturday afternoon, and others on the Saturday evening. Consequently there was never a very big attendance at any one time, so we were not able to form a Lincolnshire Branch of the SC on this occasion as originally hoped. We have learnt by our mistake however, and will organise things differently in future.

The highspot of the weekend was probably a trip which was made by those supporters who had travelled up from the South-East to Lincoln Cathedral. As well as seeing the famous "Lincoln Imp", the Airmen's Chapel was also visited, which contains two specific memorials to the Royal Rhodesian Air Force. One was a memorial seat, resplendent with a [Southern] Rhodesian coat-of-arms and the inscription "In proud and loving memory of our boys from Southern Rhodesia", and the other was a stained-glass window which featured the Royal Rhodesian Air Force badge and the intriging inscription "In memory of a Rhodesia Airman" (note singular). Does anyone know the identity of this airman commemorated we wonder?

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OCTOBER SPRINGBOK CLUB MEETING

We are very honoured to be able to announce that the guest speaker at the October SC meeting will be Jill Baker, who will be visiting the UK at the time in order to promote her newly-published biography of her father (an early Rhodesian colonial pioneer and educationist) entitled "Beloved African". Jill joined the RBC in the late 1960s, and worked firstly in the record library before moving to a presentation role. She presented "Music for the Morning" and other classical music radio programmes before transferring to television, where she became an anchor newsreader and presented many current affairs and culturally-orientated shows. She moved to Adelaide, Australia, in 1983 where she worked first as a director of Radio 5UV, before founding her own company specialising in tourism and conference management.
 
Details of this forthcoming SC meeting are as follows :-

Date  :   Friday 26th October 2001
Time  :   19.15 hrs for 19.45 hrs.
Venue :   The MORPETH ARMS (in the upstairs function room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1. (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge, nearest underground station: Pimlico).

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UDI DAY DINNER

The Springbok Club's UDI Day Dinner this year will be held in a well-known Whitehall Club not far from Embankment Underground Station. It will take place on the evening of Thursday 8th November, with the dinner itself commencing at 19.30 hrs (though we will undoubtedly start to congregate about an hour earlier in order to give everyone the chance to socialise and to get to know each other.)

We are most pleased to be able to announce that our Guest of Honour will be none other than Andrew Roberts, the highly-acclaimed historian. Andrew Roberts is 38, and gained a first in Modern History at Gonville and Caius Colleges Cambridge. Amongst his most famous books are "The Holy Fox" (the biography of Lord Halifax), "Eminent Churchillians", "The Aachen Memorandum" (a EuroSceptic thriller) and "Salisbury, Victorian Titan". He takes a particular interest in British Imperial history, and has a special affinity to Rhodesia.

This dinner will consist of a three-course meal, and tickets are priced at only 20 guineas (£21.00) per head. As we anticipate big interest in this event we would ask everyone who is keen to attend to make their bookings as soon as possible. All payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K..

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JOHANNESBURG UDI DAY REUNION 2001

The Johannesburg Rhodie Reunion 2001 will take place at the Johannesburg Social Club on Saturday 10th November. For more details please contact Rodger Graeme at: rglink2@mweb.co.za

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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS

Springbok Club Branch Development Officer Bill Morgan reports several pieces of good news concerning the growth of the Springbok Club around the world. The "South Africans Staying Alive" organisation based in the south of Spain has decided to affiliate to us, and this we believe will be the first of several independent expatriate South African organisations affiliating in this way, as we have also recently made good contact with similar groups both in the UK and in Canada. It is almost certain that a Dorset Branch of the SC will be founded early next year, and we are hopeful about the establishment of a Sussex Branch shortly also.
     
SC Australian Co-ordinator Adrian Alexander reports very good responses to the recent circular e-mail which he sent to all Australian supporters. It appears therefore that state representatives will shortly be appointed in several areas (Nick Maine has already been appointed Queensland Representative), and that state/national activities will therefore start to commence before too long.

Rob Burnett is organising the establishment of a "Springbok Club Wildlife Society" for all those who are concerned about the threat to wildlife in the African continent under current circumstances. All those who are interested in becoming involved should contact Rob direct at: glennlovell@tinyworld.co.uk

The next meeting of the Hampshire Branch of the SC will take place at "The Dove" public house, Micheldever Station (situated on the A303 between Winchester and Basingstoke, next door to the railway station) on Saturday 20th October, commencing at about 16.00 hrs. Springbok Club Chairman Peter Fisher will be present, and will give everyone present an update on the present situation in Southern Africa, and about the progress of the Springbok Club.

Tony Waller has arranged for the next Kent Branch SC function to take the form of an informal gathering at the "Saxon Shore" Wetherspoon's pub in Herne Bay (on the beachfront, opposite the clock tower) on Sunday 21st October, from about 17.00 hrs onwards (look out for the Springbok rugby jersey to meet up!)      

Dave Williams reports that the next Chilterns Branch SC function will take place during November.

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BONFIRE FESTIVITIES 2001

As usual, there will be an unofficial trip of SC supporters to Lewes for the November 5th Bonfire celebrations this year. For more details about rendezvous arrangements etc email: springbok@falklands.org

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MDC SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATIONS

The latest MDC Solidarity Campaign protest demonstration outside the Zimbabwe High Commission was again a pretty good success, with well over a hundred people turning up. A short service of remembrance was conducted for all those who died during the recent terrorist attacks in the United States and on Zimbabwe farms, which was conducted by a clergywoman from St.Martin's-in-the-Field, and which included the playing of the Last Post. One very noteworthy poster on display said "What is the connection between Mugabe and Osama bin Laden - Col. Gaddaffi?"    

The next MDC Solidarity Campaign demonstration will be staged on Saturday 17th November 2001, again outside the Zimbabwe High Commission, 429 Strand Street, London WC2 (nearest tube stations: Charing Cross and Embankment) and commencing at 12.00 hrs, and it is hoped will be followed by a protest march to Downing Street.

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AFRIKAANS STORY CD's

If you would like to keep the Afrikaans language alive in your home, Elliott Enterprises Inc. has acquired distribution rights for Afrikaans story CD's which are exceptionally good quality and very well done. Some titles: Die Dankbare Diere, Kasagsoek die weeskind, Wolf steel eende, Wilhelm Tell, Jakkals tiervreter. Great listening for children and adults. For more information, e-mail Robin Elliott at : -

robin@dollarmakers.com

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CAN YOU HELP?

Is anyone planning to visit Jo'burg in the next two months? If so please contact Peter Watson on a personal matter. Thanks. E-mail: Peter@pwwatson.demon.co.uk or phone: 01258-471234.

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HOME BILTONG MAKERS

The "Biltong Team" have developed and are manufacturing a Home Biltong Maker. It is a wonderous piece of equipment that allows you to make your own fresh biltong in the comfort of your own home. It's easy to use (available in both 110 and 220 volt models), economical, and pays for itself in a couple of batches of biltong. The Home Biltong Maker has been received with much enthusiasm by ex-South Africans around the world in such countries as the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.

To find out more information visit the Home Biltong Maker web-site at:-

http://www.biltongmakers.com

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BOOK OFFERS

COVOS BOOKS of South Africa are specialist publishers of Africana, and offer a wide range of most interesting and illuminating books which will appeal to many of our supporters. Amongst the new titles which they stock are:-

WE FEAR NAUGHT BUT GOD by Paul Els
The story of the South African Special Forces ("The Recces"), from inception in the 1960s to disbandment in 1993. A unique account of one of South Africa's premier units, masters in the art of reconnaissance and clandestine warfare. Pro rata, the most decorated unit during the wars in Angola and SWA. Includes a free copy of Lourens Fourie's music CD "The Recces". Softback, 222x152mm, 328 pages, 252 b/w photographs plus maps. R140.00.

MAFEKING! by Malcolm Flower-Smith and Edmund Yorke
Psychologically affected by the fact that it was from Mafeking that the Jameson Raid was launched, the Boers determined to regain this key town. The exceptional military leadership, indomitable spirit and personal charisma of Col. Baden-Powell made him the ideal officer for the British defence - the source of inspiration for the defenders of Mafeking during the epic 7 month seize. By March 1900, the garrison was famished; death and destruction had become daily fare. When, in May, Mafeking was finally relieved, the British nation was swept by a wave of patriotic hysteria, unequalled since. Softback, 222x152mm, 214 pages, 50 b/w illustrations. R100.00.

COVOS BOOKS can be contacted at :  P.O.Box 6996, Weltevredenpark, Transvaal, 1715, South Africa. Tel.: +2711-4769926, fax.: +2711-4769927, e-mail :  covos@global.co.za
We are happy to be able to confirm that the Springbok Club can now supply copies of "We Fear Naught but God", price £15.00, and "Mafeking!", price £10.00. All payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press", and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK. (Please add 20% for p.& p.).

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?

No.36 :  Mr. Pete Smith of Queensburgh.

Pete Smith (in spite of the spelling he is an Afrikaner) was a stalwart of both the Conservative Party and the Patriotic Forum in south Natal during the late 1980s. He worked for the Post Office at their Commercial Road headquarters in Durban, and lived in the Escombe district of Queensburgh. We have written to him several times during recent years, but unfortunately none of these letters have either been answered or returned, so we are therefore becoming very worried about his safety. His last known telephone number was 031-444558, so if anybody could inform us of his current whereabouts we would be most grateful.
  
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH

The "Censorbugbear" web-site, or "South Africa Uncensored" as it is sub-titled, is an excellent service full of reports and statistics concerning the current situation in the "new" South Africa. Run by the experienced journalist Adriana Stuijt who is now based in the Netherlands, it contains constantly updated news articles and other items of tremendous help to those either researching or wishing to check precise facts about the deteriorating situation in today's chaotic South Africa (for example there is a running total of those killed by terrorists on South African farms since the ANC came to power - 1,209 at the time of writing). Highly recommended, this site can be accessed at:-

http://www.censorbugbear.com
   
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OBITUARY

DAVID THORN

David Thorn, who died at the tragically early age of 55 earlier this year, was a Springbok Club supporter from Essex who had only recently become involved with the movement, though alas his health problems prevented him from being as active as he would have liked.

Although a British citizen (of Cornish ancestry - the Cornish flag was drapped across his coffin at his funeral) his spirit of adventure persuaded him to move to Southern Africa, and whilst there he volunteered to fight for UNITA against the Marxist MPLA forces. Upon his return to the UK he maintained his interest in the sub-continent however, and joined us on our visit to the Rhodes Museum last year, where he expressed eagerness to form an Essex Branch of the organisation.

Divorced, he leaves a daughter, to whom our sincere sympathies are extended. We hope also that somebody will be able to take up the challenge to fulfill David's ambition of establishing an Essex Branch of the Springbok Club before too long.
 
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ROGUES GALLERY

A few weeks ago we were plagued by a character called Hilton Myers who sent us a series of ignorant and foul-worded e-mails. We are uncertain whether he is Coloured or a degenerate White (he used a South African e-mail address), or indeed whether this is his real name. Does anybody know anything further about this pea-brain we wonder? In any case he joins our list of anti-South African trouble-makers who we will remember.

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THE CURSE OF SPRINGBOK

There was no wreath from the Springbok Club at the funeral of Donald Woods, who died last month at a relatively early age. Woods had been editor of the East London "Daily Dispatch" during the 1970s when he formed a sinister relationship with the subsequently proven terrorist Steve Biko. In escaping from justice Woods told a number of "porkies", including claiming that he had swum across a raging river which at the time turned out to be little more than a dried-up stream! In spite of having been a keen advocate of the installation of a terrorist government in South Africa Woods lived the last years of his life, and died, in - eh - Surrey.

Many readers will also recall the name of the wretched Mark Cotterill. Although he had practically no connection to Southern Africa (and indeed seemed totally ignorant of South African affairs) Cotterill latched himself onto the White Rhino Club (one of the component forerunners of the Springbok Club) when it was re-launched in the UK in the early 1990s. We were warned from two independent sources to be wary of Cotterill because of his immature behaviour however, and sure enough we suffered severely from him during a trip to north Devon in July 1993, when he almost single-handedly sabotaged the whole event purely because of a childish grudge.

After this we learnt of other similar vendetta campaigns which he had conducted in patriotic and anti-Euro-Federalist organisations in Devon, and allegations were also made that he had misappropriated funds. A couple of years later he was badly beaten up during a fight in his own flat, and subsequently fled to the United States, where by all accounts he latched himself onto several weird and wonderful organisations, before they all inevitably became victims of his infantile vindictiveness.

We thought we had heard the last of this wretched creature, but an article in the London "Evening Standard" of 4 September 2001 carried a most intriguing and eye-opening report which revealed that he was running the American arm of the "British National Party" (BNP), a small but overtly neo-fascist British political party. By all accounts he had modelled the "American Friends of the BNP" (AF-BNP) on "Noraid", which had financed IRA terrorism for decades. Under US law it is illegal to raise money for foreign political organisations without registering with the Department of Justice - and this Cotterill has apparently totally failed to do. As a result, according to the "Evening Standard" report, "...the BNP could face very substantial fines which could lead to the party's bankruptcy, and Griffin [the BNP leader] could be sentenced to prison." Subsequent to the revelation about this illegal fund-raising, again according to the "Evening Standard" report, "...the web-site of AF-BNP has been shut down and Cotterill ... has resigned from the group and appears to have gone underground."

A further most intriguing revelation is that mutual links were evidently exchanged between the AF-BNP's now defunct web-site and an even more overtly neo-Nazi web-site where the books of another sinister trouble-maker who has caused problems for us in the past are advertised, namely young Mr. Arthur Kemp. Needless to say we would be grateful for any further information concerning this ugly can of worms. 
      
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Sunday 9 September 2001

September 2001 Edition.

SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER

September 2001 edition

Perhaps the most ignominious event to occur in South Africa since the collapse of civilised rule has been the staging of the United Nation's so-called "World Conference against Racism" in Durban.

Of course in reality this event was nothing more than a huge beano for all the assorted delegates, and the ridiculous motions which were passed were mere platitudes which were both meaningless and had no legal standing whatsoever. Even so, however, it was an excuse for the ANC-assembled parasites and free-loaders to issue predictable diatribes against the White race in general, and the Jewish people in particular.
The calls for "reparations" to be made to the third world by Western nations was nothing less than a crude attempt at moral-blackmail, and was happily vetoed by the US delegation (though this probably would not have been the case under the previous Clinton administration). The hypocrisy of this demand was sickening however. Slavery was abolished in the West almost two centuries ago, yet it still exists today in certain Arab and African states. Furthermore it was the African tribal leaders who actually sold their captive minions into slavery - so if "reparations" are to be demanded then they should come from African leaders themselves!

The anti-Israeli rhetoric was equally nausiating. This wasn't surprising in view of Israel's close and mutually-beneficial relationship with the previous civilised administration in South Africa, and of course Israel now fights almost alone on the West's frontline against the expansionist non-White hoardes. (As a sidetrack, we wonder how the anti-Semitic paranoids - who assert without proof that the ANC is somehow "controlled by Jews" - can worm their way out of this fact!).

But why was the city of Durban chosen as the venue for this despicable gathering? Could it be because Durban was the leading centre for resistance against the NP government's sellout policies during the 1980s, with such organisations as the Patriotic Forum, the Civic Action League - and S.A.Patriot magazine - being founded in the city? Did the new regime therefore deliberately want to desecrate the city in some way? If so then we must work harder than ever to restore the reputation of the city which we love.

S.A.Patriot of course survives in the form of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile - but only just. We haven't been able to publish for almost two years now, and the reason for this is solely the lack of funds. What better way of getting revenge for the staging of this wretched conference in Durban than by helping S.A.Patriot-in-Exile to publish again as soon as possible. All contributions should of course be sent to: Patriotic Press, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK. (Donations in Rand should be made payable to "N.Lamprecht", and in all other currencies to "Patriotic Press").
                
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SPRINGBOK CLUB CHILTERNS BRANCH INAUGURAL MEETING

The Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club was successfully inaugurated at a most picturesque setting in Amersham on Saturday 24th August.

Although the attendance was sadly rather lower than expected (no doubt due to clashes with other events that day, and unfortunate rail disruptions in the area), it did even so prove to be a most happy and fruitful meeting. The Springbok Club now therefore has three functioning branches in the UK.

Our thanks, of course, to SC Treasurer Dave Williams and to Mike Woodbridge for organising this event.
 
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SPRINGBOK CLUB LINCOLNSHIRE WEEKEND

As part of our summer of activities around the UK, the Springbok Club will be staging a “Lincolnshire Weekend” from Friday 21st September to Sunday 23rd September.

This gathering will be held at The Old Coach House, Church Lane, North Kyme, Lincolnshire, which is situated on the A153, about 12 miles south/south-east of Lincoln. For those who would like to join us for the entire weekend accommodation at this fully licenced and beautifully refurbished old Georgian House (dating back to 1760) can be arranged for only £34.00 per head per night bed & breakfast. There are still a few vacancies left, so if anyone is interested in staying overnight please let us know as soon as possible by emailing: springbok@falklands.org. We hope that other supporters living in the Lincolnshire area will also be able to come along to join us during this weekend however - either on the evening of Friday 21st September and/or during the afternoon and evening of Saturday 22nd September.   

This event may well provide us with the opportunity of founding a Lincolnshire Branch of the Springbok Club. We will also be welcoming a very special guest of honour - the editor of prominent national magazine - who will be saying a few keynote words, and who will also be willing to answer questions and to discuss matters of relevant national and international importance.
   
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB EVENTS

All three established SC branches are planning to hold get-togethers during October. SC Chairman Peter Fisher will be staging a Hampshire Branch gathering on Saturday 20th October at a venue still to be arranged, Tony Waller will be organising a Kent Branch get-together in Herne Bay, and the newly-inaugurated Chilterns Branch will be holding another gathering in Amersham on dates still to be finalised. Needless to say full details will be carried in the next edition of the SCN.

The next national SC meeting will be held at the Morpeth Arms, 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 on Friday 26th October (19.15 hrs for 19.45 hrs) when we will be honoured to welcome as our guest speaker Jill Baker, the former RTV presenter and announcer, who will be touring the UK at the time in order to publicise her recent biography about her father - an early Rhodesian colonial pioneer - entitled "Beloved African".

The SC will once again be staging a UDI Day Dinner this year. It will be held at a club in central London on Saturday 10th November, and we hope to welcome some very prominent guests of honour. If you are interested in attending please let us know as soon as possible.

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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH DEVELOPMENT

SC Australian Co-ordinator Adrian Alexander has now acquired a dedicated email address for SC activities. It is: bokalexander@hotmail.com and all contacts concerning Australian SC events and developments should be made via this address. Adrian is also in the process of appointing SC representatives in several Australian states, and indeed Nick Maine has already been appointed Queensland representative.

A new SC supporter from Vienna is also very keen to establish a SC structure in Austria. We already have a number of supporters in that country, so if you - or anyone who you know - lives there and would be interested in becoming involved please let us know.

We have also recently acquired quite a few new supporters living in Dorset, so it is therefore very possible that we will be able to establish a branch in that county shortly.

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A CORRECTION

In the August 2001 edition of the SCN we made mention of the wildlife books written by Rob Burnett, but unfortunately gave one of the web-site addresses incorrectly. It was for the "Authors-on-line" web-site, and should have read:-

http://www.authorsonline.co.uk

Once in this site simply type the word "Burnett" in the "Search for authors, title or subject" box.

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MDC SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATIONS

The latest MDC Solidarity Campaign protest demonstration outside the Zimbabwe High Commission was a good success, with several hundred people in attendance, including sizeable contingents from the Springbok Club, Rhodesians Worldwide and the Rhodesian Army Association. Bizarrely there were once again a number of people present displaying the ZANU/PF national flag, which at a protest against Mugabe's tyranny seemed somewhat strange - to say the least! On a more positive note, however, there were some excellent placards on display, including ones reading :-

"ZIMBABWE: WHY NO ACTION? SHAME ON BLAIR AND FOREIGN OFFICE!", "TROOPS FOR MACEDONIA NO: HELP FOR ZIMBABWE YES!" and "ZIMBABWEANS AND BRITISH SETTLERS BETRAYED BY FOREIGN OFFICE!".

The next MDC Solidarity Campaign protest will be staged on Saturday 6th October 2001, between 12.00 hrs and 14.00 hrs. Although this was originally planned for Trafalgar Square, it has now been re-scheduled to take place once again outside the Zimbabwe High Commission, 429 Strand Street, London WC2 (nearest tube stations: Charing Cross and Embankment).

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"RESISTANCE ACTION: STOP ROBBERY AND MURDER" DEMONSTRATIONS

As mentioned in the August 2001 edition of the SCN, a series of protest demonstrations took place around the world on Friday 24th August against the seemingly orchestrated campaign of murder and robbery in South Africa (particularly that initiated against White farmers), in what was declared a "Day of Mourning".
Although we have not received any specific reports from other parts of the world, we do know that an effective protest was staged outside the South African High Commission in Trafalgar Square, London, that day, which was organised by Malcolm Wren.

We therefore extend our full support and congratulations to Malcolm for managing to stage such a impressive protest with such limited resources, and we look forward to co-operating with him more closely in this regard in the days to come.
   
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BOOK OFFER

Charles Muller writes with details of a recent collection of short stories which he has published as follows:-
Groete! Just to let you know about the recent publication of four collections of short stories, many about "post-Apartheid South Africa" by Roy Holland - a friend and ex-colleague of mine (we were both Professors of English: Roy at the University of Venda, while I was Head of the Dept of English at the University of the North in Turfloop). I have had the privilege of being instrumental in publishing these collections through the Writers Club Press in America. Roy has portrayed the true situation in South Africa with impartiality. The books might be seen on my website at http://www.diadembooks.com  (from which there are direct links to on-line bookstores such as www.amazon.co.uk and www.amazon.com from which the books may be purchased), while Pivot of Violence, perhaps the most relevant collection, might be seen at:-
http://www.diadembooks.com/Pivot.htm

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NEW MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

"Reaction!" is an excellent new 4-page monthly newsletter which covers a broad spectrum of issues (popular culture, lifestyle, family issues, history, folklore, politics and more), and which provides a link between groups who are fighting for traditional British values.

It is edited by Russell White, and priced at only 20p per issue. Copies can by ordered by post, in which case two 2nd class stamps should be sent for each edition required. Orders should be sent to:-

Reaction!,
P.O.Box 14910,
London  SE18 3WA,
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CHEAP FLIGHT INFORMATION REQUIRED

We have recently received the following anonymous request for flight information:-

"We would like some information about one way flights to Jo'burg this October/November. Cheepness is the major factor in this. I hope you can help us.

Could you please send info to: slark@orange.net"

[This anonymous message actually came from another email address, NSofaboy@aol.com, and we would suggest that if anybody can help these people they email both addresses.]

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INTERESTING ARTICLE FROM JILL BAKER

Jill Baker, who of course will be addressing the October Springbok Club meeting in London, has recently sent us the following most revealing article which she has written, based on her experiences as an RTV/ZBC newsreader :-

It was a light news night in February 1983. The wait between the 7’45 and the 10’00 bulletins seemed unending in the lonely corridors of the ZBC television studios.
"What is the reason behind all the shouting of Aluta Continua?" I asked my fellow newsreader. Zanu-PF had been in government for almost two years – and I was interested to know why the struggle continued.

After much prevarication during which I stressed that I needed to know what we were struggling for if I was to be any use to the new Zimbabwe, he said:

"We must have absolute power." I felt my heart stop. Calming my immediate panic at hearing that phrase said with such conviction, I asked him to define it.

"When the people are on their knees begging for a handful of mealie-meal and you are the only one who can give it."

People laughed at me when I told them in 1983. Despite the, now acknowledged, rigging of the election, they were golden days – the economy was strong, the horrors of the gukurahunde (the wholesale murder of tens of thousands of Ndebele people during a so-called state of emergency) had not yet reached the public ear, Black and White were re-discovering each other as friends and workmates.

People laughed at me. Fanciful, they said. Never happen, they said.

But I had seen his eyes. I knew that was what he, and his party and his leader, at the time Prime Minister, wanted. It was my own personal decision point to leave a country I loved almost more than life itself.

For ten years afterwards, I questioned our decision as I battled with a new country – and more than that, with the anguish of leaving the old.

But today, I see with the dread cold of certainty, that the steps taken since the referendum in February last year are merely putting the final pieces of the puzzle in place to allow that to happen.

The situation today is absolutely contrived to achieve absolute power.

In February last year, when President Mugabe realised he no longer held public affection, added to the fact that the sending of troops to the Congo was causing him unacceptable pressure, the time had come to put his final plan in place.

First create a situation in which starvation can exist, for what could be seen, through prevailing anti-colonialism wisdoms, as a justifiable push to return land to its original occupants. Stop the country being a nett supplier of food and the breadbasket of Central Africa.

Then remove any form of criticism or opposition and make sure that journalists report from outside the country where they do not get the full picture. In that way, they will not report that an estimated 300 people are losing their jobs on farms, for every one family settled.

When it is obvious to all, including the ruling party, that the country is on the verge of starvation, prohibit the private sale of grain and take over the Grain Marketing Board (GMB).

In this way, you can ensure that when the world starts sending in food aid, the vehicle through which it will be distributed is in ‘capable’ government hands. Hands, which will decide who is toeing the line and who is not - who will get fed and who will not.

Last week, Renson Gasela, MP for Gweru Rural, called for the immediate resignation of Joseph Made – the man who acts both as the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement and who, having fired the GMB, has taken over as Chief Executive Officer.

He attacked the President’s speech for its silence on the food shortage and asked Joseph Made to repeal the regulations making the GMB the sole buyer of maize.

For the word ‘buyer’ – read also distributor.

Wake up Zimbabwe. Wake up, the world which cares about these things. The gukurahunde is recognised for the murder of 30,000 of the Matabele people in the south of the country - those of us there at the time would place that number much higher. But it will be nothing in the light of what awaits the country today.

This is not a racist fight - unfortunately, Whites get the publicity because they are easier to identify and create the right headlines. But the whites are the very visible tip of a massive iceberg of torture, rape, assault and dispossession of the Black people who dare to stand against this tyrant. They must have our support.

Zimbabwe does not have months to wait for the ratification of the Zimbabwe Democracy Bill through the US Congress – absolute power is only weeks away. For there is no greater disciplining force in world history, than starvation.

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"FREEBIES" WEB-SITE

This new "green" and environmentally friendly web-site, designed by ex-Rhodesian John Allman now based in York, is to help people re-cycle items which they no longer use or want. The idea is that others in your community will visit the site, see useful items, and claim them. No money changes hands, all transactions are free, although you have to make your own arrangements to collect the items you want. If you see something you want, just claim it. No mailings will be used for commercial purposes.

To find out more visit this "freebies" web-site at :-

http://www.freebiesrus.co.uk
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WILDLIFE ORPHANAGE IN NEED

Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage has been in existence for the last 28 years, during which time it has been subjected to many trials and tribulations - of which Zimbabwe has had many to offer. As we all know these problems have been numerous, yet through all these problems they have managed to keep going.

They now need help however. In the last three months the price of fuel has risen by 70%. Electricity at the Orphanage was around $8000 per month, but has now progressively risen to over $70000 per month. Despite these huge increases their workload never stops, in the last two weeks they have received three cheetah, two honey badgers and one brown hyena directly as a result of the recent farm invasions, which is threatening wildlife on a daily basis.

They are now looking for friends to adopt some of the numerous animals under their care, and to circulate this appeal as widely as possible. Their web-site, which as well as illustrating the work they are doing also gives details on how animals can be adopted, can be accessed at:-

http://www.chipangali.co.zw

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HOME BILTONG MAKERS

The "Biltong Team" have developed and are manufacturing a Home Biltong Maker. It is a wonderous piece of equipment that allows you to make your own fresh biltong in the comfort of your own home. It's easy to use (available in both 110 and 220 volt models), economical, and pays for itself in a couple of batches of biltong. The Home Biltong Maker has been received with much enthusiasm by ex-South Africans around the world in such countries as the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.

To find out more information visit the Home Biltong Maker web-site at:-

http://www.biltongmakers.com

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BOOK OFFERS

COVOS BOOKS of South Africa are specialist publishers of Africana, and offer a wide range of most interesting and illuminating books which will appeal to many of our supporters. Amongst the new titles which they stock are:-

WE FEAR NAUGHT BUT GOD by Paul Els
The story of the South African Special Forces ("The Recces"), from inception in the 1960s to disbandment in 1993. A unique account of one of South Africa's premier units, masters in the art of reconnaissance and clandestine warfare. Pro rata, the most decorated unit during the wars in Angola and SWA. Includes a free copy of Lourens Fourie's music CD "The Recces". Softback, 222x152mm, 328 pages, 252 b/w photographs plus maps. R140.00.

MAFEKING! by Malcolm Flower-Smith and Edmund Yorke
Psychologically affected by the fact that it was from Mafeking that the Jameson Raid was launched, the Boers determined to regain this key town. The exceptional military leadership, indomitable spirit and personal charisma of Col. Baden-Powell made him the ideal officer for the British defence - the source of inspiration for the defenders of Mafeking during the epic 7 month seize. By March 1900, the garrison was famished; death and destruction had become daily fare. When, in May, Mafeking was finally relieved, the British nation was swept by a wave of patriotic hysteria, unequalled since. Softback, 222x152mm, 214 pages, 50 b/w illustrations. R100.00.

COVOS BOOKS can be contacted at :  P.O.Box 6996, Weltevredenpark, Transvaal, 1715, South Africa. Tel.: +2711-4769926, fax.: +2711-4769927, e-mail :  covos@global.co.za

We are happy to be able to confirm that the Springbok Club can now supply copies of "We Fear Naught but God", price £15.00, and "Mafeking!", price £10.00. All payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press", and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK. (Please add 20% for p.& p.).

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?

Ivy Bazley is very keen to re-make contact with with an old colleague, Terry Kempson, who she believes is now in the UK somewhere, possibly South Wales. She writes:-

Terry lived in Selous Street in Salisbury, Rhodesia in 1976/77; I'm fairly sure he was in Jo'burg in 1991. He used to work for Tyre Treads in 1976, and also ran a mobile disco during 1976 called "Terr[a]y's Mobile Disco". He used to drive a white MGB, though he sold that at the end of 1976. He was from the UK originally, and was in the British Army before going to Rhodesia. He would be around 60-ish now, give or take a year or two.   He was called up - in a letter I got from him in Aug 1977 he said he had been 'transferred into the 8th Battalion Rhodesia Regiment, "B" coy'. He's quite a character - a bit of a rogue - if you've met him, love him or hate him, you won't forget him!  

No.35 :  Mr. Terry Kempson of Salisbury.

[If anyone can help Ivy in this regard please contact her direct at: ives@iinet.net.au]

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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE

Reg Watson runs the "Anglo-Keltic Society", a Tasmanian-founded heritage group. He is also currently very active as the Tasmanian Representative of the "Australian National Flag Association", which is doing excellent work by publicising and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Australian national flag. The web-site of the "Anglo-Keltic Society" can be accessed at:-

http://www.tassie.net.au/~rwatson/taks/

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OBITUARY

Prof. CHRISTIAAN BARNARD

Christiaan Barnard, who died last week, performed the world's first human cardiac transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. By so doing he proved that South Africa was then an advanced first world nation, at the cutting-edge of scientific advance.

In spite of the ANC-regime's attempt to "claim him" he was clearly a product and example of the former South Africa. Since the collapse of civilised rule he rarely lived in the country, and indeed died whilst staying in Cyprus.

Although more of a playboy than a politician (and what is wrong with that?) his political stance was basically to the right of centre. Despite the fact that his brother Marius was a PFP MP (though clearly on the "patriotic prog" wing of the party) his own sydicated newspaper columns were often so right-wing in content that it was often joked that he was about to join the HNP!

His death is a great loss to the world, but his life will always illustrate and confirm the heights to which the South African nation once rose.
   
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Sunday 12 August 2001

August 2001 Edition.

SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER

August 2001 edition

We know that many of our supporters based in the UK are members of the British Conservative Party, and therefore will be able to vote in the forthcoming Conservative Party leadership election.

This contest between Kenneth Clarke and Iain Duncan-Smith is of great importance, for not only will it decide the next CP leader, but also, in all probability, the next British Prime Minister. It is important therefore that all party members use their vote, and use it wisely.

Kenneth Clarke is undoubtedly a highly affable fellow, and it cannot be doubted that he possesses great ability and character. Unfortunately, however, his extreme pro-European views - particularly his open support for a common currency - means that support for his candidature simply cannot be contemplated.
But support for Iain Duncan-Smith shouldn't merely be based upon such negative factors. Iain Duncan-Smith has already shown himself to be an able and effective frontbench spokesman, who exudes quiet confidence which could prove increasingly popular with an electorate fed up with Blair's "glitzy" image and failure. As his military career has shown he is also a true patriot, and it is interesting to note that Baroness Thatcher identified him as a future Conservative leader a decade ago.      

For supporters of the Springbok Club, however, it is his views and policies towards Southern Africa which are of primary importance. In this regard it is useful to remember that he served as ADC to Gen. Ackland in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia prior to Mugabe's seizure of power (a period when British military presence gave White Rhodesians a breathing space to settle their affairs and leave the country before terror took over), and by all accounts was very sympathetic towards the plight of his kith-and-kin in the country. Whilst serving in Northern Ireland he furthermore took a no-nonsense approach towards the IRA terrorists - the blood-brothers of ZANLA, ZIPRA and the ANC. More significantly, however, we have recently learnt on very good authority that in November of last year Iain Duncan-Smith attended a dinner party in Chelsea held in honour of his near-namesake Ian Douglas Smith.

We have no hesitation therefore in giving our full support to Iain Duncan-Smith in the forthcoming CP leadership election, and recommend that all supporters who have a vote in this poll should exercise it in his favour.
 
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH MEETINGS DURING JULY

The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club held one of their regular meetings in Herne Bay last month, and it was most encouraging to find that a number of supporters from London came down to attend this happy and pleasant event, which was held at a venue owned by Mr. Mike Thompson, a good friend of ours who spent some 14 years in South Africa. Most notable among the visiting supporters was Mr. Allan Robertson, the Chairman of the London Swinton Circle, who gave some most interesting updates on national developments.

The Hampshire Branch of the Springbok Club also held an "open meeting" at Southampton last month, and as well as members from Hampshire itself they were also able to welcome a number of visiting supporters from London, Kent and Dorset. This event was held at the Dolphin Hotel - a historic establishment which has particular significance for South Africans, as during the days of sea travel it was regularly used as a "drop-off point" for passengers catching Union Castle liners to Cape Town. During the course of the evening Springbok Club Chairman Peter Fisher read a riveting passage from a book by Herman Charles Bosman, and Rob Burnett gave an outline account of the books which he has written ("Zebra Zone" about the wildlife of Africa, and "Phantoms of Africa", highlighting the contribution made by Whites to the continent) and how he was now planning to convert them into films.

We have mentioned these works of Rob in the past, but once again would like to encourage everyone to support his efforts in any way they can. His "Zebra Zone" web-site can be accessed at:-

http://www.wildvision.co.uk

and orders can be made via his "Authors-on-Line" site at:-

http://www.tracks.org.uk/aonl2001/cgi-bin/aolorder.cgi (if you have any difficulty request a 'search' for the author's name of "Burnett")
         
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH MEETINGS

Details of the inaugural meeting of the Springbok Club Chilterns Branch have now been finalised, and are as follows:-

Date :  Saturday 25th August 2001
Time :  18.00 hrs onwards (though undoubtedly some members will be there earlier)
Venue:  "The Eagle", High Street, Amersham Old Town, Buckinghamshire.

"The Eagle" is a historic old pub which has a favourable mention in the "Good Pub Guide", and is only 10/15 minutes walk from Amersham Tube/Railway Station (the most northerly stop on the Metropolitan Line). Drinks will be available at the bar, and an outdoor patio at the rear of the premises will be utilised if the weather is fine. An excellent selection of bar snacks is on hand, and if numbers are sufficient sandwiches "en masse" can be arranged. It is anticipated that some leading members of the MDC Solidarity Campaign will be present, who will tell us something about their activities and the current situation in Zimbabwe. A warm invitation is therefore extended to all supporters, not only from the Chilterns area, but also anyone who can make the trip.
  
Over the weekend of 21st/23rd September 2001 we will be staging a "Lincolnshire weekend" at the village of North Kyme, about 10 to 15 miles south-east of Lincoln. We already have a number of supporters in the county, at such places as Grantham, the Mablethorpe area, Lincoln itself and Sleaford, and as North Kyme is centrally situated for all these locations it is therefore hoped that we may be able to form a Lincolnshire Branch at this event. For supporters who would like to attend this "weekend" from further afield there will be limited accommodation available, but this will be allocated strictly on a "first come, first served" basis, so if you are interested in attending please contact us at springbok@falklands.org as soon as possible. The main get-together will however take place during the afternoon/evening of Saturday 22nd September, when it is hoped that more local supporters will be able to come along to join us. Precise details will be announced in next month's SCN.
   
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MDC SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATION

The next MDC Solidarity Campaign protest demonstration against ZANU/PF tyranny will take place as follows:-

Date :  Saturday 25 August 2001
Time :  12.00hrs - 14.00hrs
Venue:  Outside the Zimbabwe High Commission, 429 The Strand, London WC2
(Nearest tube stations: Charing Cross and Embankment)

As this protest will take place on the same day as the SC's Chiltern Branch inaugural meeting it is hoped that friends and supporters will be able to come along to both these events, and will therefore "make a day of it".
   
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JOB WANTED

Niel Pretorius writes as follows:-

I am a South African male with 27 years catering experience. I need anyone to offer me a catering related job. I have to have a job offered to me to get a work permit in the UK.

If you can help Niel in any way then please contact him direct at: maretha.pretorius@freemail.absa.co.za

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BOOK OFFER

"Standard-bearers: the British Roots of the New Right" looks afresh at the
heroes of the patriotic right, some well-known, others unjustly obscure.

From Lord Salisbury to Enoch Powell, from Dr Johnson to G.K. Chesterton,
this books surveys the historical scene. Soldiers, statesmen, poets,
musicians and craftsmen, all are here.

At only £6, plus 75 pence for postage and packing, it's a must for every
patriot's library. Available from the Bloomsbury Forum, P.O. Box 117,
Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4ZE, UK.

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RELEASE JONATHAN POLLARD CAMPAIGN

Anthony LoBaido (who of course was the Springbok Club's guest speaker in October 2000) has been waging a campaign to highlight the plight of Jonathan Pollard, who currently languishes in a North Carolina jail. The name of Jonathan Pollard may not be familiar to many of our readers, but he was imprisoned several years ago on the crime of spying for Israel. Of course it seems unbelievable that someone should be imprisoned in the United States on a charge of "spying" for an American ally and pro-Western nation like the State of Israel - but perhaps Jonathan Pollard's greater crime was that he dared to stand on the side of almost every politically incorrect issue in the mid-1980s. Of special interest to South Africans is the fact that whilst working for American Naval Intelligence he was given permission to open lines of communication with the South African government (then still under civilised and pro-Western control), and is believed to have been involved in assisting nuclear co-operation between South Africa and Israel. The full article about Jonathan Pollard written by Anthony LoBaido can be accessed at:-

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23552

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ACTION STOP MURDERS

Days of Mourning called -- This originates from the many pro-capitalists in The Netherlands who are growing increasingly concerned by the ongoing murders of commercial farmers in Zimbabwe and South Africa. More than 1,110 commercial farmers have already been murdered in South Africa since 1994.
International days of mourning are also being called not only for the murdered agriculturalists and police officers, but also and primarily for the more than 200,000 people of South Africa who have already been murdered since 1994 in the world's most terrible crime wave.

There are 20 million illegal communist-origin firearms in South Africa versus 4.5 million registered ones. It is the illegal firearms which are responsible for the terrible slaughter, which continues unabated: the Council of Europe statistics show this year that South Africa has the highest murder rate from violent crime in the entire world.

Note too that over 1600 police officers have been slaughtered by these heavily-armed criminals in South Africa since 1994.

We have a "Crime War" which is devastating this country and tearing apart the very fabric of our society.
First Day of Mourning:  Friday 24 August 2001

Call to the more than one-million Southern African expatriates and Diaspora Afrikaners who have already left the continent since 1994: This is a call to all South African and Rhodesian/Zimbabwean Expats create your own funeral procession on August 24 - wherever you now are in the world and however small - in protest against the "Southern African killing fields" - lodge your own local protest against the ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign against all people of European descent in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Inside South Africa:-

Time of funeral procession and mourning parade in South Africa: 14:30 - 15:30 (venues are arranged through local committees - you may join one, by contacting the national organiser at s.strydom2@freemail.absa.co.za )

Venues outside South Africa:-

At any "South African State" venue: consulates, embassies, SAA offices wherever you now live, from 9am.
In New York: at the United Nations Building, from 9am.

At the International Court of Justice in The Hague (not the SA embassy) from 9 am if at all possible. (Please visit http://www.censorbugbear.com for more info about it or contact Adriana Stuijt at adrianastuijt@hotmail.com)

More protest dates on 24 September and October 1, other similar Mourning Days are planned primarily among the Afrikaner community. They can be contacted for further details.

The Afrikaner copmmunity's Mourning Campaign is called:  "STOP ROOF EN MOORD" (Stop robberies and murders)

National coordinator: Steve Strydom:  s.strydom2@freemail.absa.co.za

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KRUGER RANDS FOR SALE

Peter Watson has a set of mint-condition Kruger Rands on offer, and writes as follows:-

"Do you know anyone who might be interested in buying a 1999 Natura Prestige Set - boxed of Krugers : 1oz. 1/2oz. 1/4 oz. and 1/10 oz. - the mint issued a limited edition of 600 of these four coins in a set."

If you are interested in making Peter an offer in this regard then please contact him direct at:

Peter@pwwatson.demon.co.uk

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OUT OF AFRICA INTERNATIONAL CYBER-MAGAZINE

Some while ago we publicised a new on-line cyber-magazine published in Australia called "Out of Africa International", which carried news and information about the Southern Africa "diaspora" around the world. We have recently been pleased to learn that this most professional publication is still in existence, and indeed has just reached its tenth edition. To download a copy go to:-

http://www.outofafricai.com

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EMIGRATION SERVICES INTO CANADA

Elliott Enterprises Inc. provide services for South Africans and Rhodesians who emigrate to Vancouver, Canada. They can help them to avoid the emigration pitfalls and provide them with connections, information and orientation.

For more information visit the Elliott Enterprises website at:-

http://www.DollarMakers.com

or contact Robin Elliott direct at:-

robin@dollarmakers.com

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S.A.PATRIOT-IN-EXILE

Unfortunately, although it is now over 18 months since we were able to publish edition No.35 of "S.A.Patriot-in-Exile", and although we already have sufficient material to fill issue No.36, we still haven't been able to raise sufficient funds to publish this next edition. Apart from straight-forward donations there is another more specific method by which friends and supporters can help us in this regard.

During that vital period of South African history during the end of 1989 and the beginning of 1990 we managed to publish an in-depth analysis of the developing situation in the country called "Patriotic Press's South African Newsletter". Although we had to cease publication when we were forced to relocate operations to the UK, we have recently been able to re-issue the eight editions which we originally produced. Although this publication is of course no longer of any current relevance, it is even so still of great historical interest, and can be purchased for £20.00 (£10.00 for Full Members of the Springbok Club) for a complete set of all eight issues.

All payments and donations should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" (in Sterling) and sent to :  BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K..

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HOME BILTONG MAKERS

The "Biltong Team" have developed and are manufacturing a Home Biltong Maker. It is a wonderous piece of equipment that allows you to make your own fresh biltong in the comfort of your own home. It's easy to use (available in both 110 and 220 volt models), economical, and pays for itself in a couple of batches of biltong. The Home Biltong Maker has been received with much enthusiasm by ex-South Africans around the world in such countries as the UK, the USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.

To find out more information visit the Home Biltong Maker web-site at:-

http://www.biltongmakers.com

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BOOK OFFERS

COVOS BOOKS of South Africa are specialist publishers of Africana, and offer a wide range of most interesting and illuminating books which will appeal to many of our supporters. Amongst the new titles which they stock are:-

WE FEAR NAUGHT BUT GOD by Paul Els
The story of the South African Special Forces ("The Recces"), from inception in the 1960s to disbandment in 1993. A unique account of one of South Africa's premier units, masters in the art of reconnaissance and clandestine warfare. Pro rata, the most decorated unit during the wars in Angola and SWA. Includes a free copy of Lourens Fourie's music CD "The Recces". Softback, 222x152mm, 328 pages, 252 b/w photographs plus maps. R140.00.

MAFEKING! by Malcolm Flower-Smith and Edmund Yorke
Psychologically affected by the fact that it was from Mafeking that the Jameson Raid was launched, the Boers determined to regain this key town. The exceptional military leadership, indomitable spirit and personal charisma of Col. Baden-Powell made him the ideal officer for the British defence - the source of inspiration for the defenders of Mafeking during the epic 7 month seize. By March 1900, the garrison was famished; death and destruction had become daily fare. When, in May, Mafeking was finally relieved, the British nation was swept by a wave of patriotic hysteria, unequalled since. Softback, 222x152mm, 214 pages, 50 b/w illustrations. R100.00.

COVOS BOOKS can be contacted at :  P.O.Box 6996, Weltevredenpark, Transvaal, 1715, South Africa. Tel.: +2711-4769926, fax.: +2711-4769927, e-mail :  covos@global.co.za

We are happy to be able to confirm that the Springbok Club can now supply copies of "We Fear Naught but God", price £15.00, and "Mafeking!", price £10.00. All payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press", and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK. (Please add 20% for p.& p.).

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?

A regular feature in which we ask whether anyone knows the current whereabouts of a friend or colleague who has lost contact. This month this section is again a little different, as we are asking for information about someone who has only recently made contact. A few months ago we were contacted by as lady who only gave her name as Trudi, but who told us that she was now based in Southampton and wanted to make contact with other South Africans in the area. We therefore wrote back to her quoted email address (trudi123@email.com) telling her about the Hampshire Branch of the Springbok Club, but alas received no reply from her. Shortly before the Hampshire Branch's "open meeting" was held last month we again wrote to her giving her details of this function, but alas again she didn't reply, and didn't turn up at this event either. We wonder therefore whether we have her email address correctly? If anyone knows who this can be, and can give us her correct email or postal address, then we would be most grateful.

No.34 :  TRUDI of Southampton.

(Readers will probably recall our previous requests for information about the current address of Paul Robinson, formerly of Durban. We have recently been informed that he returned to the UK round about 1997, after having worked for a while for HUB in Pietermaritzburg. Paul was a great friend and patriot, and we are very keen to be able to make contact with him again. We know that his parents lived at either Dartmouth or Exmouth on the south Devon coast, so if anyone can find out any information about where he is now based we would be most grateful.)

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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE

A Portuguese supporter has recently told us about a nasty and totally inaccurate web-site which defamed the entire Portuguese people (claiming they are practically all "Mulattos") and recommending an alternative web-site which exploded this myth and put the record straight. When we had a look at the defamatory web-site we discovered that it was written by none other than young Mr. Arthur Kemp, who of course had previously issued smears and lies about the Springbok Club and those behind it - before being exposed as being in the pay of the "new" South African security services! It would appear therefore that young Mr. Kemp harbours an irrational hatred no only for British South Africans, but also for the Portuguese. The Portuguese, of course, punched well above their weight during the great age of European Imperial expansionism, so we are therefore more than happy to recommend this alternative web-site which tells the truth about the Portuguese people and their history. It can be accessed at:-

http://www.geocities.com/racial_myths/portuguese.html

(This site is worth looking at for the pictures of Portuguese models alone!)
 
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The editorial of the July 2001 issue of the SCN (which called for the 2003 Cricket World Cup to be moved from South Africa) provoked quite a bit of debate, and we received several responses both in favour of and against what was written. We include below two of the messages which we received in this regard therefore - one for and one against.

FOR:-

Now I need some help on another matter and wonder what your thoughts are on it. This concerns the proposed England and Wales tour to Zimbabwe in October. As I've recently lost family in Zimbabwe, then out of respect for all those suffering even worse humiliation than in South Africa I feel the tour should be postponed if not cancelled. Should the tour go ahead then all respect of dignity is lost. Perhaps you could post a petition on your web-site highlighting the issue. Why should the despot Mugabe get away with genocide?

Best regards,
Rob Burnett, Southampton.

AGAINST:-

I take great exception in your request that the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa be cancelled. To call on the ICC organisers to cancel the venue in South Africa smacks of the HART crap we endured as orchestrated by The Poms in the great Gleneagles Agreement. I am not saying that crime is not a factor in South Africa but unfortunately this, among other things, seems to be the price we must pay to be back in international sport! Remember this is what The World (Britain, USA, OZ, Canada, NZ et al) demanded from South Africa. So bring on the 2003 World Cricket Cup in South Africa! Just be mindful of the crime and enjoy the hospitality and friendliness of the people, weather, and scenery in the most beautiful country in the world!

Respectfully submitted,

Gordon Waring, Georgia, USA
     
We would be interested to hear other people's view on this subject. Let the debate continue.

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