South African Military History Society

P.O. BOX 12926
MOWBRAY
7705

CAPE TOWN BRANCH
NEWSLETTER NO. 306 - NOVEMBER 2003

It was a hundinger of a talk our speaker Helmut Heitmnan, presented us with on our evening of 9th October. He simply dumped us into deepest Africa, pulling us along an information highway not normally revealed by international journalists. Once again he proved that political greed and the unstoppable desire for oil and diamonds are at the root of Africa's persistent ills, and the basis of innumerable wars, border clashes and calculated tribal extermination along racial and/or religious lines.

Due to time and space constraints Helmut Heitman's excellent in depth and thought- provoking study will only be reviewed in our next Newsletter. The talk itself has been recorded on tape by Geoff Mangin; whoever wishes to borrow it may contact the Scribe.


FUTURE LECTURES:

13 November
THE MALAYAN EMERGENCY - Service with the Rhodesian African Rifles
Talk by Brigadier W.A. Godwin OLM MBE
December
In recess
Please note that next year's first Society evening will take place on 16th January 2004, which is the THIRD THURSDAY of that month.

CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE WISH EVERY MEMBER
A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS,
HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR 2004


Meetings:
Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 20h00 in the Recreation Hall of the SA LEGION'S ROSEDALE COMPLEX, Guildford Road (Off Alma Road), opposite Rosebank Railway Station, below the line.

All visitors welcome. Tea and biscuits will be served.

Jochen (John) Mahncke (Vice-Chairman/Scribe) (021) 797-5167


South African Military History Society / military.history@rapidttp.co.za