[I am fascinated by the references to the Home Coming Revolution. I am trying to determine what exactly is the problem, and the lies which come from them or relate to them. Some really good stuff in this newsletter. The Springbok club deals with both South Africans and Rhodesians and is situated in Britain. Its really nice to see both groups working together.
I know the Rhodesia Association of SA liaises with them. I am very well acquainted with RASA. They do sterling work. Jan]
From: “Springbok Cyber Newsletter.”
February 2005 edition
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During the past year or so we have on several occasions heard the comment
from ex-Rhodesians that “we don”t want to be regarded as “WhenWe”s””. But
why not?
The term “WhenWe”s” was actually first coined to describe former White
Kenyans who moved south to Rhodesia following the surrender of Kenya in
1963, and who allegedly invariably started their reminiscences with the
phrase “When we were in Kenya …”. Following the subsequent sell-out of
Rhodesia itself in 1979 these same people (plus of course all Rhodesians
with any common-sense) moved yet further south to South Africa – and as a
result the term “WhenWe” once more came into common parlance. Alas, however,
it was inevitably used in a pejorative sense, and indeed inducing such a
negative reaction was probably a deliberate tactic by our enemies in order
to cower people into keeping quiet about their colonial history and
achievements.
But this should not have been the case. Rhodesian history (as also the
pioneer history of Kenya) is a great and glorious one, and surely one which
all ex-Rhodies and their descendants should be justly proud of. Many
ex-Rhodies are doing an excellent job by keeping their culture and spirit
alive through such enterprises as biltong/boerewors sales and organisations
such as “Rhodesians Worldwide”, “The Flame Lily Foundation”, “The Rhodesian
Christian Group” and “The Bottom Half” etc., and deserve full
congratulations upon their endeavours in this regard.
It is now surely obvious that Mugabe”s days in power are very numbered, and
although we can”t be certain who or what will replace him, the chances seem
very bright that the Rhodesian ideal will be allowed to re-flourish in that
land between the Zambezi and the Limpopo before too long. There will bound
to be a new wave of younger British pioneer-types journeying out to the
newly-liberated land, but many of us believe that it is vitally important
that the original Rhodesian spirit and culture should never be neglected.
All those with Rhodesian roots should therefore continue to take great pride
and interest in their history and their traditions, and if the term “WhenWe”
is used at all then it should be used as a badge of pride!
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SPRINGBOK CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 2005 AGM of the Springbok Club took place at the end of January, and
proved to be a most happy and successful event.
Reports were delivered the Treasurer, the Organiser and the Branch
Development Officer of the organisation (copies of the first two of which
can be obtained upon request), and were all enthusiastically received.
Mr. Sean Pearson took the Chair for the election of officers for 2005, and
the following people were unanimously elected to office :-
Chairman : Raymond Simpson
Deputy Chairman : Dermot Kendal
Secretary : Daniel Wilkinson
Treasurer : Allan Robertson
Organiser : Alan Harvey
Branch Development Officer : David Williams
Liaison Officer : Bill Binding
In addition the following two ex-officio (i.e. not on the Executive
Committee) officials were elected unanimously :-
Official Translator : Ryan Kriste
Overseas Liaison Officer : Robert Shipley
As there were no items tabled for debate, and there being no further
official business, the meeting concluded with an illustrated report-back by
three of the four Springbok Club members who formed the official delegation
to Gibraltar in October of last year, which again seemed enthusiastically
received by all.
It was also most pleasing to be able to welcome Mr. Dennis Delderfield of
“New Britain” to this event. Mr. Delderfield gave details of a joint
Australia/New Zealand Day celebration event which the party was organising
at the end of the month, which a number of Springbok Club members
subsequently supported. Mr. Delderfield and “New Britain” are certainly to
be highly congratulated upon their ongoing efforts to maintain and
strengthen solidarity among our kith and kin around the world by activities
such as this.
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FEBRUARY SPRINGBOK CLUB MEETING
Details of the next Springbok Club meeting are as follows:-
Date : Friday 25th February 2005
Time : 19.00 hrs for 19.30 hrs.
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank,
Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge.
Nearest tube station : Pimlico).
Guest Speaker : Mr. TONY WALLER
Tony Waller was an early member of the Springbok Club, and is currently the
Treasurer of the London Swinton Circle, as well as being an active member of
the Kent Branch of Rhodesians Worldwide. In late January and early February
he visited New Zealand, where he made a number of interesting contacts,
including with Mr. Mike Clements and other leading officials of the SANZ
(South Africans of New Zealand) organisation, and with Ms. Brigitte Theuma
of the Rhodesian expatriate “Kamina Kawena” movement. At this meeting he
will be giving a “report-back” on his experiences and contacts in New
Zealand.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB ACTIVITIES
The London Branch of the Springbok Club are planning a trip to the
University Boat Race on Sunday 27th March, which will be followed by their
Spring Braai. Full details will be announced in next month”s SCN.
The Springbok Club”s trip to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in
Bristol has now been finalised for Sunday 10th April. Again fuller details
will be given in future editions of the SCN.
On Tuesday 26th April Mr. Philip Benwell MBE, the Chairman of the Australian
Monarchist Association, will be addressing a joint meeting to be staged by
the Springbok Club and London Swinton Circle at The Crypt, Orange Street
Congregational Church, London WC1 (opposite the entrance to the National
Gallery), commencing at 19.00 hrs. Mr. Benwell, a staunch advocate of
solidarity among our kith and kin around the globe, has proved to be a very
popular speaker in the past, and we hope and anticipate that this meeting
will be the most successful yet.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NORTHERN IRELAND BRANCH AGM
The Northern Ireland Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding their 2005
AGM later this month, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 26th February
Time : 12 Noon for light refreshments, followed by the meeting itself to
commence at 13.00 hrs.
Venue : The Burnside Orange Hall, Burnside, Co. Antrim.
Guest Speaker : Mr. Chris Richards, the Assistant to the General Secretary
of the Bedford-based Protestant Alliance. Mr. Richards is a brilliant
patriot, speaker and historian, and his speech will be on the theme of “The
Act of Settlement”.
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SARACENS v. THE CATS
A small party of Springbok Club members attended the recent match between
Saracens and The Cats (a Super-12 amalgamated side consisting of players
from the Transvaal, the OFS and South-Eastern Transvaal) at Vicarage Road,
Watford. Alas the short-notice confirmation of the date of this match meant
that the party was not as large as had been hoped, but even so all those who
did turn up had a most enjoyable evening. The Cats eventually won the match
26-41, and several good new contacts were established as a result – not
least with Sarrie the Camel! We would therefore like to thanks the officials
from Saracens for their great friendship in inviting us to this game, and
trust that in future years (it is anticipated that this will be an annual
fixtures, probably earlier during the season) we will be able to organise a
far larger party.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE
The latest London Swinton Circle meeting, which was addressed by Prof. David
Marsland, proved to be a most inspirational event, with a spontaneous
standing ovation being forthcoming at the conclusion of his brilliant
address. Prof. Marsland spoke on the theme of “Towards a realistic Foreign
Policy: British interests, British values – Britain First!”, and, inter
alia, emphasised why Britain should not only have provided troops as a
back-up for the offensive against the terrorists in Fallujah, but should
also have volunteered our best regiments to take part in the front-line of
the attack.
The details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 22nd February
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The Clarence (The Parliament Room), 53 Whitehall, London SW1
Guest Speaker : Mr. John Gardner, Director of the British Weights and
Measures Association. The theme of his talk will be “Weights and Measures –
Britain”s way ahead”.
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MENTAL HEALTH
A supporter from Northern Ireland has recently sent us a most informative
article from the “British Medical Journal” about the current health
situation in the “new” South Africa. We re-produce it below with minimal
comment :-
“South Africa became a representative democracy [sic] on 7 April 1994, the
historic day when citizens of every colour and persuasion flocked to the
polls to elect the first unitary non-racial government. The new government
inherited 14 independent health departments: one for each of the 10 Black
homelands; one each for the White, Coloured and Asian communities; and one
for Black Africans living and working in White South Africa.
“Chief among the priorities of the new government was to merge these
separate bureaucracies and operational systems to create a single,
deracialised national health system, something the rulers were able to
achieve with remarkable success.
“The South African Bill of Rights, one of the most comprehensive in the
world, declares that “everyone has the right to have access to health care
services.” Accordingly, access and equity constitute the cornerstones of the
government”s new health policy, with primary care at centre stage. To
achieve this goal, funding has been redistributed between and within
provinces, and from tertiary to primary care, bringing health care closer,
particularly to rural poor South Africans. Ironically, the reallocation has
virtually decimated academic hospitals and accelerated the flight of
academic staff from the public service.
“Has the health of the people improved in the decade since so-called
democracy? Not according to the health indicators, such as maternal, infant,
and perinatal mortality; child nutrition; tuberculosis prevalence, and life
expectancy. In certain instances the reverse is evident. Unemployment and
poverty (identified by WHO as the foremost threat to health) have increased,
and while the proportion of economically successful Black South Africans has
grown, the gap between the haves and the have-nots has widened. HIV/AIDS has
worsened (something for which the government is taking a lot of knocks) and
is largely responsible for the regression in health indices such as infant
and child mortality, tuberculosis and life expectancy.
“Until and unless South Africa is able to deal with the twin evils of
poverty and HIV/AIDS, the future of the health of the people will remain
bleak, and the newly won democracy [sic] will seem like a pyrrhic victory in
so far as people”s health is concerned.”
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“HOMECOMING REVOLUTION” RUBBISH
In the March 2003 edition of the SCN we exposed the totally phoney nature of
the ANC-front “Homecoming Revolution” outfit. A supporter still based in
South Africa, Magnus Williams, has recently forwarded us some further
information about this insidious “service”, which we reproduce below :-
“I wish to bring to your attention urgently a group of rather misguided
individuals based in South Africa. They are totally free to express their
thoughts and to formulate the type of plans contained on their web-site at
www.homecomingrevolution.co.za. Please take a close look at this devious
propaganda web-site. I am so angry and disturbed by this blatant attempt to
deceive that I am calling on all to write back to me urgently to discuss a
way forward. You must make use of your mailing list to send out an urgent
message to all to be very careful of this organisation and its devious
message. Please, please, please don”t let this get away from your attention.
We must act. They are free to express their views, and so must we. I have
copied a letter that I wrote to them this morning. Urgent action is needed
on this one.”
Best regards
Magnus Williams ([email protected])
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“Hello home/revolutionaries
“I have taken the time to visit your web-site and find it to be one of the
most disturbing examples of propaganda to flow out of your country in a long
time.
“Surely you cannot be serious – surely you are only trying to toady up to
your political paymasters? I see that you all have successful business
interests/careers in the “new” South Africa. Is this not the motivation for
embarking on such a distorted campaign? I suspect it is, but know that you
will disagree.
“Congratulations on volunteering to do the propaganda work of this miserable
Black Nationalist racist one-party state. Like you I believe passionately in
the potential of this beautiful country that we all know as South Africa.
However a dark cloud has descended upon our homeland. Now the farce that we
are a democratic, open and fair country is generally acknowledged around the
world to be just that – a very sorry farce. This country is going through a
revolution at present. I do respect you right to hold the views that you do
and would actually fight to uphold those rights to free speech and thoughts
even though I personally do not support most of what your organization is
trying to achieve. This country has lost more talented educated hardworking
White people than even your organization would probably acknowledge. I have
travelled and worked in a number of European and American cities. I am
currently residing temporary in South Africa while settling the last of my
business interests here. Why? – because the revolution that I referred to
above is not in my imagination. Let me take you back to the 1980s. We
studied a subject called “Know your enemy”. I am sure you are aware that a
major function of our cross-border raids on the ANC and its allies was to
gather intelligence and bring it home for analysis. It was standard
procedure first to secure the target area [details of which I will not
elaborate on here] then certain members were tasked with removing computer
hard-drives. All propaganda material was then systematically gathered and
packed back to South Africa. There was nothing that was left behind. All
books, posters, diaries, phone books etc were bought back to our South
African bases. To make a long story short, it was all thoroughly analyzed
and from this we were able to piece together a lot of the enemy policies and
plans for our beloved country. I am not telling you anything new here,
simply telling you that my beliefs and my understanding of where this
beautiful country is heading are not the conclusions of some uninformed
bigot. I am educated, well travelled and have quite a balanced political
outlook. The revolution I referred to above has undergone a few name
changes, but has now apparently returned to the original terminology used to
describe it in the 80s. The “national democratic” revolution is currently
underway. This is the second stage of the overall revolution that was
designed in collaboration with some of the ANC”s oldest and brightest minds.
This does not make the outcome of these devious two-faced policies fair or
acceptable. The “national democratic” revolution is designed to consolidate
power with the Black elite. This is the makings of the one-party state where
even the moderate Black will one day wake up like in Zimbabwe today and
realize that the country is only democratic until you try to change the
government. This revolution is designed to lull the average citizen both
Black and White into believing that all is well and the massive social
changes underway are really for the good of all. If your government cares so
deeply about human rights why has it done nothing to save the lives of the
White Rhodesian farmers, or for that matter its own Afrikaner farmers who
are murdered as if in a war-zone? The reason is that this can only be a part
of their policy to remove us – the doers – the people who get things started
and working from this land. It is genocide with a nod from the official
powers because they are not bothered by this sort of human suffering. A
large number of the people you and your misguided organization are going to
try to tempt back actually wanted the so-called “new” South Africa to work
because they believe in free democratic values. The reality is that this is
Africa and it is for the Africans – Black Africans. Whites have no real
future here for the next 100 years or so. After this time they will be
welcomed back to the wasteland by the handful of survivors who will have
realized by then that we are the ones who have made Africa work and pay
dividends, when we leave things fall apart and then generally collapse. Look
to the rest of this continent – it is a wasteland of misery and dereliction.
Why? Because the White man has been driven out. The same thing is happening
here. If the exchange control regulations were all scrapped tomorrow how
much capital do you think would stay here? Not very much. I have actually
read international reports that state that the capital flight from South
Africa would cause a temporary glitch on the international currency markets.
Tell that to all your “homecoming” friends! I cannot see why any sane person
would swap their secure future overseas to come back and become a part of a
Black nationalist social engineering experiment. Get real, everyone I know
who has left South Africa has fond memories of the countryside, but not of
its chaotic mobs. The expat community will soon be greater in number that
the population left here. Why? Because White people expect to live in a
clean, crime-free democratic country, and South Africa will never be able to
offer this to us again because it has passed into a twilight zone where
dreams are plentiful but reality tells a different story. The South African
Diaspora has spread around the world. These courageous people have made new
lives in countries that appreciate their efforts and endeavours. It is too
late to talk about them as if they are somehow the property of your South
Africa. When a person leaves a country to make a new life they have made
many hard and often painful decisions. You should rather show some respect
for these decisions instead of insinuating that they are wrong and that
everything is back to normal in Africa. Even better you should rather try to
network with these clever former South Africans who might be able to offer
you advice that will ultimately save your own lives.”
Yours sincerely,
Magnus Williams
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RHODESIAN WAS SUPER ON-LINE STORE
Calling all Rhodies :-
Searching for that long-lost Rhodie, wanting custom Rhodesian apparel, or
seeking Rhodesian related websites?
The “Rhodesia Was Super” e-newsletter is dedicated to Rhodesians globe-wide,
to re-establish lost contacts, along with some news and memories. Join and
help with the search – you never know who”s looking for you! This is not a
chat-based group; all posted messages are forwarded on in a monthly
newsletter. Your contact info” is kept private and you can withdraw from the
group at any time. If you are searching for someone all you have to do is
post your message within the group and it will be submitted into the next
newsletter.
For more details access : http://www.Rhodesiawassuper.combr>
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club is now retailing full-sized real South African and
Rhodesian flags. They are priced (194)Â(163)£6.00 each for Full Members of the
Springbok Club, (194)Â(163)£8.00 each for Associate Members and (194)Â(163)£10.00 each for
non-members (please add (194)Â(163)£1.00 for p.& p.).
Also now available are copies of an excellent 8-page magazine published by
Glenwood Publications in Northern Ireland entitled “The 2004 Twelfth:
Celebration – not Provocation” price 50p (please add 25p for p.& p.).
Payments should be made to “The Springbok Club” and sent to: BCM SAPAT,
London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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BOOK OFFERS
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
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BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL
The Battle of Britain memorial is being set up by a group, headed by Lord
Tebbit, that wants to put up a memorial to all those who lost their lives in
the Battle of Britain. It will be opened by H.M The Queen on the Embankment,
and will list the names of large donors. It is shocking to learn that there
was previously no memorial to this great event. The memorial will list the
names and nationalities of those who gave their lives, and will recognise
the sacrifice of Rhodesians and South Africans who died to keep these
islands free. Help spread the word to all associate groups you may be in
contact with, as the memorial is also there for Aussies and Kiwis and all
the others members of the large Imperial family. People who wish to donate
something should make the cheque out to “Battle of Britain Memorial” and
send it to Lord Tebbit at the House of Lords, London, SW1A 0AA.
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RON CAMPBELL”S BOERWORS AND BILTONG
We are now back in full-swing after the New Year break, and ready to supply
your favourite Beef, Kudu, Impala, Blesbok & Springbok Biltong, Boere,
Droewors & Boere Burgers, plus a host of other South African “Treats from
Home”.
To place your order please “phone 01803-380712 or 07957-509950, e-mail us at
[email protected], or visit our “Flame Lily” Internet Shop at
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EXOTIC HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITY
John Hardcastle reminds us of exciting holiday opportunities which he can
provide in the Philippines :-
I am from Rhodesia, educated at Chaplin, Gwelo. Left in 1984 for South
Africa, and then in 1995 for the Philippines. I”ve lived in the small
village of Coron for the past eight years, and bought a dive shop “Dive
Calamianes” four months ago. If you would be interested in having a holiday
in this part of the world please contact me. The following is a sample list
of price breakdowns :-
2 dive day US$ 45.
3 dive day US$ 60.
Equipment rental/day US$ 7.
Nitrox tank US$ 7.
Accommodation from US$ 4.5 to US$ 80
Average meal US$ 2.14
Beer/soft drinks US$ 0.45
Domestic flight US$ 46
Check our web-site for more details at : www.divecal.com
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S.A.PATRIOT-IN-EXILE
Although we believed that we had secured sufficient financial backing to
publish S.A.Patriot-in-Exile again (edition No.36) some months ago, this
alas proved to be a “false dawn”. Happily, however, it does now appear that
sufficient funds will be forthcoming shortly, and as a result the initial
stages of production of issue No.36 have now begun.
If you would like to place an advert in this next edition then please let us
know as soon as possible. Our Small Ad” rates are still R1.00 or 20p per
word (minimum R25.00 or (194)Â(163)£5.00), and block adverts cost R40.00 or (194)Â(163)£8.00 per
column inch.
Needless to say, however, we are still in need of further financial
assistance in order to distribute this issue as soon as it is published, so
any further donations for this purpose would still be most appreciated.
All payments and donations should be made payable to “Patriotic Press” and
sent to : S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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NEW ZEALAND EMIGRATION SERVICE
New Zealand is looking for 27,000 immigrants by June 2005! Unemployment is
at an all-time low and the country is booming – and there”s a very strong
preference towards folks from Southern Africa. They are well respected,
professionally and socially. They make good immigrants and bring new energy
to this small but wonderful country.
If you”d like to think about relocating to NZ, either permanently or for a
few “expat” years, then contact Verax Immigration Consulting at :-
http://www.veraxconsulting.com.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.75 : Mr. VIC LONG of Cape Town.
Vic Long was born and brought up in Johannesburg, but subsequently moved to
Durban where his brother Ken ran a highly successful insurance business. A
lifelong sports fanatic, he followed the 1969/70 Springbok rugby tourists
around the UK, and played hockey for Durban Collegians until enjoying
veteran status. His domestic life was alas not so happy, and his
long-standing romance with Lorraine Fitzgerald ended sadly during the early
1980s. He then moved to Cape Town with another lady friend, but this
relationship also unfortunately quickly foundered, before he eventually
married a Cape Town woman in the mid 1980s. Alas all contact with him then
seemed to cease, and it is not known what became of him after this. Any
information about his current whereabouts would be most appreciated.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
An excellent web-site which has recently been recommended to us is run by
the S.A.Magte/S.A.Forces Club, which is dedicated to all members of the SADF
who died in the Border War. It is well worth visiting in order to listen to
the South African National Anthem if for no other reason! It can be accessed
at :-
http://go.to/samagte
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
POODLES” MESS
Sir,
Well done on the progress of the Springbok Club.
Ultimately true value wins, and losers like [Francis] Andrew and [Arthur]
Kemp are simply barking dogs with no teeth – mere distractions that should
be scraped off from one”s shoe while you move on, undaunted, to greater and
greater accomplishments.
I admire your persistence and pluck.
Yours etc.,
Robin Elliott, Vancouver, Canada (www.DollarMakers.com)
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BLACK POWER
Sir,
I personally know one of Escom”s top managers who has told me [and this can
be checked out on the web], that by 2007 the electricity utility will have
problems supplying the demand.
Yours etc.,
Trevor Peterson, Cape Town
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