South African Police College 1984

South African Police College, Pretoria, January to June 1984

[@user-cb1so3oh5t]

When things were in-order in our country 🙌🏾 Commitment, dedication & professionalism

[@francoislabuschagne9234]

Incredible discipline in those days. Was there in 1983 first semester.

[@amandaskryweropinion]

Thank you! Dankie. This is my semester in the Police college. My tape got lost when I moved and I thought I would never see it again. 32.37 that is me. After college I was stationed in Kimberley. Best years of my life.

[@carlstewart9289]

June intake 85, we wore blues rather than camo. I had a rougher time than some as a Soutie but it turned a bunch of boys into a tight knit platoon of men. Our platoon Sergeant's favourite phrase was 'verstaan jy my, Engelsman!' No regrets but a bloody shame how the country went south.

[@MuhammadWilliams-ix8qv]

If the Whites were equitable in their rule, if they treated and educated the under classes that they themselves created, this country right now would not be in this shameful state we now find ourselves in.

[@hernoharmse8667]

Beautiful. Wish this could work in modern day South Africa, would love the chance to be in such an environment.❤ The old days where really better!!!!

[@spanishlanguageeducational3737]

They used to have electricity back in those days...

[@sashakhan4317]

They still have electricity. They even have an airline.

[@spanishlanguageeducational3737]

@@sashakhan4317 Both bankrupt.

[@nkanyisomathamba5121]

Electricity for only less than 10% of the population

[@maxpyn8120]

Only whites had electricity

[@sachavere220]

@@nkanyisomathamba5121 yes because the less than 10% pay for there electricity !!!

[@albinoblacksheep7826]

I want to see a then vs now documentary.

[@maxwellmatabvu2075]

Cornelius Mentz why?

[@maxwellmatabvu2075]

@James Benette your mama

[@rushdienfakier7978]

Me to mabru, also Im finding difficulty in viewing this video. Would of been interesting to see what the SAPS was like in the past compare to the "STATE" its in today

[@petero8200]

Do you really want to see that.

[@rushdienfakier7978]

@Dallas Hendricks troll or a clear result of what extreme poverty produces in the current South Africa. If this is what kind of critique or response we receive on a South African based posts then I will turn the comments section off as this is embarassing for us that are from South Africa. Very bad reflection of who we are Dallas? If you from the coloured community like myself then you are not making it any easier for a positive outlook towards the already stigmatized view many have on our community hey???

[@carlschubert879]

Thank you for sharing.This was then 6 yrs after my passing out parade, 14th July 1978.Platoon 21, Bravo company. I have very fond memories of the college.It was tough back then, but we survived. We didn't wear camo's back then but a brown coverall and brown boots with the police cap. We only got Camo's when we went to Maleoskop for COIN training. Afew months after that I returned to Maleoskop for coin instructor training.The showers were still cold...lol We were a real wild bunch back then.... We were very careful not to scuff our "boned " boots, and it didn't take long to bring them up to standard in the evenings. Back then there was a lot of pride in serving in the force and people had respect for you. Sad to see how that has disappeared through the years. By the time this movie was made I was already in the S A Navy, having resigned in late '81.Born and bred into a naval family I had to bow out of the police.I absolutely loved the police and recon I would have gone far if I stayed.I always ponder that decision and the road I might have traveled in the force.Study was always easy for me and exams were a breeze really. I have a very good memory, even today, and if I stayed, I would be retired now.Lost a lot of comrades in the force through the years, and kept in contact with a few. May the force be with you.

[@carlschubert879]

The road we travel today, take good note of it, do it with honour and loyalty and integrity. Give of your best and serve all peoples of our country in humility. It is not a weakness but a great strenght. Be proud of the uniform and keep the flag flying high. Be just in all things and lenient, for without there is no justice. Spend time with your family and love them. They need you. Protect your children as they are our future. Be kind to animals as they cannot speak. Honour your parents as without we would not be. Take good note of today...remember it well!!! You Will Not pass this way again.

[@onkabedono2691]

No black at all..ya ne eswaar

[@littleKasuni]

carl your time for oppresing fellow human beings is over.That's the only thing you were good at.

[@fanievanvuuren5245]

Thank you so much Collin for sharing this very memorable video. I so much appreciate it. I was in Pel 11, Bravo comp.

[@ewaldbotha1770]

Baie dankie. Nostalgies.

[@user-tf4lk4fm7i]

awacon awacon You call us Nazi's? LOL you maniac.

[@sashakhan4317]

What's the difference?

[@mercygrace9314]

@@awaconawacon7533 You don't know shit about history neh?

[@marcelleroux4949]

Platoon 2 alpha company first intake 1987. Best days of our lives.

[@JaneDoe-rp2fn]

Taught us to lead disciplined lives. You became a solid mature human being in the SAPolice College, boys became men. First intake 1979

[@thatolephoto4711]

You also learned to abuse black people

[@cr03bar]

@@thatolephoto4711 Yhooooooo....

[@wernersteynberg4034]

@Dallas Hendricks gaan klim terug binne in jou ma se poes in

[@mercygrace9314]

@@thatolephoto4711 Haha uninformed doos

[@Redsbaron1]

Dankie Colin, dit is ongelooflik om te sien.. Oscar, Peleton 84, 1987 "Wit Snot"... Fires van Vuuren.. :))

[@veronicalake4140]

RIP. South Africa

[@liampetersen7548]

Its sad

[@liampetersen7548]

@Cobra Verde no kidding

[@sashakhan4317]

Sweetie, there's no need to be racist.

[@goatg1574]

Ons is verlore,verkoop en absoluut op ons eie

[@gawd6gaw443]

That was cercus

[@jamesdegoede7186]

Thanks Colin. This video was during my time in Police College. Been looking for this video for a long time. Was Delta Company, Platoon 36. Brings back lots of memories.

[@pandaman3367]

thank you for serving in the police force, i dont believe one bit that every SAP officer was supportive of apartheid, a lot were also, question: what vehicles did the SAP officers use?

[@denisenelson6331]

I was also there then - so many amazing memories

[@nevilleprinsloo]

Not one of those cops are obese or fat. And there was discipline.

[@mokgobadulton9406]

We need to have training like that to our South African security private contractors,and our country must give the security industry power to arrest the same as the 👮 police.

[@alex3475]

They're always young, thin and fit when they go to college and they gain weight when they start working and stop physical training

[@cjhero20yt82]

@@mokgobadulton9406 Yea because our police do nothing.Private security runs this country

[@KM-dn2rr]

Discipline and vuil hart.

[@dumisanimbense7099]

@@alex3475 some people fail to understand the simplest thing

[@Xplode101]

my pa was daar... Adriaan Strydom

[@fanievanvuuren5245]

Watter peleton?

[@Deontjie]

Back then, one general for every 5,000 constables. Now it is one general for every 138.

[@eonrelaxationmusic1916]

@Dallas Hendricks jy teif voestek nai.

[@coenraadkruger366]

haha tjek jou naai

[@christobosman5710]

@@eonrelaxationmusic1916 Dallas weet jy wie jou pa is ? Ek dink nie eers jou ma weet nie ,

[@ukoze]

I was in the South African Police College, Troop 4 ( a soutie troop) in 1969. Colonel Snyman was Commandant and W/O Leesh was the Adjudant. In those days there were no women in the SAP. Ah to be young again. One of the best years of my life!

[@maxwellmatabvu2075]

ukoze so you mostly likely killed a few blacks.

[@ukoze]

@@maxwellmatabvu2075 I also killed a couple of whites as well! One of whom had shot and wounded a black colleague. Don't forget 50% of the old SAP were black.

[@ukoze]

@@maxwellmatabvu2075 no only one black!

[@waltersteinberg3012]

I was in the SAP Polkol in 1979-Captain Lesch was very much around then. Huge disciplinarian-but what a character. Learnt more about life in 3 years than most people do in 40

[@sashakhan1262]

ChatGPT (which is sometimes wrong) said the reason they allowed women to become police Constables, NCOs and officers in 1972 was because certain areas of detective work (e.g. interviewing female rape victims) couldn’t be adequately accomplished purely by matrons. I’m sure you’d want your female relatives to be able to speak to a woman in, God forbid, the event of these sorts of cases.

[@kelvinnaidu6329]

Bring back memories .Wonder what the college looks like now .

[@rossibella1]

now it would be held at KFC

[@petersmith7360]

in one :)

[@sashakhan4317]

@@petersmith7360 You're racist, you support a government that killed unarmed black people. F you.

[@petersmith7360]

@@sashakhan4317 do me a favour, fuck off

[@sashakhan4317]

@@petersmith7360 Why would I do you a favour. racist. Do you want to admit your racist or are you just an idiot?

[@liampetersen7548]

@@sashakhan4317 leave him alone

[@get_established]

I might not have been born this time yet but my parents use to tell me law and order was kept like clockwork, streets were clean and the list can go on and on. Then 1994 happened the fall away of apartheid was a good thing but the handing over to another party was the biggest mistake ever.

[@sachavere220]

Makes me sick to the core spend two years of my youth to protect every citizen in this country black ,white, indian and colored!! To now be told we were racists!! How the ungrateful now complain!!

[@siyabongamagagula6321]

I like how you say handing over to a party and not to saying a specific group of people.

[@get_established]

@@siyabongamagagula6321 Yeah bro, it is not got to do with colour but the individuals who have altered mindsets to pursue corruption etc.

[@sachavere220]

@@get_established 100% boet!!! it's tiring to see another " cadre " involved in corruption!! Mockery of the judicial system!! the ANC have put the system between a rock and a hard place!! and it's what they want!! arresting Zuma may cause mayhem and if not the whole judiciary system will fold! So they can carry on plundering with impunity!! Maybe it's time the ANC grow some balls!! Because there will be a tax revolt!! and guess what people will not worry about paying those taxes cause there will be no judiciary system !! Left!!I always thought that Mugashula's / Zuma's of the world wanted pay back for there years of the struggle!! They don't give a damn about the future of this country!

[@get_established]

@@sachavere220 so true!

[@estelledekock9284]

We could depend on and trust in them for our safety for all

[@vincentmothapa2421]

For all?? 😂😂

[@bulumkouyevamgidi2265]

Yeah true only White people because black people used to be killed by cops

[@jcmachines1]

Dankie Colin. Dit is absoluut wonderlik om te sien. Ek is al 20 jaar in Australia. Die ou voor in die ry tweede van regs wat snair side drum speel in die orkes, is ek. Jammer dit is so dof, maar steeds baie waardevol. Daar was baie dissipline in 1984. Ek was trots om n polisieman te kon wees in 1984.

[@mphathisinicholas9944]

They were trained to kill black people

[@mortdecai6655]

Fantastic, 4:34 Impressive march rendition of Raindrops Keep falling on my head.

[@sihlesibisi2177]

They lives was better than ours 😂😂we in the new south africa now😂😂🌍

[@clemondelport6714]

This is when South Africa still had a Police service to be proud of, unfortunately that is not the case anymore in modern day South Africa

[@philipinchina]

Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe, ons vir jou Suid Afrika

[@pieterhaarhoff6413]

I was in the COLLEGE in 1985, an experience I will never for get in my life, I see KRAAI regularly in HARTIES, he has not changed one bit.

[@pieterhaarhoff6413]

Askies ek was in die College 1965.

[@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977]

Holy shit I never heard the sound of silence played in a police or military thing. And all the other songs. Why the military was so pop.

[@henricopieters]

🎉Ek was daar in 1981 voel Soos gister lekker tyd wat jy nie Wil oorhe nie

[@Magnum-eu6qx]

The good old days

[@charisma7095]

For the white europeans yes!!!!!!!

[@mercygrace9314]

@@charisma7095 shut up

[@sachavere220]

@@charisma7095 amazes me that those " Europeans " kept all the citizens in this shit country!!

[@makhosinidube7950]

Good old days for shit

[@kagisokanyane1312]

What was so good about people who are trained to kick our parents

[@gospelfilms7942]

0:49 Marching to a militarized version of "The Sound of Silence"! :)

[@melaniejonker8828]

You will never see this discipline, fitness nor passion again. Not only do members look like Sad Sacks today, the college grounds and barracks are nightmares. Filthy!!

[@francoisegroenewald2479]

Very sad. My husband passed out there in 1967

[@dumisanimbense7099]

Are you one of the instructors Melanie

[@melaniejonker8828]

@@dumisanimbense7099 No

[@hendriklamprecht3028]

Now what a chaos.

[@wandacoetzer615]

Police force to be proud of back then

[@byronwilkinson9366]

The camera skills and editing on point though..

[@hyltonglass2336]

Thanks for sharing. Jan - June 1969.

[@LeonDieBoer]

Fantastic.

[@patagonia8084]

I am not south african . I wish if south africa will go back to the ptevious regime . Its clean orderly safe . All is good

[@karellombard4798]

If one don't grow up with this kind of order and discipline, then you will never be able to understand, and or wrap your corrupt doff bit of grey matter around this, today, we have monitors, instead of police force

[@JamesWilliams-hy5jd]

Was in 1965 van 8 ste December tot Julie 1966 daar. Sersant Faber my troep Sersant wat n' WIt man. Het troep 5 as mense behandel en ek dank U.

[@tommienel2258]

Awesome !!! Great memories !!!

[@alfredmapolisa9402]

Very good training, But Why were there no Black or Indian recruits?

[@theprospect1710]

Was during apartheid

[@theSaint-1964]

Indians to Wentworth in Durban and Coloured ( mixed race ) Bishop Lavis in Cape Town . Apartheid meant we trained separately but we worked ( on police duty ) and died together . Weird huh ?

[@theSaint-1964]

@@sfisobuthelezi3054 what has changed?

[@DJSwezzleMusic]

34:10 look, an Indian recruit there

[@gerriegeldenhuys6253]

Ek was daar 1985 eerste semester. Ons was toe nog n mag. En n mag om met rekening geneem moes word. Een mag onder God. Trots. Hardwerkend. 38 jaar later net n kaptein maar nog hardwerkend. Ons God is goed.

[@izakkriel8547]

Ek was 1982 die jaar inname. Daardie jare was dit nog 'n trots om in die SAP te wees

[@donaldcarr7513]

Once upon a time!!!!

[@ewaldbotha1849]

Delta kompanie Peleton 24.

[@d.marques4700]

Lekker! South Africa working like the Swiss watch it used to be!...

[@user-hj3ec7ol4z]

Great

[@Bikemaddad]

Saluut. I have my Maleoskop and my passing out parade on my channel.

[@gertmaree4299]

Baie baie goeie memories ek was self in 1974 in die Kollege ,ons was blougatte genoem ,na aanleiding vd blouband om jou polisiepet ,in daardie jare het ons nie oorpakke of camo in die kollege gedra nie ,Grys hemde ens ,AO Tullikan ,Luit Lesch , Bokkie Breedt ,watter mooi herrineringe ,

[@stefanlotz92]

My dad was in 1984 police College

[@Xplode101]

mine too!

[@Lesiba88]

Do you think a black guy like me would fit in there

[@gawd6gaw443]

U 'll never fit bru

[@jmhpt]

What's the march that starts at 20:00?

[@Saach]

The march is called The King's Guard, it's a British military march.

[@jmhpt]

@@Saach Thank you so much! I was still looking for it!

[@michaelfreeman5692]

Where are they now?

[@Atlas_Oryx]

Demasiados paises necesitan de esta disciplina

[@Brecconable]

26:13 Ladies and Gentlemen, *That Rifle*

[@thatolephoto4711]

As a police and military enthusiast i have to say i got lots of respect for these guys But not their government

[@ronaldreagan8249]

thanks mate

[@mercygrace9314]

discipline respect and order..Will never see that again

[@trinitymosethli4200]

True

[@paulkruger7211]

YOU WILL NEVER EVER SEE ANY MORE THIS RESPEC T THE OLDPOLICE AND SNDF IF YOU WAS THERE YOU WILL RESPECT PEOPLE TODAY

[@afranscoisstanderstander7360]

Gaan terug vanaf 1965.

[@chriscreek2649]

Only our police force would have marched in Afrikaans treffers lol

[@ericcastle7296]

The real army

[@lazaryahuda2653]

lol made me laugh

[@dinz049]

Vanaf 51:38 kan iemand mij zeggen hoe deze mars heet ?

[@ewaldbotha1849]

Beautifull noise by Neil Diamond.

[@dinz049]

@@ewaldbotha1849 Dank u

[@PeoplesProtector]

47:13 I understand that South Africa used to have an incredibly Anti-Communist foreign and internal policy. But then why do I recognise the familiar tune an old Russian March in the background, called the "March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment".

[@nevilleprinsloo]

WOW! You are right. I actually did a search. Ironic that.

[@denisenelson6331]

Seems like yesterday

[@fredsayers4951]

@Dallas Hendricks you eat with that mouth

[@denisenelson6331]

@Dallas Hendricks Small man syndrome

[@vusumzimakatsi2532]

Wys Lt Kol GB Smith Se Koeberg Opleideng Sentrum asseblief

[@erichslabbert9773]

Wow... Wish I knew these days 😔 unfortunately I was born 3 years before the new government took over.

[@grootkaroo9721]

Dit was ons trots. Sal ek die dae nooit vergeet. Vir ewig verlore

[@paulnelnel6209]

Hi Colin, how can I gat an original copy of this video?

[@JeppeBoyz]

I have had this for a few years, the original tape is in SA.

[@denisenelson6331]

@@JeppeBoyz Who took the video? This was my intake but I clearly hid from the camera. Thanks for sharing, such awesome memories.

[@JeppeBoyz]

@@denisenelson6331 hey Denise, I had to pay the cameraman to get me in the video. I think the video production company was from Cape Town.

[@robertstatt1627]

That was a Army and police is those Days … Now in South Africa it’s all circus clowns 🤡

[@MK-gn1nz]

Back then a policeman was able to run & catch a crook 😅

[@ajjohnston6264]

Wonder how Polkol is now ? How to solicit bribes is the only tutorial 😂😂😂

[@johnmaggiorino4493]

This is what kids of today Need in 2021

[@dinz049]

That's true

[@GadgeteerZA]

Brings back lots of memories... I was there the following year

[@littleKasuni]

memories of oppressing others and doing nasty things to them ?

[@contrarian717]

Sadly we just can't gel proper democracy with law and order.

[@andre3823]

Absolute professionalism compared to today's lot of jokers!!!

[@colinimmelman6435]

'80 Eerste inname. Harde maar goeie dae.

[@bryanmcdougall6973]

Kyk net Ma. My bord is skoen... Bwahaha

[@chrisflekas293]

South African Police College, Pretoria, January to June 1981 was my intake

[@c.marietadejongh2262]

duidelik en beslis nie pienk pantoffels by die uniforms in die winkels nie

[@mathewman]

and to think 67% voted YES in 1992!!!!

[@saragora3331]

The order to end apartheid came from the US & UK.

[@sandilemafavukedubazane3427]

😂😂😂

[@ronaldreagan8249]

ja then a lot of them left and joined the likes of THE GREAT dr BLEEDING HEART gat lek barnaard when surprise surprise crime started affecting them

[@wilburburger6155]

It’s not he who votes who counts be he who count the votes who counts. Joseph Stalin.

[@estelleboy3878]

Now a circus...sad,sad ..

[@johnmaggiorino4493]

Love it

[@and1111000]

Delta Company, Platoon 21, Jan - Jun 1986. I won't forget hospital hill afkak! And the Sunday parade rondvok. Oh, and the Russian sausages for breakfast - quickest way to mess your nice clean shirt.

[@mosesmanaka8109]

By Polkol is daar nou Fokol.

[@thekamercury7150]

Does people understand when we talk about oppression and discrimination, it hurts cause i remember they used to be our madams and baases, and none of us was allowed to join the force, we were expected to be their servants for the rest of our lifes.

[@WesTransvaal]

jy praat nou klomp kak!

[@tokosekgothudi9084]

@@WesTransvaal Sis you are not ashamed of what is getting out of your mouth ...he is right this was only Apartheid

[@Deontjie]

Look at the photos of Sharpville. Even you you should be able to see the black policemen in that 1970's photos. I was in the army with 101 Batalion. One white person for every 100 Ovambos. BTW, Owambos are black. They were our comrades and buddies. We depended on one another.

[@Bennevisie]

You should see the photos of school kids that were ripped to pieces by your terrorists’ land mines on their way to school. Or perhaps go and look at pictures of farm murder victims that your government and president even deny the existence of. Or maybe pictures of the necklacings your ANC and Umkhonto cadres enacted upon your innocent brethren, when they didn't have popular support. Or imagine what the body of poor Stompie looked like after Winnie Mandela's thugs were done with him. Would you be happy if we start turning black people away when they come asking for jobs? You cry and play the victim all day long. How about you take some responsibility for your own misery and stop vilifying the white man.

[@Deontjie]

@@Bennevisie Don't tell him Shaka was murdered by his own brother, Dingaan. He was told Van Riebeeck was to blame.

[@kondhaarful]

Goud

[@bngmln5326]

...before township thugs & criminals join the force. Order and discipline all over

[@velemsenimthiyane1707]

"township thugs & criminals" refers to Native Africans

[@ashleylanga98]

They all died wats the point

[@rohp1283]

Only six months training for a full career. Easy Peasy.

[@jimtalbott9535]

What could go wrong?

[@kg2727]

No KFC in site

[@siyabongasibusiso3467]

Why they were only white police was this good or not what is it that we don't know 🤔🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭, why God doesn't make every person white 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@briant5685]

when looking at my skin colour it appears to be pale not white

[@bulumkouyevamgidi2265]

Yerrr

[@bulumkouyevamgidi2265]

@@Saach why?

[@rohp1283]

A policeman pulled me out of the car just like that when I was an anti apartheid activist.

[@coenraadkruger366]

toe kry jy seker paksla

[@oliverreno4734]

He should have done you in. You ruined your country.

[@rohp1283]

@coenraadkruger366 Sorry about the last comment. I misunderstood the mood of it. I get it. Peace my brother.

[@rohp1283]

Note all the pro apatheid period comments still don't acknowledge the unfairness of this whole thing. How many faces of colour appear in the video?

[@papihn3958]

Y there’s non a black person in there if that is in a African country ?🤔

[@bulumkouyevamgidi2265]

Can you imagine

[@henricopieters]

Die kollega s Daar is fokkol oor nie

[@foxyjackel1928]

Eish.... No more neh

[@DJSwezzleMusic]

28:17 She is not physically attractive. Ronalda McDaarnaarld

[@joelmesiya3931]

Why is white only?

[@cobusvanzyl8598]

Pokol. Peloton 11. 1974

[@stevo1842]

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