SADF replace police on South West Africa's northern border

Updated: 22 Aug 2019

SADF replace police on South West Africa's northern border

In a dramatic move, Minister of Defence P. W. Botha announced the replacement of South African police by the South African Defence Force on the northern borders of South West Africa (now Namibia). Botha believed that the military forces would be able to resist the pressure exerted by SWAPO.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). SADF replace police on South West Africa's northern border. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148916

South African History Online (2019) 'SADF replace police on South West Africa's northern border', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148916 (Accessed: 27 August 2026).

South African History Online, SADF replace police on South West Africa's northern border [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148916, (accessed 27 August 2026).

"SADF replace police on South West Africa's northern border." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148916. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "SADF replace police on South West Africa's northern border." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148916.