Legacy Conversations – SAP Force – Sarie van Niekerk

Sarie van Niekerk was one of the very first female SA Police Force members. This episode is a brief background of female officers and her career. In 1972 she underwent basic training at the Police College. Already a university graduate, Sarie was then chosen with nine others to go through the highly specialist Security Branch training phases. Later on, she would become a lieutenant working in different units.
Female officers were something brand new then. They were not all that welcome. It was a man’s world and they were looked at with much suspicion. Thus, they had to excel above what was expected from the men and they did. A fascinating story where she met a young Winnie Mandela, the Fox Street Siege, and much more. After her police years, she became a well-known journalist. Today she is the editor of the Female Nongqai Magazine where memories are kept alive.
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