SPECIALISED UNITS IN THE SAPS – A CASE STUDY OF THE WATERWING IN GAUTENG by ROLAND BOOYSEN submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MAGISTER OF TECHNOLOGIAE in the subject POLICING at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA SUPERVISOR: PROF H F SNYMAN MARCH 2009 DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated in the memory of Inspector Johan Erasmus – a Waterwing member, colleague and good friend, who died so unexpectedly and so young, on 17 September 2008. Mooi loop my vriend. DECLARATION STATEMENT I declare that SPECIALISED UNITS IN THE SAPS – A CASE STUDY OF THE WATERWING IN GAUTENG, is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. R. Booysen DECLARATION I, Maria Petronella Roodt, hereby declare that I have proofread and edited the dissertation by Mr R Booysen. My qualifications are as follows: BA with major in English, BA Hons (English) and MA in English(Applied Linguistics). I have extensive experience in proofreading and editing and can be contacted at the following address:
[email protected] . My telephone number is 0822025167. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To begin with I would like to put in words my indebtness to my All-Powerful God; without Him nothing is possible. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the following people who have contributed to my study: My Supervisor, Prof. Rika Snyman, for her priceless encouragement, support and guidance throughout the study. To Linkie, for her untiring inspiration and administrative input. To my uncle and aunt, Dr. Tim Wickins and Ineke Wickins, for their valuable support and time in proofreading throughout the study.