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ON THE ROAD AGAIN...  It is hard work to write one's books and at the same time to market it.  This week I had barely time to spend on my writing of my latest Afrikaans book, "Soldaat," as again I am heading off on a road trip.  This time the route will take me to an outdoor "Breakaway and Get together" on a farm near the Vaalriver on 25 August.  Johan Lombaard is the host and interested parties may contact him at : 073 424 1214.
During this gathering we will hear from Tourleader Andre van Tonder about their trips to Angola, the visits to the coastal towns, the Angolan interior as well as the battlefields of the Borderwar.
Thereafter, I shall address the crowd with my experiences during Operation KEG during November 1982 when a combined force of 1 Recce and 4 Recce attacked the two bridges over the Giraul river near the port city of Namibe.  This speech will be motivational and is aimed at young and old, male and female.
We shall all, of course, watch the rugby afterwards and may the Springboks beat the Pumas in Argentine!!  Somewhere during the day we will eat and eventually goes tyo bed in the tented camp on the farm.
The next day I shall spend some time in Sasolburg, maybe even visit the RAU island where the now infamous RAE TEM base of the former Buro of State Security was located...
On Monday it is back to Pretoria for a meeting with the printing company, some informal meetings before I hit the road to Bultfontein in the Free State.
The Boertjiefees...  A music festival combined with the local Agricultural show over a stretch of 3 days!  This should be very exciting with the ever impressive Brian Emmenis on the broadcasting side, broadcasting live to the people who can't attend.
On the Thursday evening, during the Vendor's dinner, I shall be giving a short speech.  Duting the following days I shall be at my stall, chatting with visitors and signing books to each and everyone.  By the way, all my books will be there, except..., of course, the latest one which we shall launch in November 2018!
Just rock up and come...  And enjoy!!!
Early on Sunday morning, 2 September, I will depart for home, and giving the distance, I should be home by nightfall!!
As always, it will be super exciting to be home, next to the waves breaking on the beach of Glentana...
Until my next trip!!
Om 'n boek te skryf is nie altyd maklik nie.  Dit bly 'n uitdaging, of dit nou 'n onbekende, minder bekende of bekende veld is. Ek word dikwels gevra oor hoe ek besluit oor die tema van 'n boek...  Meeste van die tyd is dit 'n spontane gedagte wat oorsprong gee aan 'n storie...  Maar my nuutste boek SOLDAAT is anders.
Daar bestaan 'n ongelooflike behoefte aan herlewing, om net iets wat belangriks in jou lewe was, weer te beleef.  Die meeste van die ouer persone hunker na hulle diensplig ervarings, die dae van storm en drang.., en die nuwe, jonger generasies wil weet : Hoe was dit?
Nie almal van ons was in die Valskerm Bataljon of die Recces nie. Of in 32 Bataljon of het Mirages gevlieg nie... Nee, ons was gewone troepies, dienspligtiges maar wie se bydrae onontbeerlik nodig was vir militere sukses.
SOLDAAT handel oor dienspligtiges. Spesifiek 'n groepie dienspligtiges wat opgeroep was na die Infanterie...  Ek neem die spannetjie deur basies, Infanterieskool en daarna grens toe.  Uiteraard kan ek nie elkeen se ervaringe dek nie, maar ek glo dat elkeen wat ooit 'n uniform aangetrek het, daarmee sal kan assosieer, en die wat sou wou, dit kan meeleef.
In SOLDAAT gebeur daar nie enige vreesaanjaende onthullings nie, geen kinkel of onverwagte dade nie. Nee, net soos dit was, net soos wat elke oud soldaat dit beleef het.
Na SOLDAAT sal daar 'n opvolg wees, waar van die knapies by die Staande Mag aangesluit het en verder spesialiseer in organisasie soos 61 Meg, Berede, die bikesquad ens.  Steeds geen Recce strekking nie, steeds dit wat haalbaar was vir elke dienspligtige.
SOLDAAT sal binnekort beskikbaar wees by Bargain Books, Exclusive Books, Protea en Wordsworth Books.
En natuurlik, soos altyd, kan dit by Frances, my vrou, bestel word by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This past weekend's Arms Fair of SAAACA at the SA War Museum in Johannesburg was once again, a huge success!
Thank you SAAACA for a great event on the annual calender and we shall be there next year!
During May 2018 a number of 100 WYNAND DU TOIT Challege Coins were minted and all 100 coins were sold within 3 weeks.  A further 10 sets of coins were manufactored (as in picture above) and boxed.  The first five sets were allocated to the following persons : 1. Frances du Toit (wife), Klippied du Toit (eldest son), Benine du Toit (eldest daughter), MJ du Toit (son), Beamari du Toit (daughter).
Five sets were made available to the public : Set na 6 - Janu de Wet, Set no 7 - Ari Mooiman, Set no 8 - Allan Baudry, Set no 9 -............, Set no 10 - Pierre Smit.
Coinset no 9 is still   Available!!
Group photo of the SAMVOA event in Melbourne.  The full story of our visit to Melbourne and Pert will follow soon.
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“For those who had to fight for it, life has a flavour the sheltered would never know”
Wynand du Toit is a decorated Special Forces veteran who retired from the South African military as a Lieutenant-Colonel. He is an accomplished public and motivational speaker, ex prisoner-of-war, farmer and author of both non-fiction and fiction works.
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