[1] The unit was awarded its colours by the local municipality in 1969, and adopted the town's motto and flamingo emblem as a consequence.

[1] 2 SAI took part in Operation Savannah during 1975, when South African troops covertly involved themselves in the Angolan Civil War.

On its reactivation back in South Africa, 2 SAI was transformed into a motorised infantry unit using mostly SAMIL Trucks, Mamba APC's or other un-protected motor vehicles.

Samil trucks are all-wheel drive, in order to have vehicles that function reliably in extremes of weather and terrain.

As a national servicemen at 2 SAI in 1975, I can categorically state that the beret badges for 1975 were small brass Springboks, without a bar underneath.