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One of those men above is instantly recognisable as Francois Pienaar.

The other, keeping a close eye on the trophy, is former Springbok lock Hannes Strydom, who started alongside Kobus Wiese that day at Ellis Park.

Whilst Strydom is one of those ’95 winners that has largely stayed out of the news in the years since, it’s now been reported that he has been ordered to remove security cameras from the Pretoria home he shares with his wife.

That’s because they “infringe on his wife’s privacy”, says City Press:

Strydom and his wife, Nikolie (both 54), still live together in their Waterkloof home but no longer share a bedroom.

Their rooms are on opposite sides of the house…

This week, Nikolie obtained an urgent interdict in the Pretoria High Court, compelling her husband to remove all of the CCTV cameras in their house, as well as those that overlook the swimming pool and outside areas.

He may not replace them while she still lives there and without her written consent.

Nikolie said in court papers that Strydom had installed about 21 cameras inside and outside their house, at a cost of R90 000, while she was visiting her mother in Port Elizabeth.

The cameras have been installed in numerous areas around the house, including the kitchen, living room, dining room, TV room, porch, and swimming pool.

It’s reported that the cameras are motion-activated, and Nikolie fears they can also record sound:

She said Strydom could monitor the cameras from his cellphone and a motherboard in his sitting room.

“I would therefore be under continuous surveillance. Clearly, the people responsible for installation and the accompanying security personnel would have similar access to the images captured on the cameras on a 24-hour basis.”

She alleged that Strydom intimidated and harassed her “emotionally, verbally, psychologically and economically”.

In the court application, Nikolie argued that her right to privacy had been infringed.

Strydom has denied those claims, saying that the cameras were not installed so that he could monitor his wife, stressing that he aims to have as little contact with Nikolie as possible:

He said he installed the cameras because Nikolie was persistently careless in not locking the house.

The conflict broke new ground when Nikolie allegedly sprayed multi-surface polish Mr Min on the cameras, causing financial damage for Strydom.

He said that Nikolie had no regard for safety.

“Despite my frequent requests, she refuses to lock the doors and turn the alarm system on.”

Strydom denied that they lived in a safe area.

“It has become increasingly unsafe, to the point that even our neighbours installed cameras.”

Hannes claims that items have disappeared from the house, with Nikolie denying any involvement, leading the former Bok to fear that someone has been entering their home.

He also claims that rather than being the abuser himself, it is his wife that is the guilty party, hence her aversion to having her behaviour filmed.

It’s unclear why the two remain in the same home, but this really doesn’t sound like a healthy relationship.

[source:citypress]