This issue reports on the execution of Solomon Mahlangu, Soweto student trials (Soweto Eleven), new political trial convictions including Mzilikazi Khumalo and Norman Ngwenya, and ongoing PAC and ANC-related legal cases. It covers the death in detention of Mputie Matsobane on Robben Island, detention statistics, banning orders, and claims for damages by families of detainees like Steve Biko and Joseph Mdluli. Zimbabwe elections, martial law, and South African collaboration with the Rhodesian regime are also addressed. Further topics include press censorship, guerrilla detentions, and the militarization of the border zones.

This issue reports on the Namibian uranium mine strike at Rossing, widespread repression in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), the January 1979 South African banning orders, SWAPO detentions, sabotage trials, torture allegations, deportations of clergy, and the sham elections in Namibia. Includes coverage of the Law and Order Act, military courts in Rhodesia, ANC prisoners in Khami, and intensified student resistance to African military call-ups.

This issue highlights the violent police raids on Crossroads squatter camp, political trials including the Mothopeng and SASM 11 cases, detention of activists, the death of Lungile Tabalaza, and the publication of IDAF's 'Prisoners of Apartheid'. The issue also covers South Africa’s intensified legal repression, martial law expansion in Rhodesia, repression in Ciskei and Venda, deportations, and the death of student activist Johannes Matsobane.

This issue covers the emergence of 'private armies' in Rhodesia following the internal settlement, including reports of guerilla activity, auxiliary forces, and repression. Topics include the Elim Mission massacre, security force abuses, wage disparities, police shootings of miners, numerous political trials and executions, including the death sentence of Solomon Mahlangu. Also covered are detainee lists, deaths in detention (including Lungile Tabalaza), torture allegations, and forced deportations of Roman Catholic clergy.

This issue documents intensified repression in South Africa, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), and Namibia. Topics include the banning of lawyers, new prison access restrictions, curbs on foreign legal funding, mass detentions including children, police torture, and the Mothopeng trial. Highlights include the death penalty for Solomon Mahlangu, the Kassinga massacre in Angola, the targeting of Catholic youth, and the rise in political prisoners. It also reports on secret detentions, attacks on educational groups, and the censorship of legal representation.

This issue details the South African government's deepening apartheid policies after the 1977 elections, repression through political trials, detentions, and bannings. Major trials include the Pretoria Twelve, Springs Six, and PAC-related cases. It reports on torture in Namibia, police killings, arson trials, and student resistance. The issue includes coverage of Steve Biko’s aftermath, the death of Robert Sobukwe, Soweto’s community council elections, detentions of minors, and rising legal and political suppression.

This issue reports the mass banning of Black Consciousness organisations and individuals on 19 October 1977, including the SASO, BPC, and Soweto Students’ Representative Council. It details arrests, detentions, and police violence during student uprisings and protests, particularly in Soweto, Eastern Cape, and universities. Coverage includes Steve Biko’s death in detention, memorial actions, and international solidarity. Rhodesian repression, Namibian occupation, and emergency powers in Bophuthatswana and Ciskei are also covered. Political trials, such as the Pretoria Twelve and Springs Six, and inquests into deaths in detention are documented.