Item PWPFOCI064 - Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 64

1 published article; paper

Published in FOCUS, a periodical issued by IDAF as part of its publications programme. FOCUS is published six times a year under Clause (iii) of IDAF's objects.

Transferred to the UK-PWP repository as part of the IDAF publications collection.

This article details a campaign by the South African regime to undermine SWAPO (South West Africa People’s Organization) and associated church groups in Namibia during the mid-1980s. It describes the infiltration of SWAPO by South African spies, the dissemination of propaganda, and the targeting of church organizations such as the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN). The article references press conferences, confessions by captured agents, and attacks on church property, as well as the international response to these events. It also includes statements from SWAPO leaders and church officials, and discusses the broader context of repression and resistance in Namibia.

No appraisal or destruction actions have been taken; retained as part of the permanent IDAF publications archive.

No further accruals expected for this specific article; accruals possible for the FOCUS series.

Arranged chronologically within the FOCUS publication series.

Original held by International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF), Canon Collins House, London.

Copies may exist in libraries, archives, and IDAF-affiliated committees in Britain, Canada, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United States, and Norway.

Other issues of FOCUS; IDAF publications on Namibia and Southern Africa.

Published in FOCUS, ISSN 0308-3586, by IDAF, London, 1986.

Article includes references to multiple news sources and abbreviations, as well as a summary of IDAF's objectives and international affiliations. Typeset by The Alden Press and printed by Honey Press Ltd. Banbury.

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Article includes references to multiple news sources and abbreviations, as well as a summary of IDAF's objectives and international affiliations. Typeset by The Alden Press and printed by Honey Press Ltd. Banbury.