Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1989 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 publication (textual material, printed)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) was established to support individuals and groups opposed to apartheid in South Africa and other forms of political repression in Southern Africa. It provided legal aid, published newsletters and bulletins, and supported the families of detainees and political prisoners.
Repository
Archival history
This document was produced and published by IDAF Publications Ltd. as part of the FOCUS series to inform international audiences about repression in South Africa and Namibia. It has been preserved as part of the IDAF archival holdings.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the UK-PWP repository as part of the IDAF Publications collection.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue of FOCUS documents government plans and actions regarding the forced incorporation of various areas (Moutse, Botshabelo, Peelton, Leeuwfontein, Braklaagte) into South African bantustans during 1988-1989. It details community resistance, legal challenges, forced removals, police and vigilante violence, states of emergency, and the response of civil society organizations. The report includes references to contemporary press coverage and provides context on the humanitarian and political implications of these events.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Material has been appraised as permanently valuable for documenting anti-apartheid resistance and state repression in Southern Africa.
Accruals
No further accruals expected for this specific issue.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically within the FOCUS publication series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Original held by UK-PWP repository.
Existence and location of copies
Copies may exist in other anti-apartheid or human rights archives and libraries.
Related units of description
Other issues of FOCUS and related IDAF publications on South African and Namibian repression.
Publication note
Published as FOCUS 82 by IDAF Publications Ltd., ISSN 0308-3586.
Notes area
Note
FOCUS was produced six times a year by IDAF Publications Ltd. to inform international opinion about repression in South Africa and Namibia. Material typeset by The Alden Press and printed by the Honey Press Ltd, Banbury.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) (Subject)
- IDAF Publications Ltd. (Subject)
- South African Council of Churches (Subject)
- Frank Chikane (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Arabic
Sources
Archivist's note
FOCUS was produced six times a year by IDAF Publications Ltd. to inform international opinion about repression in South Africa and Namibia. Material typeset by The Alden Press and printed by the Honey Press Ltd, Banbury.