Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- Autumn 1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Part of the IDAF Focus bulletin archival series, preserved for documentation of Southern African political events.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue provides in-depth reports on executions of Zimbabwean nationalists, the SASO-BPC and Pretoria 12 trials in South Africa, deaths in detention, detentions and bannings, new apartheid legislation, protected villages, police violence, military occupation in Namibia, Rhodesian cross-border raids, and worsening health conditions in rural areas. Key trials include those of Robert Bhebe, Painos Zehama, and SWAPO activists. It also documents torture, forced removals, and mercenary use on white-owned farms.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
System of arrangement
Chronological issue within the IDAF 'Focus' series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for research and educational purposes.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Language of material
English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
OCR version of original printed material; legible and accessible.
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existence and location of copies
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Related units of description
Related issues 1–11 and documents on ANC and SWAPO trials, protected villages, and military occupation of Namibia.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 12. International Defence and Aid Fund, Autumn 1977.
Notes area
Note
Highlights worsening repression in Rhodesia and South Africa, and emerging military reorganization in Namibia.
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Name access points
- Robert Bhebe (Subject)
- Painos Zehama (Subject)
- Mosima Gabriel Sexwale (Subject)
- Naledi Tsiki (Subject)
- Winnie Mandela (Subject)
- Saths Cooper (Subject)
- Lazarus Guiteb (Subject)
- Benjamin Uulenga (Subject)
- Victor Nkandi (Subject)
- Maximus Gumbo (Subject)
- Naboth Imene (Subject)
- Themba Harry Gwala (Subject)
- Joe Nzingo Gaabi (Subject)
- Martin Garbus (Subject)
- Hector Macdonald (Subject)
- John Deary (Subject)
- Arthur Dupuis (Subject)
- Sister Janice McLaughlin (Subject)
- Father Dieter Scholz (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Archivist's note
Compiled from OCR-scanned content of Issue 12. Notable for in-depth legal case summaries, execution documentation, and health reports.