Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- May 1978 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Preserved in the IDAF archival series chronicling Southern Africa's political unrest and state repression.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue covers political trials, mass arrests, detentions, and state violence in South Africa, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), and Namibia. In Zimbabwe, the internal settlement and continued guerilla warfare, political executions, and detainee releases are detailed. In Namibia, following the assassination of Chief Clemens Kapuuo, numerous SWAPO leaders were detained, armed clashes occurred, and new emergency laws were enacted. In South Africa, major ANC trials (including the Pretoria Twelve), the sentencing of Solomon Mahlangu, and police torture are reported. Other topics include labour unrest, teacher strikes, apartheid legislation, and education repression.
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
Filed as Issue 16 within the chronological IDAF 'Focus' newsletter series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for public access and historical research.
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 printed bulletin; readable.
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
See Focus Issues 1–15; records on Solomon Mahlangu, Pretoria Twelve, SWAPO detentions, Peter Manning trial.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 16. International Defence and Aid Fund, May 1978.
Notes area
Note
Notable for documenting the fallout from the internal settlement in Zimbabwe and expanded security crackdowns across the region.
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Place access points
Name access points
- Solomon Mahlangu (Subject)
- Peter Manning (Subject)
- Steve Biko (Subject)
- Mosima Sexwale (Subject)
- Naledi Tsiki (Subject)
- Zephania Mothopeng (Subject)
- Clemens Kapuuo (Subject)
- Nicholas Haysom (Subject)
- Anne Murray-Hudson (Subject)
- Naboth Imene (Subject)
- Jason Angula (Subject)
- Bernadus Petrus (Subject)
- Rick Turner (Subject)
- Tauno Hatuikulipi (Subject)
- Tommy Charlimagne (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 extraction of Issue 16. Significant for its legal documentation, death penalty verdicts, and systemic repression analysis.