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Title
Date(s)
- January 1976 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context area
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Repository
Archival history
Preserved as part of the IDAF publication series by anti-apartheid archival collections.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue covers military and police actions in Namibia, including mass civilian removals along the Angola border, arrests and detentions, political trials, and church expulsions. It provides updates on the Black Consciousness trial, reports on cases under the Terrorism Act (including Suttner, Breytenbach, Molobi), and repression in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Accruals
No further accruals expected for this item.
System of arrangement
Part of the 'Focus' series published by IDAF, arranged chronologically by issue.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for research use.
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 scanned version of original printed newsletter.
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 also IDAF trial files, detainee case records, and related IDAF publications.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 2. International Defence and Aid Fund, January 1976.
Notes area
Note
Second issue of IDAF’s 'Focus' bulletin series, published monthly to document developments in political repression.
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Raymond Suttner (Subject)
- Breyten Breytenbach (Subject)
- Eric Moloi (Subject)
- Saths Cooper (Subject)
- Mosioua Lekota (Subject)
- Strini Moodley (Subject)
- Winnie Mandela (Subject)
- Cyril Ramaphosa (Subject)
- Harold Nxasana (Subject)
- Eric Molobi (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
Description created from OCR version of the IDAF Focus newsletter using ISAD(G) standard.