Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- January–February 1979 (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 archival holdings documenting political resistance and repression across Southern Africa.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue reports on the Namibian uranium mine strike at Rossing, widespread repression in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), the January 1979 South African banning orders, SWAPO detentions, sabotage trials, torture allegations, deportations of clergy, and the sham elections in Namibia. Includes coverage of the Law and Order Act, military courts in Rhodesia, ANC prisoners in Khami, and intensified student resistance to African military call-ups.
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 20 in chronological order within the IDAF 'Focus' bulletin series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open to researchers and the general public.
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 scan of original newsletter; fully legible.
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
Focus Issues 1–19; documentation on Khami prison, Rossing mine protests, and court martial cases.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 20. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1979.
Notes area
Note
Highlights extensive political prisoner lists, in-depth reporting on Rhodesian courts martial, and Namibian strike testimonies.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Solomon Mahlangu (Subject)
- Daniel Tjongarero (Subject)
- Lucia Hamutenya (Subject)
- Axel Johannes (Subject)
- Johannes Konjoro (Subject)
- Winnie Mandela (Subject)
- Priscilla Jana (Subject)
- Tommy Drostky (Subject)
- Isaac Moroe (Subject)
- Juby Mayet (Subject)
- Sadique Variava (Subject)
- Sister Clotilda Moyo (Subject)
- Father Joseph Mahlangu (Subject)
- George Tau (Subject)
- Freddie Mninzi (Subject)
- Aubrey Mokoena (Subject)
- Kenneth Rachidi (Subject)
- Mosibudi Mangena (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)
Sources
Archivist's note
Extracted from OCR-processed newsletter. Offers comprehensive legal, military, and church-state conflict documentation.