Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- March–April 1979 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Preserved as part of the IDAF archive documenting Southern African liberation and political repression.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This issue documents mass executions under Rhodesian martial law, including hangings and firing squad deaths; political trials and detentions in South Africa and Namibia; the torture of SWAPO official Axel Johannes; repression of election activity under Rhodesian martial law; starvation and violence in rural areas; cross-border military raids by South Africa into Angola and Zambia; and detailed lists of political prisoners, detainees, and court rulings. The issue also highlights the censorship of political prisoners, private armies in Zimbabwe, and the use of elections as political manipulation by the Rhodesian regime.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Aanvullingen
No further accruals expected.
Ordeningstelsel
Part of sequentially ordered IDAF 'Focus' bulletin series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open to researchers, scholars, and public users.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Taal van het materiaal
Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
OCR text copy of original bulletin; readable and structurally intact.
Toegangen
Uploaded finding aid
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Related units of description
See Focus Issues 1–20; execution lists; martial law documents; Axel Johannes torture files.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 21. International Defence and Aid Fund, March–April 1979.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Issue provides critical insights into martial law operations, execution secrecy, cross-border military strategy, and suppression of democratic movements.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Solomon Mahlangu (Onderwerp)
- Axel Johannes (Onderwerp)
- Daniel Moyo (Onderwerp)
- Augustine Nyerere (Onderwerp)
- Aggrey Nyerere (Onderwerp)
- Reuben Donga (Onderwerp)
- George Moyo (Onderwerp)
- Jason Angula (Onderwerp)
- Hendrik Witbooi (Onderwerp)
- Tiki Adai (Onderwerp)
- Tom Ncube (Onderwerp)
- Dorothy Nyembe (Onderwerp)
- Denis Goldberg (Onderwerp)
- Esther Maleka (Onderwerp)
- Happy Mashamba (Onderwerp)
- Paulina Lekula (Onderwerp)
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
Schrift(en)
Bronnen
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Issue 21 documents extensive executions under martial law, the rise of private militias, and severe state repression against civil society.