Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- July–August 1979 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Held within the IDAF archive as part of the comprehensive series on political developments in Southern Africa.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This issue details a new phase of military escalation in Namibia, including South African troop build-ups, air raids in Angola, martial law extensions, and mass detentions in Windhoek. It covers the repression in ‘Zimbabwe-Rhodesia,’ highlighting political trials, executions, the Mothopeng PAC trial, and press censorship. Key developments include the sentencing of PAC members, reports of sexual violence by security forces in protected villages, new appointments to suppress dissent, and the systematic use of curfews and detentions without trial.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Accroissements
No further accruals expected.
Mode de classement
Filed sequentially in the IDAF Focus newsletter archive.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Freely accessible for public and scholarly use.
Conditions de reproduction
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Langue des documents
anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
OCR scanned from original print format; readable.
Instruments de recherche
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Unités de description associées
Issues 1–22, PAC trial records, martial law regulations, SWAPO detentions, Rhodesia execution reports.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 23. International Defence and Aid Fund, July–August 1979.
Zone des notes
Note
Issue captures a high level of military activity, judicial executions, and systemic violence against civilians and detainees.
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Zephania Mothopeng (Sujet)
- Solomon Mahlangu (Sujet)
- Sam Nujoma (Sujet)
- Daniel Tjongarero (Sujet)
- Mokganedi Tihabanello (Sujet)
- P.W. Botha (Sujet)
- Ian Smith (Sujet)
- Bishop Muzorewa (Sujet)
- Robert Mugabe (Sujet)
- Kenneth Kaunda (Sujet)
- Donal Lamont (Sujet)
- Priscilla Jana (Sujet)
- Hamilton Keke (Sujet)
- Michael Matsobane (Sujet)
- Nto Mitta Maphike (Sujet)
- Hector Ncokazi (Sujet)
- Thami Mazwai (Sujet)
- Lawrence Mvula (Sujet)
- Vuma Makeke (Sujet)
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
Statut
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
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Note de l'archiviste
Substantial coverage of intensified warfare in Namibia, extended martial law, repression in Zimbabwe, and the PAC trial outcomes.