Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- January–February 1980 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Retained as part of the IDAF archive's political repression and legal advocacy series documenting the anti-apartheid struggle.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This issue opens with the dramatic prison escape of ANC activists Alexander Moumbaris, Timothy Jenkin, and Stephen Lee from Pretoria Central Prison. It covers bannings of released political prisoners including Andrew Mashaba, Robben Island conditions, the banning of Lizo Pityana, trials of Ford workers in Port Elizabeth, detentions in South Africa, Transkei and Namibia, the sentencing of ANC guerrillas including James Mange (to death), and mass detentions under AG26 in Namibia. Additional topics include the closure of Robben Island, censorship, church campaigns for prisoner support, and appeals in multiple political trials.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Aanvullingen
No further accruals expected.
Ordeningstelsel
Filed chronologically within the IDAF Focus bulletin series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open access for researchers and the public.
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 scanned version; legible and structured.
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
Issues 1–25; case records of the Pietermaritzburg 12, Transkei opposition detentions, and Namibian detainee court filings.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 26. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1980.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Documents high-profile prison escapes, deep repression across Southern Africa, and legal responses to apartheid abuses.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Alexander Moumbaris (Onderwerp)
- Stephen Lee (Onderwerp)
- Timothy Jenkin (Onderwerp)
- James Mange (Onderwerp)
- Andrew Mashaba (Onderwerp)
- Nelson Mandela (Onderwerp)
- Priscilla Jana (Onderwerp)
- Eddie Daniels (Onderwerp)
- Lizo Pityana (Onderwerp)
- Florence Mancotywa (Onderwerp)
- Chief Dalindyebo (Onderwerp)
- Hewat Beukes (Onderwerp)
- Erica Beukes (Onderwerp)
- Curtis Nkondo (Onderwerp)
- Peter Moll (Onderwerp)
- Ben Kies (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
Notable for its rare coverage of an ANC prison escape, execution sentencing, and mass political trials across Southern Africa. Drawn from full OCR extract.