Pièce PWPFOCI026 - Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 26

1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)

Retained as part of the IDAF archive's political repression and legal advocacy series documenting the anti-apartheid struggle.

South African History Archive (SAHA)

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.

Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.

No further accruals expected.

Filed chronologically within the IDAF Focus bulletin series.

Open access for researchers and the public.

Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.

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OCR scanned version; legible and structured.

Originals held by the South African History Archives.

Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.

Issues 1–25; case records of the Pietermaritzburg 12, Transkei opposition detentions, and Namibian detainee court filings.

Focus', Issue No. 26. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1980.

Documents high-profile prison escapes, deep repression across Southern Africa, and legal responses to apartheid abuses.

ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition

Notable for its rare coverage of an ANC prison escape, execution sentencing, and mass political trials across Southern Africa. Drawn from full OCR extract.