Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- September–October 1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Filed within the IDAF archive's political and human rights documentation series on Southern Africa.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue documents intensified repression of black trade unions, including police brutality, deportations, and censorship of union material. It covers mass removals under apartheid laws, including the Hout Bay evictions, relocation of farm squatters, and resettlement for wildlife conservation. A major feature is the in-depth testimony of ANC official Zinjiva Nkondo, abducted and interrogated by South African security forces. Also included are reports on student repression in the bantustans, widespread bans on political gatherings, censorship of Mandela campaign material, trials of ANC guerrillas, Robben Island prison conditions, and Namibia's 'internal settlement' military and administrative developments.
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
Chronologically maintained within the IDAF 'Focus' series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open access for researchers and the 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 printed newsletter; readable with structured formatting.
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
Issues 1–29, ANC trial records, AG26 detention records, Hout Bay removal legal files, Namibia military strategy documents.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 30. International Defence and Aid Fund, September–October 1980.
Notes area
Note
Key issue documenting trade union suppression, forced removals, guerrilla trials, and emerging state military and governance structures in Namibia.
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Name access points
- Zinjiva Nkondo (Subject)
- James Mange (Subject)
- Priscilla Jana (Subject)
- Lucia Hamutenya (Subject)
- Joseph Mavi (Subject)
- Curtis Nkondo (Subject)
- Florence Mancotywa (Subject)
- Helen Joseph (Subject)
- Ephraim Mogale (Subject)
- Thandi Modise (Subject)
- Axel Johannes (Subject)
- Jason Angula (Subject)
- Johannes Konjore (Subject)
- Mono Badela (Subject)
- Mapetla Mohapi (Subject)
- Peter Botha (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Archivist's note
A landmark issue combining grassroots labor repression, major political trials, detailed testimony of state torture, and structural apartheid military policy in Namibia.