Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- November–December 1980 (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 collection documenting apartheid-era repression and resistance across Southern Africa.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This issue covers school boycotts and the violent repression of student protest in South Africa, particularly in the Cape and Transvaal provinces. It details political trials, including the ANC guerrilla trials, the imprisonment of journalist Msekeli Mgijima, and union repression cases. Detentions under various security laws are documented, including hunger strikes, torture allegations, and the death of a Transkei official in custody. The newsletter features an interview with SWAPO President Sam Nujoma, highlighting repression in Namibia, including new police units, forced removals, and militarization. Also covered are conditions in Robben Island, internal exile, and the targeting of student activists and civic leaders. A large section lists detainees and political prisoners.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Aanvullingen
No further accruals expected.
Ordeningstelsel
Chronological sequence in the IDAF Focus bulletin series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Freely accessible for research and public consultation.
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 scan from original print edition; 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 1–30; school boycott records, ANC guerrilla trial documentation, AG26 and Section 10 detention records.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 31. International Defence and Aid Fund, November–December 1980.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Important record of educational protest, civic repression, union trials, and Namibia militarization. Includes extensive testimonies and detention lists.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Sam Nujoma (Onderwerp)
- Msekeli Mgijima (Onderwerp)
- Zinjiva Nkondo (Onderwerp)
- James Mange (Onderwerp)
- Priscilla Jana (Onderwerp)
- Florence Mancotywa (Onderwerp)
- Chief Sabata Dalindyebo (Onderwerp)
- Oscar Mpetha (Onderwerp)
- Lucia Hamutenya (Onderwerp)
- David Maduna (Onderwerp)
- Thandi Modise (Onderwerp)
- Matthew Lebelo (Onderwerp)
- Zubeida Jaffer (Onderwerp)
- Guy Berger (Onderwerp)
- Ephraim Mogale (Onderwerp)
- Jason Angula (Onderwerp)
- Heikkie Shililifa (Onderwerp)
- Karlina Jambo (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
This issue is particularly significant for its comprehensive coverage of state repression against youth, trade unionists, political activists, and its direct testimony on Namibia’s military crisis.