Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- January–February 1981 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Filed within the IDAF archive’s newsletter series on political repression and resistance movements in Southern Africa.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This issue documents the death sentence imposed on Markus Kateka in Namibia, mass detentions under apartheid and occupation laws, torture and health crises in prisons, political trials involving ANC and SWAPO activists, testimonies of disappearances and cross-border raids, and systemic repression through censorship, bannings, and restrictions on civil society. Highlights include the trials of ANC guerrillas, the SWAPO activist Ida Jimmy, brutal detention of juveniles, the case of Dr. Nafta Hamata, and state-sanctioned killings and disappearances in Namibia. The issue also includes coverage of forced removals, health inequalities under apartheid rule, and testimony to international bodies including the UN and OAU about South African attacks in Angola.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Aanvullingen
No further accruals expected.
Ordeningstelsel
Chronologically ordered as part of the IDAF 'Focus' newsletter collection.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Public access allowed for research and educational use.
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; full-text readable and formatted.
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 1–31, SWAPO and ANC trial transcripts, Kassinga raid testimonies, UN and OAU communiqués.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 32. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1981.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Important issue documenting systemic violence in Namibia, continued detentions under apartheid laws, and international efforts to hold the regime accountable.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Markus Kateka (Onderwerp)
- Hendrik Kariseb (Onderwerp)
- Ida Jimmy (Onderwerp)
- A Modise (Onderwerp)
- Rauna Nambinga (Onderwerp)
- Nafta Hamata (Onderwerp)
- Sam Nujoma (Onderwerp)
- Zinjiva Nkondo (Onderwerp)
- Thozamile Botha (Onderwerp)
- Beyers Naude (Onderwerp)
- David Russell (Onderwerp)
- Priscilla Jana (Onderwerp)
- Thandi Modise (Onderwerp)
- James Mange (Onderwerp)
- Joseph Mavi (Onderwerp)
- Oscar Mpetha (Onderwerp)
- Lucia Hamutenya (Onderwerp)
- Fabian Ribeiro (Onderwerp)
Genre access points
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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
Extensive and harrowing issue detailing death sentences, systemic prison abuse, apartheid medical neglect, and the global response to mounting atrocities in Namibia and South Africa.