Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- March–April 1981 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Preserved as part of IDAF’s political and legal documentation series focused on anti-apartheid resistance and state repression.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This issue documents the South African raid on ANC residences in Matola, Mozambique, killing 15 people, including ANC and SACTU members. It reports widespread detentions, school boycotts, union crackdowns, and new censorship laws. It includes a testimony from SWAPO's Axel Johannes detailing 15 months of solitary detention under Proclamation AG26. Key events include the banning of six journalists, mass opposition to conscription in Namibia, accounts of torture, detentions of AZAPO members, the death of Jonas Shimuefeleni on Robben Island, and the escape of Kassinga detainees. The issue underscores militarization in Namibia, legal mechanisms used for indefinite detention, and state suppression of media and civil liberties.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Accroissements
No further accruals expected.
Mode de classement
Chronological within the IDAF 'Focus' series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Open to researchers and the public.
Conditions de reproduction
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Langue des documents
anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
OCR scan of original publication; complete and readable.
Instruments de recherche
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Unités de description associées
Issues 1–32, ANC Mozambique raid files, SWAPO conscription testimonies, AG26 legislation archives, Kassinga abduction records.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 33. International Defence and Aid Fund, March–April 1981.
Zone des notes
Note
This issue is notable for eyewitness accounts of solitary detention and torture, South African cross-border raids, and an expansive list of detainees under multiple apartheid-era laws.
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Oliver Tambo (Sujet)
- William Khanyile (Sujet)
- Axel Johannes (Sujet)
- Markus Kateka (Sujet)
- Ida Jimmy (Sujet)
- Gertrude Kandanga (Sujet)
- Jonas Shimuefeleni (Sujet)
- Zwelakhe Sisulu (Sujet)
- John Issel (Sujet)
- Mathata Tsedu (Sujet)
- Joe Thloloe (Sujet)
- Priscilla Jana (Sujet)
- Oscar Mpetha (Sujet)
- Guy Berger (Sujet)
- Devandiren Pillay (Sujet)
- Philip Tjerije (Sujet)
- Sam Nujoma (Sujet)
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
Statut
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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
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Note de l'archiviste
Comprehensive issue covering mass detentions, new military and censorship laws, and detailed firsthand testimony from SWAPO’s Axel Johannes. Key historical documentation of international apartheid resistance.