Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- May–June 1981 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
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Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Filed within IDAF’s archival holdings on state repression and resistance movements in apartheid-era Southern Africa.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This issue highlights intensified South African military operations in northern Namibia and southern Angola, including troop build-ups, air and land attacks, and damage to Angolan infrastructure. It covers the formation of the South West Africa Police (SWAP), the continued detention and reported torture of Kassinga detainees, and testimony from Ida Jimmy, a SWAPO political prisoner. The issue also details major political trials in South Africa, including those of Oscar Mpetha, Guy Berger, Devandiren Pillay, and various students and unionists. There are detailed accounts of new bannings, forced removals under the Group Areas Act, school repression, press censorship, and a complete list of detentions and releases under apartheid security laws.
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
Chronologically arranged within the IDAF Focus newsletter series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Unrestricted public and research access.
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 printed newsletter; fully legible.
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 1–33, Kassinga raid reports, SWAPO trial records, AG26 detentions, South African student protest documentation.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 34. International Defence and Aid Fund, May–June 1981.
Zone des notes
Note
A critical issue detailing regional military escalation, civilian displacement, torture testimonies, systemic legal repression, and community resistance efforts.
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Ida Jimmy (Sujet)
- Markus Kateka (Sujet)
- Herman Toivo ja Toivo (Sujet)
- Gertrude Kandanga (Sujet)
- Jason Angula (Sujet)
- Elias Namudjebo (Sujet)
- Monika Munagobe (Sujet)
- Oscar Mpetha (Sujet)
- Guy Berger (Sujet)
- Devandiren Pillay (Sujet)
- Florence Mkize (Sujet)
- A.S. Chetty (Sujet)
- Cynthia Montwedi (Sujet)
- Zubeida Jaffer (Sujet)
- Ian Mgijima (Sujet)
- Raphael Khumalo (Sujet)
- Raymond Dludlu (Sujet)
- Ntatho Motlana (Sujet)
- Sam Nujoma (Sujet)
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Zone du contrôle de la description
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Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Note de l'archiviste
Highly detailed coverage of regional military aggression and extensive repression inside South Africa and Namibia. Key source for understanding apartheid military strategy and legal instruments.