Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- May–June 1981 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Filed within IDAF’s archival holdings on state repression and resistance movements in apartheid-era Southern Africa.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
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.
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 arranged within the IDAF Focus newsletter series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Unrestricted public and research access.
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 of printed newsletter; fully legible.
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 1–33, Kassinga raid reports, SWAPO trial records, AG26 detentions, South African student protest documentation.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 34. International Defence and Aid Fund, May–June 1981.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
A critical issue detailing regional military escalation, civilian displacement, torture testimonies, systemic legal repression, and community resistance efforts.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Ida Jimmy (Onderwerp)
- Markus Kateka (Onderwerp)
- Herman Toivo ja Toivo (Onderwerp)
- Gertrude Kandanga (Onderwerp)
- Jason Angula (Onderwerp)
- Elias Namudjebo (Onderwerp)
- Monika Munagobe (Onderwerp)
- Oscar Mpetha (Onderwerp)
- Guy Berger (Onderwerp)
- Devandiren Pillay (Onderwerp)
- Florence Mkize (Onderwerp)
- A.S. Chetty (Onderwerp)
- Cynthia Montwedi (Onderwerp)
- Zubeida Jaffer (Onderwerp)
- Ian Mgijima (Onderwerp)
- Raphael Khumalo (Onderwerp)
- Raymond Dludlu (Onderwerp)
- Ntatho Motlana (Onderwerp)
- Sam Nujoma (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)
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Bronnen
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
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.