Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- July–August 1981 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Part of IDAF’s political documentation archive, catalogued within the ‘Focus’ newsletter series.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This issue documents the massive state security operation during anti-Republic Day protests, widespread student and labor detentions, guerilla actions by the ANC, and extensive trials under apartheid-era laws. Major topics include detentions of COSAS members, SAAWU and AZAPO activists, Robben Island releases, union suppression, and forced removals. It contains full trial listings, bans and restrictions, Namibia militarization, Kassinga anniversary, and a historical review of 20 years of repression since the Republic’s founding. The issue also exposes systemic use of torture, curfews, censorship, rape by soldiers, and the conscription system in Namibia.
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 maintained within IDAF Focus series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open to the public and researchers.
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 newsletter; legible and complete.
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 1–34, ANC raid reports, Kassinga and SWAPO files, Republic Day campaign documents, security legislation archives.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 35. International Defence and Aid Fund, July–August 1981.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Contains comprehensive documentation on youth detentions, guerilla trials, Namibia militarization, press restrictions, and long-term effects of apartheid repression.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Oscar Mpetha (Onderwerp)
- Ida Jimmy (Onderwerp)
- Andrew Boraine (Onderwerp)
- Joseph Mavi (Onderwerp)
- Siza Njikelana (Onderwerp)
- Fatima Meer (Onderwerp)
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Onderwerp)
- Makhosini Khumalo (Onderwerp)
- Frank Chikane (Onderwerp)
- Mandla Gxanyana (Onderwerp)
- James Mange (Onderwerp)
- Vusumuzi Zulu (Onderwerp)
- Raphael Dludlu (Onderwerp)
- Cyril Matsoko (Onderwerp)
- Ntatho Motlana (Onderwerp)
- Mono Badela (Onderwerp)
- Reggie Nikiwe (Onderwerp)
- Lizo Pityana (Onderwerp)
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
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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
One of the most comprehensive issues in the series, offering detailed legal, social, and military analyses of repression in South Africa and Namibia in mid-1981.