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Date(s)
- November–December 1981 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
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Histoire archivistique
Preserved within the IDAF archive and partner repositories documenting political trials, detentions, and anti-apartheid movements.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Issue 37 provides detailed reporting on repression in the Ciskei bantustan, the South African invasion of Angola (Operation Protea), political detentions, bannings, student and trade union trials, and prison conditions. It includes first-hand accounts, trial updates (including those of Oscar Mpetha and ANC guerillas), figures on political prisoners, juvenile detentions, and restrictions on journalists. Reports also highlight police violence, attacks on press freedom, and widespread protest against 'independence' imposed on Ciskei.
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 sequence within the 'Focus' newsletter series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Unrestricted public access for research and educational use.
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-scanned, 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 1–36, Operation Protea reports, Ciskei independence protests, Oscar Mpetha trial records.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 37. International Defence and Aid Fund, November–December 1981.
Zone des notes
Note
Comprehensive coverage of apartheid repression, Operation Protea, mass detentions, trials, and the rise of resistance in Ciskei and beyond.
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Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Oscar Mpetha (Sujet)
- Elias Mosunkutu (Sujet)
- Derrick Naidoo (Sujet)
- Zwelakhe Sisulu (Sujet)
- Ida Jimmy (Sujet)
- David Moise (Sujet)
- Anthony Tsotsobe (Sujet)
- Joanne Jawitch (Sujet)
- Auret van Heerden (Sujet)
- Guy Berger (Sujet)
- Devandiren Pillay (Sujet)
- Albertina Sisulu (Sujet)
- Renfrew Christie (Sujet)
- Caiphus Mashilo (Sujet)
- Linda Mogale (Sujet)
- Cynthia Stevens (Sujet)
- Nathan Gibson (Sujet)
- Mandla Mthembu (Sujet)
- Nthato Motlana (Sujet)
- Elias Tuhadeleni (Sujet)
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Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Note de l'archiviste
This issue marks an intensification of military aggression (Operation Protea), suppression of Ciskei dissent, and the incarceration of numerous activists and students, making it a vital resource for understanding repression and resistance at the close of 1981.