Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- November–December 1981 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Preserved within the IDAF archive and partner repositories documenting political trials, detentions, and anti-apartheid movements.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
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.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Aanvullingen
No further accruals expected.
Ordeningstelsel
Chronological sequence within the 'Focus' newsletter series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Unrestricted public access for research and educational use.
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, complete and readable.
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 1–36, Operation Protea reports, Ciskei independence protests, Oscar Mpetha trial records.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 37. International Defence and Aid Fund, November–December 1981.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Comprehensive coverage of apartheid repression, Operation Protea, mass detentions, trials, and the rise of resistance in Ciskei and beyond.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Oscar Mpetha (Onderwerp)
- Elias Mosunkutu (Onderwerp)
- Derrick Naidoo (Onderwerp)
- Zwelakhe Sisulu (Onderwerp)
- Ida Jimmy (Onderwerp)
- David Moise (Onderwerp)
- Anthony Tsotsobe (Onderwerp)
- Joanne Jawitch (Onderwerp)
- Auret van Heerden (Onderwerp)
- Guy Berger (Onderwerp)
- Devandiren Pillay (Onderwerp)
- Albertina Sisulu (Onderwerp)
- Renfrew Christie (Onderwerp)
- Caiphus Mashilo (Onderwerp)
- Linda Mogale (Onderwerp)
- Cynthia Stevens (Onderwerp)
- Nathan Gibson (Onderwerp)
- Mandla Mthembu (Onderwerp)
- Nthato Motlana (Onderwerp)
- Elias Tuhadeleni (Onderwerp)
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
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
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.