Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- January–February 1982 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
Filed and preserved as part of the IDAF political repression documentation series.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Issue 38 centers on the politically motivated assassination of anti-apartheid lawyer Griffiths Mxenge, as well as widespread detentions of students, trade unionists, and church workers. It documents deaths in detention (e.g., Tshifhiwa Muofhe, Manana Mgoweto), ongoing trials (e.g., Oscar Mpetha case), censorship, new security legislation in Namibia, and the continued militarization of Angola and Namibia. Coverage includes Operation Protea aftermath, juvenile political trials, the rise of civil disobedience by churches, bans and passport seizures, attacks on the South African Council of Churches, and the Red Cross involvement in prisoner welfare.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Acumulaciones
No further accruals expected.
Sistema de arreglo
Chronological order within the IDAF Focus newsletter series.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Open access to researchers and the public.
Condiciones
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Idioma del material
inglés
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
OCR scan of printed material; fully legible and searchable.
Instrumentos de descripción
Uploaded finding aid
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existencia y localización de copias
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
Issues 1–37, Operation Protea reports, Namibia detainee files, ANC treason trials, SACC conflict records.
Nota de publicación
Focus', Issue No. 38. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1982.
Área de notas
Notas
This issue is notable for its coverage of the assassination of Griffiths Mxenge, legal repression of juveniles, and tightening of security laws in Namibia under South African occupation.
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
- Griffiths Mxenge assassination
- Political detentions
- Juveniles in political trials
- Namibia security legislation
- Church-state conflict
- Operation Protea
- ANC treason trials
- Press censorship
- Banning orders
- Red Cross interventions
- Robben Island
- Disappearances
- Torture
- South African Defence Force
- Trade unions
- SWAPO
- SAAWU
- COSAS
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Griffiths Mxenge (Materia)
- Nonyamezelo Mxenge (Materia)
- Tshifhiwa Muofhe (Materia)
- Manana Mgoweto (Materia)
- Ida Jimmy (Materia)
- Oscar Mpetha (Materia)
- Thandi Modise (Materia)
- Auret van Heerden (Materia)
- Desmond Tutu (Materia)
- Renfrew Christie (Materia)
- Sibusiso Mabaso (Materia)
- Anthony Tsotsobe (Materia)
- David Moise (Materia)
- Johannes Shabangu (Materia)
- Patrick Maqubela (Materia)
- Rita Ndzanga (Materia)
- Frank Chikane (Materia)
- Prema Naidoo (Materia)
- Phillip Mathews (Materia)
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
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Nota del archivista
A critical issue documenting the lethal extent of apartheid repression, institutional response by churches and legal advocates, and the systemic abuse of security laws against youth and civil society leaders.