Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- January–February 1982 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Filed and preserved as part of the IDAF political repression documentation series.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
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 order within the IDAF Focus newsletter series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Open access to researchers and the public.
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 scan of printed material; fully legible and searchable.
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 1–37, Operation Protea reports, Namibia detainee files, ANC treason trials, SACC conflict records.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 38. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1982.
Zone des notes
Note
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.
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Mots-clés - Sujets
- 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
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Griffiths Mxenge (Sujet)
- Nonyamezelo Mxenge (Sujet)
- Tshifhiwa Muofhe (Sujet)
- Manana Mgoweto (Sujet)
- Ida Jimmy (Sujet)
- Oscar Mpetha (Sujet)
- Thandi Modise (Sujet)
- Auret van Heerden (Sujet)
- Desmond Tutu (Sujet)
- Renfrew Christie (Sujet)
- Sibusiso Mabaso (Sujet)
- Anthony Tsotsobe (Sujet)
- David Moise (Sujet)
- Johannes Shabangu (Sujet)
- Patrick Maqubela (Sujet)
- Rita Ndzanga (Sujet)
- Frank Chikane (Sujet)
- Prema Naidoo (Sujet)
- Phillip Mathews (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
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.