Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- January–February 1982 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Filed and preserved as part of the IDAF political repression documentation series.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
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.
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 order within the IDAF Focus newsletter series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open access to researchers and the public.
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 scan of printed material; fully legible and searchable.
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 1–37, Operation Protea reports, Namibia detainee files, ANC treason trials, SACC conflict records.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 38. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1982.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
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.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
- 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
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Griffiths Mxenge (Onderwerp)
- Nonyamezelo Mxenge (Onderwerp)
- Tshifhiwa Muofhe (Onderwerp)
- Manana Mgoweto (Onderwerp)
- Ida Jimmy (Onderwerp)
- Oscar Mpetha (Onderwerp)
- Thandi Modise (Onderwerp)
- Auret van Heerden (Onderwerp)
- Desmond Tutu (Onderwerp)
- Renfrew Christie (Onderwerp)
- Sibusiso Mabaso (Onderwerp)
- Anthony Tsotsobe (Onderwerp)
- David Moise (Onderwerp)
- Johannes Shabangu (Onderwerp)
- Patrick Maqubela (Onderwerp)
- Rita Ndzanga (Onderwerp)
- Frank Chikane (Onderwerp)
- Prema Naidoo (Onderwerp)
- Phillip Mathews (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)
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Bronnen
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
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.