Stuk PWPFOCI050 - Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 50

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Archived as part of the IDAF Focus series on apartheid resistance and human rights documentation.

South African History Archive (SAHA)

Issue 50 covers the widespread rejection of South Africa’s new constitution by black communities, intensified state repression through arrests, treason trials, and censorship. It documents the brutal crackdown on the United Democratic Front (UDF), mass arrests in Namibia’s Kavango region, detentions of students and clergy, torture, trials under the Internal Security Act, and township resistance. The issue also includes coverage of Inkatha violence, the banning of political meetings, police shootings, and hanging secrecy policies. An obituary for Alex Hepple is included.

Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.

No further accruals expected.

Chronological sequence within the Focus series.

Open for public and scholarly use.

Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.

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OCR scanned and machine-readable.

Originals held by the South African History Archives.

Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.

Issues 1–49, Kavango arrests records, UDF suppression files, COSAS student detention lists, Inkatha-related violence documentation.

Focus', Issue No. 50. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1984.

A critical issue providing extensive listings of detainees, accounts of torture, legal cases, township unrest, and detailed reports on banning orders and executions.

ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition

This issue stands out for its extensive detainee documentation, evidence of police brutality and torture, and legal actions targeting opposition to the apartheid regime.