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Date(s)
- March–April 1984 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
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Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Part of IDAF's main newsletter series held by human rights archives and anti-apartheid institutions.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
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Portée et contenu
This issue details South Africa’s continued occupation and military offensive in southern Angola (Operation Askari), systematic torture of detainees in Namibia, SWAPO trials, and the expansion of South Africa’s armed forces. Key topics include Ida Jimmy’s reduced sentence, Kavango detainees' torture affidavits, political trials involving ANC and PAC members, censorship enforcement, and high-profile detentions. It also highlights poverty in Namibia, with case studies revealing the state’s discriminatory benefit policies and extreme deprivation. Notable incidents include the Robben Island protest for elderly detainee release, the ‘roasting’ torture case in Kavango, and multiple political trials including that of Sister Mary Bernard Ncube.
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 within the Focus series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Open access for researchers and the public.
Conditions de reproduction
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Langue des documents
anglais
Écriture des documents
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Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
OCR scanned and machine-readable.
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Instrument de recherche téléversé
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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 1–50, Angola conflict records, Kavango torture testimony, SWAPO trial documentation, Internal Security Act court proceedings.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 51. International Defence and Aid Fund, March–April 1984.
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Note
Rich in documentation of torture affidavits, child malnutrition, apartheid poverty, military escalation, and trials of political dissidents.
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Mots-clés - Sujets
- Operation Askari
- Angola occupation
- Namibia detentions
- SWAPO
- Torture affidavits
- Internal Security Act
- Political trials
- ANC
- UDF
- Armed struggle
- Censorship
- Poverty in Namibia
- Food aid
- Kavango
- Youth detentions
- Prison conditions
- Political executions
- IDAF
- Military conscription
- SADF
- Koevoet
- Political demonstrations
Mots-clés - Noms
- Ida Jimmy (Sujet)
- Malisela Moloise (Sujet)
- Heikki Ausiku (Sujet)
- Gideon Nestor (Sujet)
- Severinus Siteketa (Sujet)
- Ndjaula Shaningwa (Sujet)
- Herman Ja Toivo (Sujet)
- Carl Niehaus (Sujet)
- Ruth Gerhardt (Sujet)
- Dieter Gerhardt (Sujet)
- Sister Mary Bernard Ncube (Sujet)
- Mathews Ntshiwa (Sujet)
- Joe Thloloe (Sujet)
- Allister Sparks (Sujet)
- Susan Sparks (Sujet)
- Ingoapele Madingoane (Sujet)
- Duma Goubule (Sujet)
- Cosmos Makanga (Sujet)
- Ben Nomoyi (Sujet)
- Ntombazana Botha (Sujet)
- Zukusa Faku (Sujet)
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ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Note de l'archiviste
An expansive issue revealing South Africa's military escalation in Angola, systemic torture and repression in Namibia, and legal targeting of anti-apartheid figures in South Africa.