Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- August 1976 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context area
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Repository
Archival history
Maintained in IDAF archives and used for documenting political unrest and anti-apartheid resistance.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue documents the aftermath of the Soweto uprising, ongoing unrest throughout South Africa, and widespread repression. Topics include political trials (ANC and Black Consciousness), arrests of children, use of the Terrorism Act and preventive detention, the role of the Riotous Assemblies Act, military operations in Ovamboland, torture allegations, and the deaths of detainees such as Mapetla Mohapi. Additional sections cover Transkei, Namibia, Rhodesia, and continued censorship and bannings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
System of arrangement
Sequentially published as Issue 6 in the 'Focus' bulletin series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for public research.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Language of material
English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
OCR-scanned format, legible but derived from original printed bulletin.
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existence and location of copies
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Related units of description
See also Focus Issues 1–5 for earlier events in the Soweto uprising and related trials.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 6. International Defence and Aid Fund, August 1976.
Notes area
Note
This issue provides crucial detail on post-Soweto repression, child detentions, and terrorism-related trials in Namibia.
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Name access points
- Mapetla Mohapi (Subject)
- Tsietsi Mashinini (Subject)
- Joseph Mdluli (Subject)
- Cleopas Ndlovu (Subject)
- Steven Biko (Subject)
- Saths Cooper (Subject)
- Strini Moodley (Subject)
- Absalom Cindi (Subject)
- David Rabkin (Subject)
- Susan Rabkin (Subject)
- Jeremy Cronin (Subject)
- Fatima Meer (Subject)
- Aaron Muchimba (Subject)
- Hendrik Shikongo (Subject)
- Anna Ngaihondjwa (Subject)
- Rauna Nambinga (Subject)
- Joseph Nduli (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Archivist's note
Compiled from OCR scan of Issue 6, documenting major state responses to youth resistance and uprisings in 1976.