Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- November 1976 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Maintained within IDAF's historical collection of anti-apartheid publications and bulletins.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Issue 7 reports on widespread uprisings and state crackdowns in South Africa, Rhodesia, and Namibia during August to October 1976. Topics include nationwide protests, arson attacks on white-owned farms, student uprisings, massive detentions, high-profile political trials, and special court rulings. Extensive detail is provided on the Rhodesian detention system, executions, and new repressive legislation. Named detainees, deaths in custody, and human rights violations are documented in depth.
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
Filed sequentially as part of the IDAF 'Focus' series, by issue number and publication date.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted research access.
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 version derived from original printed newsletter.
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
Cross-reference Focus Issues 1–6 and legal files concerning detainees, Rhodesian trials, and Soweto-related arrests.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 7. International Defence and Aid Fund, November 1976.
Notes area
Note
Includes detailed chronologies of uprisings, deaths in detention, Special Court sentences, and new laws enhancing state surveillance and detention powers.
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Place access points
Name access points
- Luke Mazwembe (Subject)
- Mamphela Ramphele (Subject)
- Henry Kachidza (Subject)
- Joe Thloloe (Subject)
- Don Mattera (Subject)
- Peter Magubane (Subject)
- Dumisani Mbatha (Subject)
- Mapetla Mohapi (Subject)
- Mary Ngwenya (Subject)
- Elias Madovi (Subject)
- Zungwane Mashabane (Subject)
- Fatima Meer (Subject)
- Donald Lamont (Subject)
- Calvin Nkala (Subject)
- Sotomela Ndukwana (Subject)
- Ismael Abdulla (Subject)
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Description control area
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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 version of Issue 7. Rich documentation of mass political repression and growing resistance in late 1976.