Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- Winter 1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Part of the IDAF archive of newsletters chronicling political repression and liberation struggles in Southern Africa.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue details Rhodesian cross-border military raids into Mozambique and Botswana, the escalation of warfare, and border violations. It also provides updates on detainees, political trials in South Africa and Rhodesia, repression in Namibia, and deaths in detention. Extensive coverage is given to attacks on ANC and Black Consciousness activists, the SASO-BPC trial convictions, and the acquittal of white NUSAS-linked activists. Lists of detainees, descriptions of torture, censorship, and abuses of the Terrorism Act are included.
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
Part of the chronologically organized 'Focus' bulletin series by IDAF.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for public access and 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-derived version; readable copy of 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
Focus Issues 1–7; SASO and ANC trial files; IDAF detainee records and newsletters.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 8. International Defence and Aid Fund, Winter 1977.
Notes area
Note
Key issue reporting on cross-border warfare and landmark political convictions under apartheid security laws.
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Name access points
- Saths Cooper (Subject)
- Mosioua Lekota (Subject)
- Aubrey Mokoape (Subject)
- Strini Moodley (Subject)
- Nkwenkwe Nkomo (Subject)
- George Botha (Subject)
- Mapetla Mohapi (Subject)
- Joseph Mdluli (Subject)
- Winnie Mandela (Subject)
- Thabo Mosala (Subject)
- Esther Maleka (Subject)
- David Thathe (Subject)
- Kevin Martin (Subject)
- Henry Mothibi (Subject)
- Lawrence Ndzanga (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
Extracted from OCR-scanned Issue 8. Contains some of the most comprehensive coverage of regional warfare and legal repression to date.