Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- Spring 1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context area
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Repository
Archival history
Part of the IDAF newsletter series preserved by archives documenting the anti-apartheid and liberation struggles.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Issue 9 covers legislation protecting South African police from prosecution, increased executions in Rhodesia, death sentences from Special Courts, the SASO-BPC trial, detentions, Robben Island conditions, and deaths in detention (including Elmon Malele, Matthews Mabelane, and Samuel Malinga). The issue also reports on Rhodesian cross-border raids, student escapes to Botswana, repression in Namibia, and psychological warfare campaigns.
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
Ninth issue in the chronological sequence of IDAF’s 'Focus' newsletter series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open 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 version of original printed document; legible.
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 Focus Issues 1–8 for context on related events, trials, and legislation.
Publication note
Focus', Issue No. 9. International Defence and Aid Fund, Spring 1977.
Notes area
Note
Documents state violence, hangings, and legal changes enabling impunity during the Southern African liberation wars.
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Name access points
- Elmon Malele (Subject)
- Matthews Mabelane (Subject)
- Samuel Malinga (Subject)
- Lawrence Ndzanga (Subject)
- Rita Ndzanga (Subject)
- Mapetla Mohapi (Subject)
- Luke Mazwembe (Subject)
- Donal Lamont (Subject)
- Albert Sumbo Ncube (Subject)
- Saths Cooper (Subject)
- Mosioua Lekota (Subject)
- Patrick Mutumi (Subject)
- Ignatius Mumba (Subject)
- Edson Njagu (Subject)
- Filbert Tangawira (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
Description compiled from OCR content of Focus Issue 9. Emphasizes executions, new emergency legislation, and state repression.