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This issue of FOCUS documents government plans and actions regarding the forced incorporation of various areas (Moutse, Botshabelo, Peelton, Leeuwfontein, Braklaagte) into South African bantustans during 1988-1989. It details community resistance, legal challenges, forced removals, police and vigilante violence, states of emergency, and the response of civil society organizations. The report includes references to contemporary press coverage and provides context on the humanitarian and political implications of these events.

This issue documents South African destabilisation operations in Southern Africa during 1988-1989, including military attacks, support for insurgent groups (UNITA, MNR), cross-border raids, bombings, assassinations, and other forms of aggression in Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. The article references numerous primary sources and provides context on the humanitarian impact, including displacement and refugee crises.

This issue of FOCUS covers labour disputes and union activities in Namibia during the first half of 1989, including strikes and negotiations involving NUNW affiliates such as NAPWU, NAFAU, MANWU, and MUN. It also reports on political prisoners, including ongoing detentions and legal proceedings. The publication provides context on the relationship between unions and SWAPO during the transition to independence, and includes a list of sources and abbreviations.

This issue documents the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of Bacela and nine others, including juveniles, in Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It details the legal proceedings, sentences, subsequent appeal, and the suicide of Bacela Lulamile Maneli in prison. The issue also discusses the broader context of juveniles imprisoned for political reasons in South Africa and Namibia, and provides a list of sources and abbreviations used in reporting.

This issue of FOCUS reports on the activities of UNITA in Angola and Namibia, including attacks on villages, infrastructure, and the laying of landmines. It details atrocities such as executions, public burnings, cattle rustling, killings, and kidnappings. The publication includes references to international responses and sources, and provides information about IDAF's mission and publishing activities.

This issue of FOCUS documents the establishment of site-and-service schemes for squatters in the Transvaal, ongoing demolitions of squatter camps, and the implementation of harsh new laws such as the Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Bill in 1988. It provides detailed accounts of forced removals in areas such as Lawaai kamp (near George), Oukasie (Brits), Durban, the East Rand, and the Eastern Cape. The publication also outlines the objectives of IDAF and lists its international affiliates. Sources include South African and international newspapers and legal resources.

The article reports on SWAPO's participation in independence talks, its political and economic programme for Namibia, and the repression faced by SWAPO officials and supporters by South African authorities in Namibia. It details police and military actions against demonstrations and rallies in Windhoek, Rundu, Tsumeb, Grootfontein, and other towns, including the use of force, arrests, and intimidation. The article also describes efforts by South African and right-wing groups to resist the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 435 and Namibian independence.

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.

This article documents the secrecy surrounding executions in South Africa during late 1988, highlighting the lack of official information prior to executions and the reliance on newspaper reports by monitoring groups. It details the execution of eight men (with one granted a stay), discrepancies in official statistics on political death sentences, and the case of George Skosana. The article also covers several trials resulting in death sentences and lengthy prison terms for individuals involved in political unrest, including the Tumahole and PUTCO cases. The text references specific individuals, events, and sources, illustrating the broader context of political repression and the use of the death penalty.

This issue of 'Focus' details the military developments in Angola during 1987-1988, particularly the South African Defence Force's (SADF) failed assault on Cuito Cuanavale, the subsequent Cuban-Angolan counteroffensive, and the shifting military and political situation in southern Angola and Namibia. It also covers the international negotiations involving Angola, Cuba, South Africa, and the United States, leading to agreements on Namibian independence and Cuban withdrawal from Angola. The publication includes references to major news sources and provides context on IDAF’s mission and international affiliates.