Issue No. 1 of 'Focus' bulletin, dated November 1975, detailing the intensification of political repression in Southern Africa, including mass detentions, torture, political trials under the Terrorism Act, and increasing use of banning orders. Specific cases, trials, and legislative actions in South Africa, Rhodesia, and Namibia are described.

This issue covers the 'Pretoria Twelve' ANC trial, the SASO-BPC convictions, banning orders, detentions, and deaths in custody. It reports on police impunity legislation, the status of Robben Island, the banning of Winnie Mandela to Brandfort, the Red Cross Geneva protocols, and ongoing Rhodesian executions and repression. Includes special coverage of ANC underground structures, student trials, and international legal developments.

This issue covers military and police actions in Namibia, including mass civilian removals along the Angola border, arrests and detentions, political trials, and church expulsions. It provides updates on the Black Consciousness trial, reports on cases under the Terrorism Act (including Suttner, Breytenbach, Molobi), and repression in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.

This issue highlights South Africa's military presence in Angola, expanded powers of the Defence Force, and new legislation legalizing extraterritorial deployment. Reports include armed forces statistics, political trials (Bloem, Black Consciousness trial), banning orders, and 'protected' villages in Rhodesia. Includes a personal account by Winnie Mandela on political 'widows'.

This issue highlights escalating political repression, including deaths in detention (notably Joseph Mdluli), torture under the Terrorism Act, and mass arrests in South Africa, Namibia, and Rhodesia. It covers the Namibian SWAPO trial, state violence against Black Consciousness members, demolitions in Windhoek, and rural forced removals in South Africa (Majeng case). Also includes updates on political trials and mass arrests in Zimbabwe.

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.

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.

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.