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JULY 1980

This issue of FOCUS covers the widespread political repression in South Africa and Namibia during the summer of 1980, focusing on the student boycott, mass detentions, police violence, and the ongoing struggle for liberation.

12 pages · 12 articles · validated

Front matter

  • front matter

    Masthead

    pp. 1

    Masthead and table of contents for the July-August 1980 issue of FOCUS.

Articles

12
  • article

    SA Police Attack on Protests

    pp. 1–2 1 people 19 places 4 organizations

    Report on the repressive measures used by South African police against student boycotts, strikes, and political demonstrations.

  • article

    Detentions

    pp. 2–3 26 people 9 places 6 organizations

    Overview of the mass detentions of anti-apartheid activists, students, and workers, including a checklist of detainees.

  • article

    Police Amendment Act

    pp. 3 1 people 1 places 3 organizations

    Report on the Second Police Amendment Act of 1980, which restricts press reporting on detainees and police actions.

  • article

    Church Under Attack

    pp. 4 31 people 9 places 3 organizations

    Report on the South African government's attack on the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and the arrest of clergy protesting detentions.

  • article

    Meetings Banned and Broken Up

    pp. 4 21 places 9 organizations

    Report on the frequent banning and police disruption of meetings and demonstrations across South Africa.

  • article

    Photo Captions

    pp. 5 3 places 1 organizations

    Captions for photographs documenting police violence against students and workers.

  • article

    Herman Toivo ja Toivo

    pp. 6 3 people 13 places 3 organizations

    Biographical profile of Namibian liberation leader Herman Toivo ja Toivo, detailing his political life and imprisonment on Robben Island.

  • article

    A Namibian Patriot

    pp. 7 32 people 8 places 7 organizations

    Continuation of the profile of Herman Toivo ja Toivo, including details of his sentencing and the discovery of a death list in Namibia.

  • article

    Namibia Repression

    pp. 8 26 people 17 places 5 organizations

    Report on the death squad in Namibia, foreign mercenaries, conscription plans, and South African raids into Angola.

  • article

    'Our Struggle is Growing Sharper'

    pp. 9–10 10 people 7 places 7 organizations

    Reproduction of a statement by Nelson Mandela, calling for unity and mass action against apartheid.

  • article

    Political Trials

    pp. 10 11 people 14 places 9 organizations

    Report on various political trials, including the sentencing of Renfrew Christie and others.

  • article

    Background to the School Boycott

    pp. 11 1 people 5 places 5 organizations

    Report on the origins and development of the 1980 school boycott in South Africa.

End matter