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MAY 1988

This issue of FOCUS reports on the severe restrictions imposed by the South African government on anti-apartheid organizations and trade unions, the ongoing state of emergency, political executions, and the situation in Namibia and Angola.

11 pages · 17 articles · validated

Front matter

  • front matter

    Masthead

    pp. 1

    Masthead and table of contents for the May-June 1988 issue of FOCUS.

Articles

17
  • article

    Curb on Organisations

    pp. 1–2 5 people 3 places 17 organizations

    Report on the government's imposition of severe restrictions on anti-apartheid organizations and the trade union movement in February 1988.

  • article

    Mass Detentions After Mutiny

    pp. 3 4 people 6 places 6 organizations

    Report on the mutiny in the Bophuthatswana bantustan and the subsequent crackdown by South African and bantustan forces.

  • article

    Attack on Foreign Funding

    pp. 3 2 people 6 organizations

    Report on new legislation aimed at restricting foreign funding for anti-apartheid organizations.

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    Youths Executed

    pp. 4–5 36 people 15 places 11 organizations

    Report on the execution of political activists and the legal battles surrounding the Sharpeville Six.

  • article

    Completed Trials

    pp. 5 8 people 14 places 3 organizations

    Reports on various political trials and sentencing of activists.

  • article

    Community Resistance Trials

    pp. 5 8 people 3 places 4 organizations

    Reports on trials related to community resistance and police violence.

  • article

    Mine Labour Trials

    pp. 5 2 people 3 places 1 organizations

    Report on the trial of mineworkers following the 1987 wage strike.

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    Appeal

    pp. 5 2 people 2 places 1 organizations

    Report on the dismissal of appeals for two activists involved in the 'Trojan Horse' incident.

  • article

    Detentions

    pp. 6 3 people 5 places 14 organizations

    Report on the banning of the Detainees Parents Support Committee and the ongoing detention of activists.

  • article

    Transkei Bantustan Shooting

    pp. 7 6 people 3 places 2 organizations

    Report on police shootings and detentions in the Transkei bantustan.

  • article

    Key Activists Restricted

    pp. 7 22 people 4 places 20 organizations

    Report on the restriction orders placed on 18 individuals in February 1988.

  • article

    Third Year of Rent Boycotts

    pp. 8 5 places 5 organizations

    Report on the continuation of rent boycotts and government efforts to suppress them.

  • article

    Police Violence Exposed in Trials

    pp. 8 11 people 4 places 2 organizations

    Report on police violence and inquests into deaths caused by police.

  • article

    Landmark in Resistance to Conscription

    pp. 9 4 people 8 places 8 organizations

    Report on the campaign against military conscription in Namibia.

  • article

    Education Conflicts Deepen

    pp. 9 1 people 4 places 8 organizations

    Report on student protests and the militarization of schools in Namibia.

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    Mass Detentions: Detainee Dies

    pp. 10 6 people 10 places 8 organizations

    Report on mass detentions in northern Namibia and the death of a detainee in custody.

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    Angola Fights off Invasion

    pp. 11 12 places 4 organizations

    Report on the South African military invasion of Angola and the resistance of Angolan forces.

End matter

  • end matter

    End Matter

    pp. 11

    Information about IDAF and subscription details.