ancsomafco SOMAFCO Department of Manpower and Development Department of Manpower and Development Finding aid prepared by Mosoabuli Maamoe. University of Fort Hare Library, ANC Archives September 29, 2005
Finding aid encoded by Mosoabuli Maamoe on September 29, 2005 Overview of the Collection University of Fort Hare Library, ANC Archives
SOMAFCO SOMAFCO Department of Manpower and Development Records 1978-1991 1.8 linear metre Since the establishment of the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in 1979, there were no actual structures in place to manage the personnel of the complex. The principal and some staff members as well as workers had to work together to have a control over both students and workers of the college ancsomafco The records are in English. Biographical Note

Since the establishment of the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in 1979, there were no actual structures in place to manage the personnel of the complex. The principal and some staff members as well as workers had to work together to have a control over both students and workers of the college. At the time, there was no single body to coordinate requirements, activities and functions of the college community. The situation changed with the ever arrival of South Africans leaving the country and volunteers from all over the world to SOMAFCO. This growth of the population necessitated additional structures to cope with day-to-day needs and wants of the complex. The ANC Headquarters in Lusaka took drastic measures by instructing SOMAFCO managers Department of Manpower and Development to meet such changes. The department was charged with the task of development, preservation and deployment of the ANC personnel. It was an ideal to ensure that skills acquired the ANC personnel after long years of schooling and work were developed and preserved. In this way, the movement had a vision to prepare personnel that would take part in the reconstruction of a future liberated South Africa. The department was therefore essential for selecting and processing training and further training of the ANC personnel in various fields. They would then got deployed wherever and whenever the movement needed them.

Scope and Contents

Census, Correspondence and Subject Files

 Arrangement

The Census series spans the years 1982-1990. The series reflects population density recorded from all the divisions of the complex in order to manage it effectively in accordance with the requirements of the liberation movement.

The Correspondence series spans the years 1983-1990. This series demonstrates cooperation and coordination among various formations in the complex. It also deals with relations between SOMAFCO and external support groups. Other issues contained in here are those of processing of scholarships, appointments and deployment of the ANC personnel, discipline and college maintenance procedures.

The Subject Files series documents the years 1978-1991. This series is composed of a variety of topics, like The ANC students on studies abroad and fields of study; materials on career guidance and training; non-governmental organizations which supported the college educationally and materially; the layout of the college structures; reports from various SOMAFCO divisions depicting progress and weaknesses in their respective domains; topical papers on manpower development.

Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Organizations: SOMAFCO Places: Morogoro Subjects: Human Resources Functions: Allocation of personnel and duties Restrictions on Access

The Collection is Open

 Acquisition Information

ANC Archives Committee

 Detailed Description of the Collection Census 1-3 1-7 Census, 1982-1990 Correspondence 4-5 1-6 Correspondents , 1983-1991 Subject Files 6 1 ANC graduates, 1983-1992 6 2 Allowances, 6 3 Applications and employment , 1983-1985 7 4 Australia scholarship, 1989 7 5 Autobiographies, 7 6 Bursar , 1988-1989 7 7 Career guidance, 7 8 Carpentry, 8 9 Centre for Development Studies (SWANSEA, 8 10 Circulars, 8 11 Code of code of conduct, 8 12 Commonwealth Secretariat, 1982-1988 8 13 Consultation (ANC and Norwegian Embassy) , 1985 8 14 Contracts, 1983-1990 8 15 Curriculum Vitae, 8 16 Deliveries (invoices), 1981-1982 8 17 Dept. Info. Publicity , 1989-1990 8 18 Director, 1983 8 19 Eastern and Southern African Management Institute, 9 20 Educational divisions: Nursery, Primary, Secondary, Adult Education, 9 21 Electronics Workshop, 9 22 Holland Anti-Apartheid Movement , 1982-1989 9 23 Housing , 1982-1990 9 24 India Management Programme , 1988 9 25 Information (SOMAFCO units), 10 26 Job descriptions (SOMAFCO units), 10 27 Maintenance , 1986-1990 10 28 Management guides, 10 29 Mazimbu\SOMAFCO structures, 10 30 Meetings, 1987-1988 10 31 Memoranda , 1983-1991 11 32 Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) , 1988-1990 11 33 Papers: Human behaviour, Planning, Struggle, Future South Africa, 11 34 Personnel, 1984-1989 11 35 Production units, 11 36 Projects manager , 1985-1990 12 37 Register of attendance , 1985 12 38 Registration of qualified personnel , 1984-1990 13 39 Reports of various divisions , 1984-1989 13 40 Requirements (manpower, 13 41 Scholarships, 14 42 Scholarships, 14 43 South African Extension Unit, 14 44 Southern African Advanced Education Project (SAAEP) , 1988 14 45 Soweto Parents Crisis Committee , 1985 15 46 Support bodies, 15 47 Tailoring Dept., 15 48 Tanzania agencies, 15 49 Trade Unions, 16 50 Training for rural activities, 17 51 United Kingdom (scholarships, 17 52 UNDP assistance, 17 53 UNIDO assistance, 17 54 USA institutions, 17 55 USSR, 17 56 Vocational Training Centre (Dakawa, 17 57 Weekly programmes, 17 58 Welding unit, 17 59 WIPO, 17 60 WUS,