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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ADVISORY COUNCIL
26/08/2025

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture calls for the nomination of six suitable persons to serve for three years, 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029, as members of the National Archives Advisory Council (the Council) established in terms of section 6 of the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa Act, 1996 (the Act).
The core functions of the Council are to—
· advise the Minister and the Director-General on any matter related to the operation of the Act;
· advise the National Archivist on furthering the objects and ………………Read More
NOTICE TO RESEARCHERS AND STAKEHOLDERS: EARLY CLOSURE OF THE READING ROOM ON 22 AUGUST 2025
21/08/2025

Dear researchers and stakeholders
 
Please note the reading room will be closing at 11:00 on the 22nd August 2025, due to maintenance of the building. Normal operations will resume on Monday 25 August 2025.
 
Thank you for your understanding.
 
Thank you.
LINK AND PROGRAMME FOR 1ST ANNUAL NATIONAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
15/08/2025

Dear Records Managers, practitioners and stakeholders
Please use the link below  to virtually attend our 1st Annual National Records Management Conference:
1st ANNUAL NATIONAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
 
Click here to see the Programme for day 1
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CALL FOR PAPERS: 1ST ANNUAL NATIONAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
29/05/2025

Dear Records Managers and Practitioners,

 

The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa in partnership with the University of South Africa presents the 1st Annual National Records Management Conference under the theme: "Rethinking Records Management in the Multiverse: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in South Africa".

The Conference is scheduled as follows:

Date: 19 - 20 August 2025

Venue: Senate Hall, University of ………………Read More
ANNUAL ARCHIVES AWARENESS WEEK 2025
04/05/2025

This year's Annual Archives Awareness Week takes place in Mpumalanga from 05 - 09 May 2025 under the theme - Digital Footprints: Archives and Records Management in the digital era.  The sub-themes are: 

  • Beyond paper: records management as a tool to sustain our archival landscape.
  • Hidden histories and musical narratives of the people: uncovering untold stories.
  • Archives and communities: safeguarding our sharaed histories.

 
Click on the links below for the programme of the ………………Read More
CALL FOR PAPERS: XXVIII ESARBICA CONFERENCE, 2025
14/03/2025

The East and Southern Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA) will host its biennial conference on the theme: Archives are Accessible — Archives for everyone at Elephant Hills Hotel in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe  from 16th – 20th June 2025.
Click here for more detail on sub-themes and important dates.