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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

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

14/03/2025

The Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA) hereby invites scholars and practitioners of oral history to submit abstracts of original research papers that speak to the theme of “Oral History, (un)told stories and ‘living’ archives: Pursuance of relentless struggles for human dignity.” The papers must be based on oral history, and where oral interviews have been conducted as primary source, we encourage presenters to consider donating transcripts of the interviews and/or interview recordings to the OHASA portal.  ………………Read More

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.
 

20/02/2025

Friends of the Archives started in 2015, then it was hosted twise in 2016. The friends of the archives (FoA) programme seeks to support the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa (NARSSA/NASA) and its effort to promote equity on access and collection management processes. The seminar will take place under theme; Usage of Archives in the 30 years of democracy : Testimonials and Practical’s.
The Friends of the Archives contributes to the collecting efforts of the NASA by funding the select acquisition of ………………Read More

20/12/2024

Dear Researchers and Stakeholders
 
Please note that the National Archives will be closed from 23 December 2024 to 03 January 2025.  Normal operations will resume on 06 January 2025.
 
Regards,
National Archives Management