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This is list of archives in South Africa. Archives in South Africa. National Archives of South Africa; National Film, Video and Sound Archives (South Africa)
The National Archives and Records Service is an institutional network, operating on a centralised and decentralised provincial basis under central government control. The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa was established by passing of the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa Act in 1996. [ 1 ]
The South African History Archive Trust, better known as SAHA, is an independent archive dedicated to documenting, supporting and promoting greater awareness of past and contemporary struggles for justice through archival practice, outreach, and the utilisation of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA). [1]
This is a list of online newspaper archives and some magazines and journals, including both free and pay wall blocked digital archives. Most are scanned from microfilm into pdf , gif or similar graphic formats and many of the graphic archives have been indexed into searchable text databases utilizing optical character recognition (OCR) technology.
Compared to other African nations, open access in South Africa has grown quickly in recent years. According to UNESCO, South Africa is a leading African country in terms of open access policies on the governmental level and grass-roots initiatives in universities and research organizations. [1]
Access to records of public bodies is governed by Part 2 of the Act. A public body is defined in section 1 to include all departments of state or administration at the national, provincial and local levels, as well as any other functionary or institution acting in terms of a constitution or "exercising a public power or performing a public ...
This is a list of archives from around the world. An archive is an establishment that collects, stores and preserves knowledge in several formats: books , manuscripts , journals , newspapers , magazines , sound and music recordings , videos , play-scripts, patents , databases , maps , stamps , prints , drawings and more.
South African National Gallery Library (Iziko Museums) [30] South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Information Library [31] Bolus Herbarium Library [32] Mary Gunn Library, National Herbarium, Pretoria [33] Harry Molteno Library, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town [34]