National Archives and Records Service of South Africa

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National Archives and Records Service of South Africa
Agency overview
Formed	State Archives Service - 1919; 105 years ago (1919) National Archives and Records Service - 1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters	National Archives Building, 24 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
Key document	National Archives and Records Service of South Africa Act (Act No. 43 OF 1996)
Website	https://www.nationalarchives.gov.za/
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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 National Film, Video and Sound Archives (NFVSA) is a subdirectorate of it.^[2]

National Archives and Records Service Offices

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Head Office
Heraldry Council
Bureau of Heraldry
National Archives Repository
National Film, Video and Sound Archives (South Africa)
Records Management and Information Systems

Provincial Archives Services

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Eastern Cape Provincial Archives (includes Mthatha Archives Repository, Port Elizabeth Archives Repository)
Free State Provincial Archives
Gauteng Provincial Archives
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Archives (includes Durban Archives Repository, Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository, Ulundi Archives Repository)
Limpopo Provincial Archives Service
Mpumalanga Provincial Archives Service
Northern Cape Provincial Archives Service
North West Provincial Archives and Records Services
Western Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service

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National Archives and Records Service of South Africa

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
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National Archives and Records Service Offices

Provincial Archives Services

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