subdirectorate of the National Archives of South Africa, located in Pretoria

established in 1966 in order to retrieve the rich historical heritage belonging to all South Africans. Historical Papers is one of the largest and most comprehensive independent archives in Southern Africa.

was formed in 1988 by the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Congress of Trade Unions (COSATU. Its mandate was to document the struggles against Apartheid. This remains a key objective of SAHA, but within a broader mandate to document continuin

includes Unisa Archives, United Party Archives, Documentation Centre for African Studies, Hesse Collection of German Africana, Manuscripts Collection, SAILIS Archives

Established in 1967, this is the oldest university archive in South Africa; contains records documenting the origin, development and achievements of the University, and the activities of its officials, academic staff and students; in Johannesburg

Audio Visual Archive focusing on the stories of people living in South Africa

in Tamil Nadu; site created by TAAP (Towards a New Age of Partnership), a Dutch/Asian/South-African programme of cooperation

Diocesan and Provincial Records, Probate Records, Parish registers and records , Non-anglican records , Genealogical sources , Private and institutional archives , York Health Archives, Southern African Archives,

This department houses unique archives and manuscript collections relating to Methodism in the South, the history of Christianity in South Africa, British religious history, and hymnody.

in Grahamstown

provides a permanent institutional home for the wide range of historical and archival material relating to gay and lesbian experience in South Africa; aims to be a source of information to the public; in Braamfontein

Towards the end of 1964 a campaign was launched to establish a centre for the collection and preservation of political documents at the University of the Free State; at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

Featured in the BBC World Service Homepage, ?The Story of Africa? tells the history of the continent from an African perspective. Africa's top historians take a fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped the continent from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. A special link on Slavery provides a rich source of information, including a timeline, bibliography, audio clips and other links.

at the University of the Witwatersrand

SASA was founded in 1960, and is open to all who are interesed in the archival profession and the management and preservation of records and archival and manuscript sources.

a Dutch/Asian/South-African programme of cooperation based on a mutual past, was jointly developed in 1997 and 1998 by the General State Archives, and the Research School for Asian, African and Amerindian Studies CNWS of Leiden University

1996 (Act N?. 43 of 1996), January 1997

An annotated guide to libraries and archives in Africa or related to African studies.

annotated guide to primary sources for African history on the internet, from Stanford University.

list maintained by the South AFrican Society of ARchivists

Virtual Museum of the South Africa's electricity company ESKOM; contains historical documents

aims to cover the three key decades in the growth of opposition to apartheid rule, a period when the African National Congress (ANC), black consciousness, and other resistance movements were very active.