http://www.archivalplatform.org/ en director@archivalplatform.org Copyright 2013 2013-05-21T18:49:30+00:00 archivalplatform/allhttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/job_opportunities_national_archives_pretoria http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/job_opportunities_national_archives_pretoria A slew of job opportunities! Jobs 2013-05-21T18:49:30+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//resource/entry/work_on http://www.archivalplatform.org//resource/entry/work_on Books 2013-05-18T10:01:25+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/gauteng_archives_and_records_services_bill http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/gauteng_archives_and_records_services_bill Members of the public are invited to submit comments at a Public Hearing on Bill to be held in Johannesburg on Saturday 18 May In the Headlines 2013-05-16T10:35:34+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/gauteng_provincial_archives_celebrate_national_archives_week http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/gauteng_provincial_archives_celebrate_national_archives_week {image_1} In the Headlines 2013-05-07T20:39:23+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/national_archives_week http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/national_archives_week An invitation to a tour of the National Film, Video and Sound Archives to celebrate national Archives Week, 6 - 10 May 2013 In the Headlines 2013-05-06T06:09:46+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//blog/entry/archives_and_records http://www.archivalplatform.org//blog/entry/archives_and_records National and provincial archives are tasked with two key responsibilities: “the proper management and care of the records of governmental bodies” and “the preservation and use of a national archival heritage”. Jo-Anne Duggan considers the records relating to the change of street names in cape Town and concludes that when resources are scare and capacity limited it’s critical to strike a balance between these competing priorities Archival Platform 2013-04-30T06:20:12+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/national_archives_building http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/national_archives_building The Department of Arts and Culture has given the go-ahead for the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa to embark on a capital works project to ensure the continued preservation of South Africa’s irreplaceable documentary heritage. The long-term benefits of these renovations will most surely outweigh the inconvenience caused in the short term. In the Headlines 2013-04-29T19:02:00+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//blog/entry/the_role_of_interpreters http://www.archivalplatform.org//blog/entry/the_role_of_interpreters Responding to an earlier post by Lucy Campbell, Kobus Faasen compares the lives of three prominent indigenous women who were introduced to “the people from the sea” at an early age. Malinche (modern-day Mexico), Pocahontas (Jamestown, North America) and Krotoa (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa). Have your Say 2013-04-29T17:45:28+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/western_cape_provincial_archives_celebrate_national_archives_week_6-10_may_ http://www.archivalplatform.org//news/entry/western_cape_provincial_archives_celebrate_national_archives_week_6-10_may_ The Western Cape Provincial Archives have planned a full programme of events to encourage members of the public to ‘look into the past”. In the Headlines 2013-04-29T09:25:45+00:00 http://www.archivalplatform.org//resource/entry/south_african_historical_journal_archive_special_issue http://www.archivalplatform.org//resource/entry/south_african_historical_journal_archive_special_issue For more information, or to download this issue,  see the Taylor and Francis Online website Journals 2013-04-28T20:28:52+00:00