National Archives of South Africa
Contact Information
Offices which form part of the National Archives and Records Services of South Africa
National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Head Office
Postal address: Private Bag X236, PRETORIA 0001
Street address: 24 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA (map)
Tel: (012) 441 3200 Fax: (012) 323 5287
Fax to e-mail: 086 529 6416
Bureau of Heraldry
The State Herald
Mr Marcel van Rossum
(Department of Arts and Culture)
Postal address: Private Bag X236, PRETORIA 0001
Street address: 24 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA
Tel: (012) 441 3200. Fax: (012) 323 5287
Fax to e-mail: 086 529 6407
National Archives Repository
The Head
Postal address: Private Bag X236, PRETORIA 0001
Street address: 24 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA
Tel: (012) 441 3200. Fax: (012) 323 5287
Fax to e-mail: 086 529 6414
National Film, Video and Sound Archives
The Head
Postal address: Private Bag X236, PRETORIA 0001
Street address: 239 Vermeulen Street (at intersection with Andries Street), PRETORIA
Tel: (012) 441 3150. Fax: (012) 441 3199
Fax to e-mail: 086 529 5729
Records Management and Information Systems
The Head
Postal address: Private Bag X236, PRETORIA 0001
Street address: 24 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA
Tel: (012) 441 3200.
Fax: (012) 323 5287
Records management in general
E-mail: rm@dac.gov.za Fax to e-mail: 086 640 0605
Records Management Course
Fax to e-mail: 086 640 0730
Electronic records management
Fax to e-mail: 086 640 0605
National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System
Fax to e-mail: 086 529 6411
Publications
Fax to e-mail: 086 529 6412
PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES SERVICES (OFFICES WHICH DO NOT FORM PART OF THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE OF SOUTH AFRICA)
Eastern Cape Provincial Archives
The Provincial Archivist
Postal Address: Private Bag X7486, KING WILLIAM’S TOWN,5600
Street Address: 5 Eales Street, KING WILLIAM’S TOWN
Tel: (043) 604 4017/6
Fax: (043) 642 2014
Mthatha Archives Repository
The Head
Postal address: please use street address
Street Address: corner of Owen Street and Alexander Road, MTHATHA
Tel: (047) 532 5148
Port Elizabeth Archives Repository
The Head
Postal Address: Private Bag X3932, North End, PORT ELIZABETH, 6056
Street address: 1 De Villiers Street, PORT ELIZABETH
Tel: (041) 484 6467.
Fax: (041) 484 6451
Free State Provincial Archives
The Provincial Archivist
Postal address: Private Bag X20504, BLOEMFONTEIN 9300
Street address: 29 Badenhorst Street, BLOEMFONTEIN
Tel: (051) 522 6762.
Fax: (051) 522 6765
Gauteng Provincial Archives
The Director Libraries and Archives Services Ms J M Meyer
Postal address: Private Bag X33, JOHANNESBURG 2000
Tel.: (011) 355 2659
Cell: 083 507 8032 (Ms Koekie Meyer)
Fax: (011) 355 2505
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Archives
Head Office
The Provincial Archivist
Postal address: Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism, 171 Boshoff Street, PIETERMARITZBURG 3200
Street address: Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism, 171 Boshoff Street, PIETERMARITZBURG 3200
Tel: (033) 341 3611
Fax:0866 121 489
Durban Archives Repository
The Head
Postal address: Private Bag X22, GREYVILLE 4023
Street address: Nashua House, 14 De Mazenod Street, GREYVILLE
Tel: (031) 309 5682
Fax: (031) 309 5685
Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository
The Head
Postal address: Private Bag X9012, PIETERMARITZBURG 3200
Street address: 231 Pietermaritz Street, PIETERMARITZBURG
Tel: (033) 342 4712
Fax: (033) 394 4353
Ulundi Archives Repository
The Head
Postal address: Private Bag X75, ULUNDI 3838
Street address: Block 4, Unit A, ULUNDI
Tel: (035) 879 8500.
Fax: (035) 879 8518
Limpopo Provincial Archives Service
The Head
Postal address: Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, Archives Service, Private Bag X9549, POLOKWANE 0700
Street address: 15 Grobler Road, POLOKWANE
Tel: (015) 284 4043
Cell: 072 468 5528 Mr Jabu Nkatingi
Fax: 086 546 0880
Mpumalanga Provincial Archives Service
The Head
Mpumalanga Provincial Archives Service
Postal Address: P O Box 1243, NELSPRUIT, 1200
Street address: 1st Floor, Building 5, 7 Government Boulevard, Riverside Park Ext 2, NELSPRUIT
Tel: (013) 766 5081
Fax: (013) 766 8256
Northern Cape Provincial Archives Service
The Provincial Archivist
Postal address: Private Bag X5004, KIMBERLEY 8300
Street address: Department of Sport, Arts & Culture Building, 22 Abattoir Road, Ashburnham 8301, Kimberley
Tel: (053) 807 4700, (053) 807 4795
Fax: (053) 807 4600
North West Provincial Archives and Records Services
The Head
Postal address: Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, Private Bag X 90, MMABATHO, 2735
Street Address: Corner University Drive and Dr Albert Luthuli, MMABATHO, 2745
Tel: 018 388 3963
Cell: 078 847 1967 (Ms Tlotlo Monyepao)
Fax: 018 388 1909
Director Library, Information and Archive Services:
Tel: (018) 388 3986
Fax: (018) 388 4428
Western Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service
The Head
Postal address: Private Bag X9025, CAPE TOWN 8000
Street address: 72 Roeland Street, CAPE TOWN
Tel: (021) 466 8100. Fax: (021) 465 2960
E-mail:
for General Correspondence
for Records Management enquiries
for Reading Room Enquiries
for Outreach Activities