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The Archival Platform’s aim is to facilitate dialogue and information sharing between professionals, academics and government employees in the heritage and archive sector.

South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) finds Zapiro not guilty of hate-speech 27/07/2010

Read the judgement on the “rape” of Lady Justice.  Read More

Request for loan of ‘passbook for overseas exhibition raises an alert’ 27/07/2010

SAHRA is guarding ALL our heritage objects!  Read More

SABC Mbeki ban? 27/07/2010

Is there an attempt to gag Mbeki, or not?  Read More

The “dead” Mandela painting and other disturbing images 27/07/2010

It’s all about context and limits.  Read More

Training and Capacity Building in the Archival and Records Management Professions in South Africa 27/07/2010

A presentation by National Archivist Dr Graham Dominy  Read More

The Archival Platform. Who are we? Where are we going? 27/07/2010

Jo-Anne Duggan reflects on the Archival Platform vision and mandate.  Read More

The annual gathering of the Insika yamaNtungwa 27/07/2010

Mbongiseni Buthelezi reports on the organisation, the event and the monument.  Read More

Suspect Reconciliation 27/07/2010

The Remembrancer comments on the dialogue between Ariel Dorfman and four young South African writers.  Read More

Guest Blog
We need to know one another 27/07/2010

Maanda Mulaudzi tells us about family history assocations in Venda.  Read More

The Ancestors: Amathongo 27/07/2010

Velaphi Mkhize, founder of Umsamo African Institute talks about what the ancestors matter.  Read More

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