The development of education and training opportunities for professionals in the archives
and records management (ARM) profession in Africa has been the subject of a number of …

Purpose This study aims to assess the status of the digital records preservation practices in
the South African public sector at the national department level. It set out to establish to what …

In most states in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the national
archives acts were enacted shortly after independence and modelled closely on British …

Abstract The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa provides a framework for
develo** an archival system in the country. The Constitution requires the devolution of the …

Digital health technologies have changed the healthcare sector landscape and thus
generated new opportunities for collecting, storing and accessing electronic personal health …

Background: The importance of medical records to the provision of healthcare services
cannot be overemphasised. Medical practitioners need information about previous …

Proper records management plays a significant role in the auditing process, risk
management and wider corporate governance. Despite this role, in South Africa, many …

The importance of records management to the provision of healthcare services cannot be
overemphasised. If medical records are not managed properly, this might result in the …

In this article, the author highlights some of the issues that have drawn the attention of
records and archives management professionals in sub Saharan Africa. The article draws …

Managing Digital Records in Africa draws on the research work of the InterPARES Trust
(ITrust) project that investigated interrelated archival issues focusing on legal analysis …