1. ARCHIVES; HERALDRY AND LIBRARIES Presentation to NCOP: 22 JUNE 2005

2. Constitutional Framework Schedule 5: –Archives and Libraries are –Exclusive provincial legislative competencies

3. Constitutional problems Archives Pre-1994 there were archives repositories in the four former ‘white’ provinces Very little capacity in the former homelands (only KwaZulu and Transkei had noteworthy facilities) Now there are nine provinces – six without archival capacity

4. Constitutional Problems Libraries: Pre-1994 public/community libraries were funded and operated in partnership between the former provinces and local authorities Libraries not mentioned in section (b) of schedule 5 meaning that local authorities no longer have responsibility for library services

5. LEGISLATION National Archives Act 1996 (as amended 2001) Legal Deposit Act 1997 National Council for Library and Information Services Act 2001 National Library of SA Act 1998 SA Library of the Blind Act 1998 Heraldry Act 1962

6. Advisory and Governance Structures National Archives Advisory Council (Chair: Judge J Moloto) NCLIS (Chair: Prof S. Manaka) Heraldry Council (Chair: Prof T Msimang) NLSA Board (Chair: Prof Rocky Ralebipi- Simela) BlindLib Board (Chair: Dr William Rowland)

7. SABWO/BLINDSA An NGO/Trust dedicated to the production of Braille literature Subsidised by DAC Chair: Ms Kathy Donaldson

8. PROBLEM AREAS Shortage of Funds Shortage of Staff Shortage of Skills Previous lack of political direction for the sector

9. 2005/2006 BUDGET Programme 6 National Archives:R27 841 000 Meta-Information:R1 720 000 Heraldry:R3 830 000 TOTAL:R72 740 000

10. BUDGET INSTITUTIONS Transfer payments: BlindLib:R6 699 000 NLSA:R30 527 000 SABWO:R2 123 000

11. 2005/2006 Projects: LIBRARIES NLSA – appointment of Legal Deposit Co- ordinator NLSA – construction of new building in central part of old Pretoria – Tshwane NCLIS – two symposiums – Promoting a Reading Culture (Cape Town 2004) and Promoting a Reading Culture for the Blind (Port Elizabeth 2005)

12. HERALDRY National orders National symbols – Black Rod; new Parliamentary symbol Provincial coat-of-arms – KwaZulu-Natal Coats-of-arms – local authorities; higher education insititutions; schools; organisations; families Research into African symbols; totems

13. ARCHIVES PRMCBP (Provincial Records Management Capacity Building Project) – Limpopo Pilot; Swiss Funding Electronic Archives PPP NIMOHP (National Indigenous Music and Oral History Project) National Film Video and Sound Archives – Millennium Project – Mellon Funding

14. INTERNATIONAL SA – MALI Project: Timbuktu Manuscripts ESARBICA ICA Memory of the World Committee World Blind Union WSIS IFLA 2007 - Durban