South African Archives Website

[3sillydogs]

Is it just me or is anyone else having problems accessing Naairs today?  I keep getting this:

IMW0254E
Error 403
IMW0218E Forbidden by rule.

IBM HTTP Server V5R3M0

When I try to access the Search Page?

[ShaunJ]

It's been down for a few days. I emailed the technical help address but my email bounced back.

[Kiltpin]

New site -

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.za/search-the-collections

Regards

Chas

[3sillydogs]

When did they change this. I used it on the 19th and it was functioning as usual.

Added:

and I can't say I like this new format,  it is going to make it even more difficult for folk who had problems with the original format to find anything!!!!!

[Nick_Ips]

I'd never heard of the site (well I'd never really looked) but just typed in a name out of curiousity and got a result for a South African Constabulary conduct and service record.

But there's no indication of if and how I can view the details of the record - only contact details for the National Archives Repository.

Is it worth emailing them and asking?

[ShaunJ]

Is it worth emailing them and asking?

Yes - I've found them very helpful in the past.

[Nick_Ips]

Thanks Shaun, I'll give it a go.

[3sillydogs]

It depends on which archive you will be contacting.  The Pietermaritzburg one is usually very helpful but the one in Pretoria has sent me an email with a list of private researchers telling me to contact one of them.

You could try www.eggsa.org they have a document ordering service with very reasonable rates.  The information is on their site.  The only one they can't do is the Cape Town one they do their own.

[gingerbit]

With the details from Kiltpin, I managed to get on to the site and was asked to register. However, They cannot e-mail the password to me and my request is pending.! I suppose they can only do things in office hours.
Some interesting articles on their page about the new look site.