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Mission
The Swaziland National Archives, established by the Archives Act no.5 of 1971.  Mission is to empower Swazi citizens to fully participate in their country's social, political and economic life through the equitable development, preservation and protection of the Swazi cultural heritage.

Sections within the archives:

· Records management:

Is mainly concerned with improving the economy and efficiency in the creation, maintenance and use of records during the entire cycle.

· Archives administration/research centre:
this deals mainly with non-current records of permanent value. Indexes date between 1947-1969. This is mainly consulted by researchers and visiting scholars.

· Library:
in this section there is secondary materials on Swaziland; books, government publications, reports, conference papers, Gazettes dating from 1901, times of Swaziland dating from 1905; press cuttings from south African newspapers and SADC publications.

· Photography section:
this section has a collection of photographs dating from the pre-independence era to date. These photographs are of national events.

· Book binding:
this section deals with all materials to be bound from all sections.

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