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World Photography Day 2025 – My Favourite Photo Every year on 19 August, World Photography Day invites us to pause and reflect on the power of photography to preserve, inspire, and connect us. The theme for 2025, “My Favourite Photo”, is both simple and profound reminding us how a single image can hold memories, meaning, […]

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What does the future of archives look like in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)? At this year’s South African Society of Archivists (SASA) Annual Conference in Cape Town, that question took centre stage. As archivists, we’re not just preserving the past, we’re rethinking how we capture, describe, and share it in a rapidly evolving […]

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Mokete David Makhanya, a valued member of the SANAE 55 overwintering team, who departed this life on 30 July 2025. L-R: Padraig Riley, Mike Phillips, Vince Rademeyer, Parikshit Bohra, Abby Paton, Mokete Makhanya, David Malan, Bona Mbeki, Tshepo Tawane, Mark White. […]