Introduction to South African Genealogy

Frequently Asked Questions Page, by Steve Hayes, Maureen Brady, Dafanie Goldsmith and Heather MacAlister

A Research Guide for Beginners, by Rosemary Dixon-Smith

Genealogiese Handleiding, by Daniel Jacobs. A downloadable guide to genealogical research in South Africa (in Afrikaans only)

Researching in South Africa - a very useful introduction by Dafanie Goldsmith

South African Genealogy how to start, by Anne Lehmkuhl

South African Genealogy, Beginner's Page, by Conrod Mercer

South African Genealogy Primer, by Janet Melville and Delia Robertson - in pdf format

Locating Death Records on LDS Films, by Ellen Stanton