In South Africa, government departments are under legislative obligations to adopt a systematic and organised approach to the management of records. This is because sound records management is fundamental for good governance and effective and efficient administration of government units. This article analyses records management trends at Statistics South Africa (StatsSA). Qualitative desktop research was used with key legislative and policy sources, StatsSA documents and international literature. The study revealed that numerous challenges existed in the organisation’s records management. These challenges include: creation of the record retention and disposal authority granted by the Archivist; stakeholder relations and engagement; compliance with the National Archives and Records Services of South Africa (NARSSA) Act No. 43 of 1996 as the primary legislation for records and archives management in South Africa; and digitalization and transformation. The article recommends that the resource centre be digitalized by adopting the Millennium and Sierra Integrated Library Systems software for records management, skills development archiving and enhanced stakeholder relations. An effective and efficient records and archives management system promotes good governance, accountability, and transparency.

在南非，政府部门负有立法义务，要求采用系统和有组织的方法来管理记录。这是因为良好的记录管理对于良好治理以及对政府部门的有效管理至关重要。本文分析了南非统计局（StatsSA）的记录管理趋势。定性桌面研究与主要的立法和政策资料，StatsSA文件和国际文献一起使用。研究表明，该组织的档案管理存在许多挑战。这些挑战包括：建立档案管理员授予的记录保留和处置权限；利益相关者关系和参与；遵守《南非国家档案和记录服务（NARSSA）法》作为南非记录和档案管理的主要立法的1996年第43号；以及数字化和转型。文章建议通过采用Millennium和Sierra集成图书馆系统软件对资源中心进行数字化，以进行记录管理，技能开发存档和增强利益相关者关系。高效有效的记录和档案管理系统可促进良好的治理，问责制和透明度。