Ordering documents from South Africa

[Di33]

Hi

Can I ask for some advice please.

I live in the UK and have received a quote from Cape Town archives for the supply of estate files.  They have quoted 46.50 rand which is about £2.50 to £3.00 and the letter says to pay by international bank transfer but this will cost me £25.00 to do this
Has anyone else from the UK ordered from South Africa?  Is there a cheaper way to send the money?
Thanks
Di

[RAllanB]

Are you aware that some estate files are on Family Search:

South Africa, Cape Province, Western Cape Archives Records, 1792-1992
Description
Church records, civil registration, probate estate files, slave records and immigration records housed in the Western Cape Archive located in Cape Town. The records pertain to places throughout the Cape Province. This collection is being published as images become available.

Regards
Allan Beeby

[RAllanB]

Unfortunately,  The cape archives are a bit of a problem, however for the other archives the eGSSA are very helpful.  The below from their website:

Archive Documents Photographs

Written by eGGSA on 31 March 2017.
We can obtain copies of documents from the South African Archives repositories at Pietermaritzburg (NAB) for Natal, Durban (TBD), Bloemfontein (VAB) for the Orange Free State and Pretoria (TAB)  for the Transvaal.

The references and details as given in the NAAIRS online index must be provided. 

NB. We cannot obtain document copies from the The Cape Town Archives Repository (KAB) which has banned mechanical copying by any means of documents in their care.
We understand they will offer a copying service themselves.

Nor can we obtain documents from any other South African repository.

This is a photographic service, not a research service.