Pearson Education is South Africa’s premier supplier of information for personal and
professional development. We publish books for all ages, all levels of literacy and all
academic levels.
We are associated with Pearson - one of the world's great publishers and the world's
biggest book company. We are equally proud of our home-grown publishing list
which is expanding every day and which carries the same quality standards required
internationally of any Pearson product. Our distribution and agency services are
recognised as excellent by many international publishers who work with us to
promote and sell books across a range of subjects and interests.
Pearson Education South Africa (PESA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Maskew Miller Longman Group (MML), the country's largest educational publisher.
Pearson Education SA publishes, sources and markets education, reference and lifestyle
resources in both print and electronic form to promote personal and professional
development for all ages and literacy levels.
About Maskew Miller Longman (MML)
Maskew Miller was founded in South Africa in 1893. The company merged with
Longman South Africa almost 100 years later and is today the largest and most
successful educational publisher in Africa.
MML's product range (incorporating PESA) extends from pre-school and home
education to adult literacy, from primary and high school to technical and academic,
and from corporate to individual management development. MML itself is the largest
schools publisher in South Africa.
The Maskew Miller Longman Group is owned jointly by the CTP/Caxton Group and
Pearson Education (a company in the Pearson plc group).
About CTP/Caxton
CTP/Caxton publishes a number of newspapers and magazines and is one of the
largest commercial printers in South Africa. It also manufactures a range of
stationery products and produces packaging for a wide range of users.
Some of the CTP/Caxton businesses and titles include:
• Bona, Country Life, Farmer’s Weekly. Garden & Home, People, Rooi Rose,
Your Family, and the Citizen Newspaper.
• CTP printers
About Pearson plc
Pearson plc is an international media company with world-leading businesses in
education, business information and consumer publishing.
Pearson helps children and adults to learn, business people to make good decisions,
and readers to wind down or wise up with a good book.
The group consists of three major businesses: The Financial Times Group, the
Penguin Group and Pearson Education.
Within South Africa, Pearson plc has an interest in both Maskew Miller Longman
and BDFM (Business Day and Financial Mail).
About Pearson Education
Pearson Education educates 100 million people worldwide and is the global leader
in educational publishing, providing scientifically research-based print and digital
programmes to help students learn at their own pace, in their own way.
Pearson Education has the most widely trusted and respected programmes in
educational and professional publishing, and offers the most comprehensive range
of educational programmes, in all subjects, for every age and level of student, from
pre-school to grade 12 through higher education and on into professional life.
Pearson Education imprints (all of which are distributed by Pearson Education
South Africa) include:
• Adobe Press
• Addison-Wesley
• Allyn & Bacon
• Cisco Press
• Financial Times - Prentice Hall
• Longman
• New Riders
• Peachpit Press
• Prentice Hall
• PTR PH
• Que
• Sams