Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers

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Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited (Caxton / CTP) is a South African publisher headquartered in Johannesburg . One of the main areas of business is the publication of newspapers and magazines. By far the best-known newspaper among the published titles is The Citizen , the rest are smaller local papers. With Farmers Weekly , the oldest magazine in South Africa appears. In addition to this area, Caxton / CTP is also active in book printing, packaging production and others.

The publishing house employs around 5,000 people and is one of the largest in South Africa. Caxton / CTP's shares are traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

history

In 1902 the two businessmen William Gindra and Edward Green founded a stationery and printing company in Pretoria under the name Caxton. In 1947 Caxton became a public company and in 1961 was bought by Eagle Press. At the same time, the first newspaper, The South African Jewish Times, was bought . This was accompanied by the move to the Doornfontein district of Johannesburg. However, despite the takeover, Caxton remained listed on the stock exchange under its old name.

1968 Caxton was sold to "Felstar Publications". In 1971, The Blackheath Times was the first free newspaper to be published. In 1985, Caxton took over the printing company "CTP (Cape and Transvaal Printers)" as part of a reverse takeover . In 1987, a joint venture for advertising acquisition was founded with the "Argus Newspaper Group" under the name "Newspaper Marketing Bureau (NMB)" , but this cooperation ended in January 1995 with the sale of the "Argus Newspaper Group" to the Irish company "Independent Newspapers ". In July 1998, the merger with Perskor followed , and the daily newspaper The Citizen was added to the range. Perskor had also owned half of the large Afrikaans-language weekly newspaper Rapport , but these shares were sold to the other owner " Naspers " in 1999 .

Company data for the fiscal year 2007

  • Chairman of the Board: Terry Moolman
  • Proceeds: Rand 4.006 billion
  • Profit: Rand 830 million

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