Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers ( JSE: CAT) is a South African

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company.

History

The company was founded in 1902 by William Gindra and Edward Green, two

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businessmen who started a small

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and general printing factory in Pretorius Street and named it after early English printer

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. In 1947, Dr HJ van der Bijl became chairman of the board; he was the driving force behind the company going public the same year, as Caxton

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In 1961, Caxton was purchased by Eagle Press and at the same time acquired its first newspaper, the ''South African Jewish Times''. During the same year Caxton moved its operations to

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. In 1968, Caxton again changed ownership, this time to Felstar Publications. During the same year, ''The Germiston Eagle'' was introduced as a weekly supplement to the ''South African Jewish Times''. This was the forerunner of all community newspapers in South Africa. By 1978, Caxton were publishing the following newspapers either fortnightly, monthly or weekly: ''Sandton Chronicle'', ''North Eastern Tribune'', ''Northcliff and Blackheath Times'', ''Randburg Sun'', ''Southern Courier'', ''Mayfair-Brixton'', ''Newlands-Melville Telegraph'', ''Rosebank Killarney Gazette'' and ''Roodepoort Record''. In 1985, Caxton acquired CTP (Cape and Transvaal Printers), a R100-million printing company. This enabled Caxton to meet the growing demand for the high-speed, high-quality printing of newspapers and magazines. Caxton/CTP (as the company became popularly known) later consolidated their various subsidiary companies under the CTP banner and, post-1994, formed a partnership with the National Empowerment Consortium (NEC). Caxton and another publisher, Perskor, merged in July 1998, forming a company with a turnover in excess of ZAR R2

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a year. As a result of the merger '' The Citizen'', a daily newspaper, was also acquired.

Magazines

Caxton/CTP's magazine division publishes fifteen titles in the following sectors: family magazines, women's magazines, home, lifestyle and decor, lifestyle and entertainment, religion and farming. Of them, ''Bona'', ''Country Life'', ''Essentials'', ''Food & Home'', ''Garden & Home'', ''People'', ''

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'', ''Vrouekeur'', ''Woman & Home'' and ''Your Family'' were all closed by the company in May 2020.

Newspapers

Caxton/CTP's newspaper division either owns or co-owns 88 titles, although a significant number of these are free community newspapers. The division's newspapers operate from fifty offices in eight of South Africa's nine provinces and have a combined print run of over two million copies.

Websites

Of the five newspaper titles which Caxton is involved with, 72 titles have websites which are regularly updated. This group of sites is known as the Local News Network; a network of hyperlocal websites which run daily community content. Local News Network and the success of The Citizen’s website makes Caxton the second-largest digital publisher in South Africa, as per Effective Measure statistics from August 2018. Caxton also owns ''Looklocal'', a news aggregator which delivers hyperlocal and international content, classifieds and events listings.

List of Local News Network websites

* Alex News * City Buzz * Fourways Review * Midrand Reporter * North Eastern Tribune * Rosebank/Killarney Gazette * Sandton Chronicle * African Reporter * Alberton Record * Bedfordview Edenvale News * Benoni City Times * Boksburg Advertiser * Brakpan Herald * Comaro Chronicle * Germiston City News * Joburg East Express * Kempton Express * Southern Courier * Springs Advertiser * Tembisan * Krugersdorp News * Randfontein Herald * Roodeport Record * Roodeport Northsider * Northcliff/Melville Times * Randburg Sun * Pretoria Record Centurion * Pretoria Record East * Pretoria Record Moot * Pretoria Record North * Barberton Times * Corridor Gazette * Echo Ridge * Hazyview Herald * Lowvelder * Mpumalanga News * Nelspruit Post * Ridge Times * Steelburger/Lydenburg News * White River Post * Middleburg Observer * Witbank News * Estcourt /Midlands News * Ladysmith Gazette * Newcastle Advertiser * Northern Natal Courier * Vryheid Herald * Berea Mail * Highway Mail * Northglen News * South Coast Sun * Southlands Sun * Zululand Observer * North Coast Courier * Chatsworth Rising Sun * Overport Rising Sun * Phoenix Sun * South Coast Herald * Maritzburg Sun * Public Eye * Heidelberg/Nigel Heraut * Lenasia Rising Sun * Echo Ridge * Highvelder * Ridge Times * Standerton Advertiser * Standerton Ibis

References

External links

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The Citizen (daily newspaper owned by the group)

Looklocal (news aggregator)

Local News Network (network of hyperlocal news sites)
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