Paarl Media News

Heritage school receives support from business

Thursday, 21 February 2013 | Published in: Paarl Media News

Through unity of purpose and a drive to work collaboratively, government and businesses can offer a significant contribution towards socioeconomic development. In an effort to support government initiatives, Paarl Media has joined forces with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in support of the campaign, 94+ Schools Project for Madiba. This campaign has identified 94 schools that are in dire need of assistance and Eastern Cape heritage school, Clarkebury Senior Secondary was marked as one of the schools to benefit. “Clarkebury has played an important role in the development of youth in South African history,… Read more

Paarl Media - Cycling makes Cents

Monday, 22 October 2012 | Published in: Paarl Media News

On 16 and 17 October, staff from the Paarl Media Group, Paarl Media Cape and Paarl Coldset Central offices, were encouraged to participate in the 'Cycling makes cents' initiative at the Wellness Day. Cycling Makes Cents was in aid of Bright Stars - a safe home for children, and Paarl Media donated R10 per km cycled in 5 minutes. So, in addition to making the staff more fit, their effort contributed a lot to those who need it the most! The staff cycled for 262.41km in total - We are… Read more

2012 Paarl Media Bursary Trust

Monday, 22 October 2012 | Published in: Paarl Media News

Making study dreams come true The Paarl Media Bursary Trust has awarded ten new bursaries for tertiary study in 2013. The new recipients and many of the existing beneficiaries were acknowledged at a function at Lemoenkloof Guest House in Paarl on Tuesday, 16 October. For Miancke Knoetze, a matriculant at Labori High School, the receipt of a bursary from the Paarl Media Bursary Trust will be making her dreams to study further come true, opening up doors and opportunities that would not have been possible otherwise. She is the first… Read more

Paarl Media and Primedia astounded at Competition Commission ruling

Thursday, 08 December 2011 | Published in: Paarl Media News

Paarl Media and Primedia are astounded by the decision by the Competition Commission yesterday (6 December 2011) to reverse the unconditional approval it gave in January 2011 regarding the acquisition by Paarl Media of Primedia@Home. “Our legal teams are studying the decision, but the likelihood is that we will refer the matter to the Competition Tribunal to reconsider the Commission's decision,” said Stephen van der Walt, CEO of Paarl Media and Geraint Crwys-Williams, Group Commercial & Legal Executive at Primedia. In a joint statement the representatives of the respective companies… Read more

Paarl Media Management Structure Announcement

Tuesday, 29 November 2011 | Published in: Paarl Media News

In response to growth and organisational changes experienced, the Paarl Media Group has reorganised the structure of its executive team to support the continued success of the business. Stephen van der Walt, CEO of Paarl Media, explains: "Over the last three years, we have acquired Paarl Coldset, set up a new heatset plan in KwaZulu-Natal, re-capitalised both Paarl Media Cape and Paarl Media Gauteng, invested in a new distribution system and the establishment of distributions centres, as well as rebuilt Paarl Print into Paarl Media Paarl." He highlighted the following… Read more

Paarl Media bursary trust award 2011

Tuesday, 29 November 2011 | Published in: Paarl Media News

For the fifth consecutive year, a group of students from the Boland area have been awarded bursaries from the Paarl Media Bursary Trust for tertiary study in 2012. At a function for the new and existing students, held at Lemoenkloof Guest House on Tuesday, 10 November, Nico Grobbelaar, Human Resource Director of Paarl Media, welcomed and congratulated the six successful applicants and their families. Since the inception of the Trust in 2006, thirty three students have qualified for this financial assistance. Lambert Retief, Non Executive Chairman of Paarl Media, acknowledged… Read more

New Cerutti Publication Gravure Aurora Press

Monday, 31 October 2011 | Published in: Paarl Media News

Both the Paarl Media Group and Cerutti organisations announced the acquisition by the Paarl Media Group of a Cerutti publication gravure Aurora press at the annual meeting of the European Rotogravure Association in Munich, Germany, this week. In a move shadowing the evolution of the print media industry, Cerutti has promised a full production date of 01 September 2012. Given the logistics around this three storey, 400 ton press, this will be an amazing achievement. Given that the R3.5bn recapitalisation of the Paarl Media Group over the last three years… Read more

Paarl Media Acquires PRIMEDIA@HOME

Wednesday, 02 February 2011 | Published in: Paarl Media News

The Paarl Media Group is pleased to announce their successful acquisition of PRIMEDIA@HOME. The Competition Commission has granted unconditional approval for the transaction, which has an effective date of 1 November 2010. PRIMEDIA@HOME is South Africa’s leading direct-to-home advertising distributor, targeting defined audiences with maximum precision. Their national footprint includes over 34 outlets throughout Southern Africa. The Paarl Media Group intends to utilise PRIMEDIA@HOME to enhance the distribution services offered to their clients, in particular to retailers, to include a more meaningful and cost effective marketing channel for their printed… Read more

Paarl Media Bursary Trust Award 2010

Friday, 22 October 2010 | Published in: Paarl Media News

For the fourth consecutive year, a group of matriculants from the Boland area have been awarded bursaries from the Paarl Media Bursary Trust to begin further study in 2011. At a function for the new and existing students, held at Lemoenkloof Guest House on Tuesday, 19 October, Nico Grobbelaar, Human Resource Director of Paarl Media, explained the award process; "The successful recipients were selected by the Board of Trustees based on financial need, academic performance to date, relevancy of course as well as demonstrated leadership and community involvement. This year… Read more

Stephen van der Walt awarded the Hubert Coetzee Award for Management Excellence

Friday, 30 July 2010 | Published in: Paarl Media News

On Tuesday, 27 July, Stephen van der Walt, was awarded the Hubert Coetzee Award for Management Excellence at the Media24 Conference. The Hubert Coetzee Award was introduced as an instrument equal to the Piet Cillié Award. While the latter laurels creativity in journalism, the Hubert Coetzee Award honours exemplary management. Applicable criteria are initiative, drive, perseverance, leadership, integrity, strategic approach, expertise, self-development, loyalty towards Naspers and entrepreneurship without sacrificing sound judgement. Congratulations Stephen! Paarl Media is proud of you! Read more