Pearson Education South Africa(PESA) 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.
PESA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pearson Southern Africa (PSA) the country's largest educational publisher. Pearson is the world’s largest education company and we are proud to distribute its vast range of books, materials and resources across Africa.
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.
About Pearson Southern Africa (PSA)
PSA can trace its roots back to 1893 when the company Maskew Miller was founded in South Africa. The company merged with Longman South Africa almost 100 years later to form Maskew Miller Longman which today is the largest and most successful educational publisher in Africa.
PSA is owned by Pearson Education (a company in the Pearson plc group) with significant shareholding by the CTP/Caxton Group.
PSA also owns the following companies:
- Maskew Miller Longman
- Heinemann
- Pearson Southern Africa International
- Edexcel South Africa
- Pearson Education Achievement Solutions
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.
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 Pearson Southern Africa
and BDFM (Business Day and Financial Mail) in partnership with Avusa.