Members Corner |
 PAMSA -
PAMSA was formed in 1992 to represent the South African pulp and paper producers. Their current membership represents over 90% of the paper manufacturing capacity in South Africa. PAMSA promotes growth and development through coordinating activities common to the paper industry, promoting the interest of the industry in various foruma, providing a forum for the development and presentation of a common industry view on issues.
http://www.pamsa.co.za |
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PIFSA -
PIFSA's vision is to assist the printing, paper/flexible packaging and newspaper industries to be globally competitive and socially responsible.
PIFSA strives to:
 represent and protect the sector's interests in policy matters
actively campaign for access to lower priced raw materials
identify and promote export opportunities
provide cost effective training and development for members
encourage BEE and dealing with the HIV/Aids pandemic
http://www.pifsa.org/ |
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Launched in 2004, after extensive consultation with authors around the country, ANFASA aims to give voice to the interests and concerns of all academic and non-fiction authors, whether or not their works have appeared in print. This is South Africa’s first national association specially for authors of general non-fiction works, textbooks and academic books, dedicated to promoting their works and their status in society, sharing information and offering advice.
http://www.anfasa.org.za |
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 South African Writer's Association (SAWA) |
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 PASA -
PASA is the official body representing the South African publishing industry. It has more than 150 members which include commercial organisations, university presses, NGO's, small privately owned publishers as well as importers and distributors. PASA identifies and represents the needs of the publishing industry with government, the SABDC and internationally through APNET and IPA. A full list of publishers and freelancers are collected annually -
http://www.publishsa.org/ |
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APA (African Publishers’ Association) was founded on the 17 December 2005 by and on behalf of the previously disadvantaged publishers, in recognition of their particular role and responsibility in confronting the continuing disparities hampering the growth and advancement of African publishers in South Africa.
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 SABA -
SABA's vision is to coordinate and promote the interest of the book trade in general and that of booksellers in particular and to regulate the attitudes and interests of all members of the Association.
SABA strives to:
Promote buying in South Africa
Collect and disseminate information on the book trade
Support or oppose policies affecting book trade |
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Liasa - The Association strives to unite, develop and empower all people in the library and information field into an organization that will provide dynamic leadership and that will transform, develop and support library and information services for all the people in South Africa.
http://www.liasa.org.za
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THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SOUTH AFRICA - The National Library of South Africa is the leading national library and information centre of excellence in Africa and the world.
http://www.nlsa.ac.za/NLSA/centreforthebook
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Blindlib is a National Library which provides for the literature and information needs of visually and print impaired persons throughout South Africa and increasingly Sub-Saharan Africa. Audio and Braille books are circulated to its widespread and extensive membership via postal delivery.
http://www.blindlib.org.za/
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Observers: |
The National Departments of Arts and Culture (DAC), Education (DoE) and Trade and Industry (DTI) have Observer status on the Council and attend the quarterly Council Meetings of the SABDC. The SABDC works in partnership with government towards developing the book industries in South Africa. The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and Industry Associations fund the SABDC.
Department of Trade and Industry
Department of Arts and Culture
Department of Education |
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