NB Publishers

Our core activity is the publishing of books for the South African general market. We publish across all genres, mainly in Afrikaans and English.

Our titles range from popular novels to literary fiction, from romances to hard-hitting political exposés and biographies, from cookery, health and gardening to humour, to books for young adults, as well as illustrated and mass market children's books and dictionaries.

To a lesser extent, we also publish books in African languages, a sector of the market we hope to grow.

NB Publishers comprises four main imprints: Tafelberg, Human & Rousseau, Pharos and Kwela Books. Each imprint has its own independent editorial staff supported by joint marketing, administrative and financial divisions.

We are leaders in the publication of Afrikaans literature and are significant players in the South African book market.

Eloise Wessels is the MD of NB Publishers

Personal assistant:
Lana Billington
Tel +27(0) 21 406 2221
Fax +27(0) 21 406 3812
E-mail lbilling@nb.co.za

Physical address: 
12th Floor
Naspers
40 Heerengracht
Roggebaai
8012

Postal address:
PO Box 879
Cape Town
8000
Tel +27(0)21 406 3033
Fax +27(0)21 406 3812
E-mail nb@nb.co.za

Visit our website at www.nb.co.za 

Tafelberg Publishers is one of the leading general publishers in South Africa and best known for publishing Afrikaans fiction, authoritative political works, children's and youth literature in several of the country's languages plus a wide variety of non-fiction works.

Contact us:

Physical address:
12th Floor
Naspers
40 Heerengracht
Roggebaai
8012

Postal address:
PO Box 879
Cape Town
8000
Tel +27(0) 21 406 3033
Fax +27(0) 21 406 3812
E-mail tafelbrg@tafelberg.com

Visit our website at www.tafelberg.com

Human & Rousseau is one of South Africa's leading general publishers. Established in 1959 with the aim to publish mainly Afrikaans books, it now also publishes a large number of English titles. The focus, however, still is on quality Afrikaans literature, popular literature, children's and youth literature for the general market, as well as health, cookery, self-help and actuality books in both English and Afrikaans. Human & Rousseau also publishes educational books under the imprint Best Books.

Contact us:

Physical address:
12th Floor
Naspers
40 Heerengracht
Roggebaai
8012

Postal address:
PO Box 5050
Cape Town
8000
Tel +27(0) 21 406 3033
Fax +27(0) 21 406 3812
E-mail humanhk@humanrousseau.com

Visit our website at www.humanrousseau.com

Kwela was established in 1994 with the aim to make book publishing in South Africa more representative. The company has published numerous award-winning titles. The focus is on fiction, autobiographies and non-fiction with a cultural slant. Although Kwela publishes mainly in English it has also published several Afrikaans works.

Contact us:

Physical address:
12th Floor
Naspers
40 Heerengracht
Roggebaai
8012

Postal address:
PO Box 6525
Roggebaai
8012
Tel +27(0) 21 406 3605
Fax +27(0) 21 406 3712
E-mail kwela@kwela.com

Visit our website at www.kwela.com

Pharos is the dictionary division of the NB group and the only publisher in South Africa specialising in dictionaries in all the national languages. Besides publishing several well-known Afrikaans and English/Afrikaans dictionaries, the Pharos backlist boasts bilingual and trilingual dictionaries for seven of South Africa's other national languages.

Contact us:

Physical address:
12th Floor
Naspers
40 Heerengracht
Roggebaai
8012

Postal address:
PO Box 879
Cape Town
8000
Tel +27(0) 21 406 3033
Fax +27(0) 21 406 3812
E-mail pharos@pharos.co.za

Visit our website at www.pharos.co.za

Best Books is the educational division of NB Publishers and was established in 1996. The imprint specialises in, and is renowned for the development of integrated language texts and language series and has recently begun publishing Afrikaans and English literature with accompanying teacher’s guides for Further Education and Training.