Shuter Trade
Publishers in King William'S Town

Shuter & Shuter Publishers is a leading South African publisher of Educational, Supplementary Learning, General and Indigenous Language material.

Committed to serving the educational needs of a changing Southern Africa. In pursuing this vision we strive to: develop and publish quality educational material, provide supplementary professional services, offer a superior distribution facility, operate in a planned and cost effective way, exercise integrity in all our activities. In so doing, the Company seeks to meet the expectations of all its stake holders and aspires to play a leading role in educational publishing in Southern Africa. We are actively involved in the development of educational materials for the Southern Africa market. Shuters' products include textbooks and teacher guides, literature works, supplementary readers and resource material for school, library and retail markets. We publish language courses and literature titles in most of the South African indigenous languages. Vause, Slatter and Co. was originally a printing, stationery and music business. According to a letter which we received from the Standard Bank in 1981, when they presented the company with a plaque commemorating 102 years of association, the company Vause, Slatter and Co. was established in These premises were specially built to their requirements. Ryder taking over as Managing Director of the Publishing Division and Mr. E.O. The firms publishing activities commenced in the early 1930's, producing mainly Zulu novels, poetry and textbooks. More recently the publishing operations have been expanded to cover the requirements of all educational authorities of South Africa. During World War II, when it was difficult to import books, Shuter's published jointly with overseas publishers, to enable leading titles to be available in sufficient quantity to meet demand. The Publishing Division also has a presence in Cape Town, East London and Randburg. There is a main warehouse at Plessislaer, Pietermaritzburg from which the company distributes its books countrywide. One of the earliest business houses in Pietermaritzburg was Vause, Slatter and Co. Established in 1850 it was originally a printing, stationery and music business.