Harry's Printers

02/10/2026

✨📚 ✨ 𝟑 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 ✨🇿🇦✨

We are so excited to be a part of this year’s Eastern Cape Provincial Book Fair once again!

Watch this space for more news as we descend on the beautiful Hogsback, Eastern Cape - a place famous for its literary inspiration for “The Lord of the Rings” ✨📚✨

We look forward to seeing you there ✨📚

Poonam Harry Praveena Karson
Roy Hewett

The 2026 Eastern Cape Provincial Book Fair is here. Join us for conversations around autism, GBV and so much more!

02/10/2026

We are so excited to celebrate our 97th year of existence ✨🎉✨ See below for some awesome prizes up for grabs!

Watch this space as we launch some exciting product and promo specials as part of the festivities and as we gear up for the Festive Season soon upon us ✨🎄✨🤩✨🎉✨

Thank YOU to all our amazing clients, stakeholder, team members and supporters for your continued loyalty, dedication and enthusiasm as we grow the Harry’s Group to even greater heights ✨🎉🥳

30/09/2026

We are so proudly South African and end this month with huge gratitude for all that showed up in this month of our heritage ✨🇿🇦✨🙏🏽🇿🇦✨

From bunny chows to melktert, Ouma rusks to Mrs Balls chutney, green and gold to proteas, mini taxi buses to vuvuzelas, our hearts beat to the tune of Africa’s sounds and rhythms ✨🎼🇿🇦✨🥳

Here’s to all the rest of the year holds - stronger together always ✨🙏🏽🇿🇦😎💚

Poonam Harry Priya Harry

As we close out Heritage Month, we celebrate the rich diversity, vibrant cultures and unique traditions that make South Africa truly special ✨🇿🇦✨

At the Harry’s Group, our differences bring us together, strengthen our shared identity and inspire us to build a more inclusive future for all our stakeholders ✨🎉🇿🇦✨

Thank you for celebrating and honouring this month with us filled with new chapters at our new branch Beacon Bay Crossing ✨😎 We are so excited for all that is to come…

Here’s to our heritage, our unity and the beautiful spirit of Mzansi ✨🥳✨🇿🇦

Poonam Harry Priya Harry
Karen de Abreu Duncan Neill
Kim Horlor Praveena Karson
Marlene Macaskill Mike V

16/09/2026

Don’t miss out on the fun at our new branch Beacon Bay Crossing ✨🎉✨

Join the Harry's East London team for the Harry’s Beacon Bay launch 🚀 We can’t wait to meet you and share our new space with you all!

14/09/2026

Don’t miss out on the excitement!
Be sure to be at our newest branch launch Beacon Bay Crossing where Algoa FM will have their Hitmobile live with Schmidt!

Stand a chance to win some awesome prizes and join in the fun and activities on the day ✨🎉✨

✨🎉✨ 𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨…✨🎉✨
The countdown is officially on and getting better and better! Don’t miss out on the fun and activity lined for this week for our Open Day launch on Thursday, 𝟏𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 ✨🎉

Here’s what to look forward to:
✨ FREE face painting and popcorn 🍿
✨ Amazing prizes and giveaways
✨ Algoa FM Hitmobile love with Damian Schmidt bringing the vibes 🎉

Come through especially on the day to stand the chance of winning a grand draw prize hamper made up of prizes from Sunshine Coast Coffee Roastery
Flash Nail&Beauty Bar
BounceNBurnEastLondon
AppleBerry Care Centre
Umami_@thecrossing

We look so forward to welcoming you all and celebrating our newer and bigger premises with you Beacon Bay Crossing ✨🎉😎✨

Poonam Harry
Karen de Abreu Duncan Neill
Kim Horlor Praveena Karson
Marlene Macaskill

11/09/2026

📖 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄… 🎉🏆

Our judges have been hard at work these past couple weeks, going through all the brilliant entries we received for the 2026 𝑽&𝑲 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. After countless hours and months of hard work behind the scenes, we are excited to announce this year’s winners !!! 📝🌟

Our top 3 for this year are:

🥇 1st Place (R3000)+ an Algoa FM interview:
𝐂𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫
from Clarendon High School for Girls Clarendon High School for Girls
Short Story

🥈 2nd Place (R2000):
𝐋𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐳𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐚
from Clarendon High School
Poetry

🥉 3rd Place (R1000):
𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐡𝐨 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚
from Stirling High School Stirling High School
Essay

Congratulations to our top 3 for their outstanding work and achievement! 📖🌠 Your creativity and talent have truly shone through, and we’re proud to celebrate your achievements.

And congratulations also go out to ALL those who entered this year’s competition. By rising up to the challenge and diving deep into your creativity, we hope that you have all enjoyed and grown from this experience. 👏

As we did last year, we are pleased to announce that the top entries from this year’s competition will be published in an anthology book! Details regarding availability and pricing will be announced in due course. 📚

Thank you to everyone who participated and made this competition a success. Your passion and dedication have inspired us and pay tribute to the legacy of Vrij and Karuna Harry 🎉



Poonam Harry Priya Harry
Karuna Harry Roy Hewett
Praveena Karson

10/09/2026

✨🎉 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧! ✨🎉
Be sure to attend our official opening of our bigger, better and improved branch and store location Beacon Bay Crossing✨🙏🏽

There will be a host of activities and Algoa FM Hitmobile live at the event where you can meet Schmidt in person!

We look forward to seeing you there!

✨🎉 𝟕 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨!🎉✨

The countdown is official on and we’re only ONE week away from an exciting day at our new premises Beacon Bay Crossing! Join us next 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 for our launch opening with Algoa FM ✨😎✨🎉

✨ What to Expect:

• Meet 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐭 live with the Algoa FM Hitmobile

• Participate in a variety of 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 and meet our team

• Stand a chance to win loads of 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬!

Mark your calendars and be part of this fantastic celebration! Don’t miss out on the fun! 🎊

Poonam Harry Karen de Abreu
Shirley Van den Berg Praveena Karson
Kim Marlene Macaskill
Duncan Neill Sandra Sholayan

09/08/2026

🌸 Happy National Women’s Day, South Africa! 🌸

Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements and resilience of women across our nation. At Harry’s Printers Group, we honor the strength, creativity, and leadership of women who inspire us every day.

Let’s continue to uplift and empower one another as we work towards a more equitable future. Together, we can make a difference! 💪💖

07/08/2026

Today’s the day!

We are so exciting to be part of an industry that is putting women at the forefront of change ✨🙏🏽

Our director Priya Harry will be attending the JHB event today while Poonam Harry, our other director will be attending the DBN as a panelist as well as the CPT events ✨🙏🏽

As a company currently being spearheaded by two female leaders, we are so delighted that we get to be a part of this imperative change in our industry and the economy as a whole within our country and trailblaze the way forward ✨🎉✨

What a way to bring in Women’s Day and Month ✨🎉✨

22/06/2026

📣 𝗩𝗥𝗜𝗝 & 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲✍️

We are excited to announce that entries for this year’s Vrij & Karuna Harry Young Writers Competition are now 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!

The competition is open to school-going learners in East London from Grade 8 to 11. We are looking for original and creative short stories, essays, or poetry that will capture our imagination.🗳

To enter the competition, fill in the Online Entry Form and upload your submission here: https://form.jotform.com/261258504088460. 📨

Alternatively, printed entry forms are available from our East London branches and entries can be dropped off there too 📝

✒️WORD COUNT: short stories and essays 500 – 1000 words or 3 poems to be submitted
✒️LANGUAGE: English
📌 COMPETITION CLOSES: 24 July 2026 📅

🥇GREAT PRIZES TO BE WON 🥇
Thank you to our amazing partner Algoa FM for their prize of a LIVE interview with our winner 🏆 Stay turned for more info!!!

Our panel of judges will review all submissions based on originality, creativity, and adherence to the rules. T’s & C’s apply.

Poonam Harry Priya Harry
Praveena Karson Sandra Sholayan
Roy Hewett Shirley Van den Berg