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Harry's Printers Harry's Printers is a print and copying specialist based in East London, South Africa. Branches also in Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and King William's Town.

Founded in 1929 Harry's Printers, initially called L. Harry & Sons, was started in 1929 by Mohan Harry and his brother, Ramlal, as a way to publish the writings of his father, Lalloo Harry. The business was started with one hand-held press and from there has grown to the largest commercial printing company in the Eastern Cape. The company is run by Mohan's son, Vrij Harry. Currently, Harry's Printers has a staff complement of over 150 and operates in East London as well as three other locations: Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and King William's Town.

Donโ€™t miss this!
07/10/2026

Donโ€™t miss this!

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐Ÿฅณ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ˆ๐‘๐–๐€๐•๐„๐’ ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“ป

SAVE THE DATE - We are so excited to showcase our ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐–๐ˆ๐๐๐„๐‘ of the ๐‘ฝ&๐‘ฒ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐’€๐’๐’–๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘พ๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ on Algoa FM Afternoon Drive with Damian Schmidt next week!๐Ÿ“๐ŸŒŸ

๐‚๐ก๐ฅ๐จ๐ž ๐“๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ซ will be joined live on air with our very own, Priya Harry, one of the judges for the competition.

Chloeโ€™s winning entry, a short story titled, โ€œA Fox in the Woodsโ€ saw her win a prize of R3000 cash as well as the live interview on AlgoaFM and a place in this yearโ€™s anthology! Chloe is a Grade 11 pupil from Clarendon High School for Girls Clarendon High School for Girls winning and we are so proud of her amazing accomplishmentโœจ๐ŸŽ‰

Thank you so much to AlgoaFM for being a partner and sponsor of our competition since inception. We are so humbled to be able to bring young writers voices to life for the 4th year and counting as we also celebrate Harryโ€™s - more than just print! birthday month โœจโœ๏ธ ๐Ÿฅณโœ’๏ธ ๐ŸŽ‰โœ๏ธ Also tune in for more info about where and when to get the latest anthology and some intel for next yearโ€™s competition!



Poonam Harry Roy Hewett Praveena Karson
Karen de Abreu nateliekriel

โœจ๐Ÿ“š โœจ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ โœจ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจWe are so excited to be a part of this yearโ€™s Eastern Cape Provincial Book Fair once again!Watch ...
02/10/2026

โœจ๐Ÿ“š โœจ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ โœจ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจ

We are so excited to be a part of this yearโ€™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 โ€œThe Lord of the Ringsโ€ โœจ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

We look forward to seeing you there โœจ๐Ÿ“š

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!

We are so excited to celebrate our 97th year of existence โœจ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ See below for some awesome prizes up for grabs!Watch this ...
02/10/2026

We are so excited to celebrate our 97th year of existence โœจ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ 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 โœจ๐ŸŽ„โœจ๐Ÿคฉโœจ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ

Thank YOU to all our amazing clients, stakeholder, team members and supporters for your continued loyalty, dedication and enthusiasm as we grow the Harryโ€™s Group to even greater heights โœจ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ

We are so proudly South African and end this month with huge gratitude for all that showed up in this month of our herit...
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 โœจ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจ

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 Africaโ€™s sounds and rhythms โœจ๐ŸŽผ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจ๐Ÿฅณ

Hereโ€™s to all the rest of the year holds - stronger together always โœจ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ’š

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 โœจ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจ

At the Harryโ€™s Group, our differences bring us together, strengthen our shared identity and inspire us to build a more inclusive future for all our stakeholders โœจ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจ

Thank you for celebrating and honouring this month with us filled with new chapters at our new branch Beacon Bay Crossing โœจ๐Ÿ˜Ž We are so excited for all that is to comeโ€ฆ

Hereโ€™s to our heritage, our unity and the beautiful spirit of Mzansi โœจ๐Ÿฅณโœจ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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

16/09/2026

Donโ€™t miss out on the fun at our new branch Beacon Bay Crossing โœจ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ

Join the Harry's East London team for the Harryโ€™s Beacon Bay launch ๐Ÿš€ We canโ€™t wait to meet you and share our new space with you all!

Donโ€™t miss out on the excitement!Be sure to be at our newest branch launch Beacon Bay Crossing where Algoa FM will have ...
14/09/2026

Donโ€™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 โœจ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ

โœจ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จโ€ฆโœจ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ
The countdown is officially on and getting better and better! Donโ€™t miss out on the fun and activity lined for this week for our Open Day launch on Thursday, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ โœจ๐ŸŽ‰

Hereโ€™s what to look forward to:
โœจ FREE face painting and popcorn ๐Ÿฟ
โœจ Amazing prizes and giveaways
โœจ Algoa FM Hitmobile love with Damian Schmidt bringing the vibes ๐ŸŽ‰

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 โœจ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜Žโœจ

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

๐Ÿ“– ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐–๐ˆ๐๐๐„๐‘๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„โ€ฆ ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ† Our judges have been hard at work these past couple weeks, going through all the brillian...
11/09/2026

๐Ÿ“– ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐–๐ˆ๐๐๐„๐‘๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„โ€ฆ ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ†

Our judges have been hard at work these past couple weeks, going through all the brilliant entries we received for the 2026 ๐‘ฝ&๐‘ฒ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐’€๐’๐’–๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘พ๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’. After countless hours and months of hard work behind the scenes, we are excited to announce this yearโ€™s winners !!! ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŒŸ

Our top 3 for this year are:

๐Ÿฅ‡ 1st Place (R3000)+ an Algoa FM interview:
๐‚๐ก๐ฅ๐จ๐ž ๐“๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ซ
from Clarendon High School for Girls Clarendon High School for Girls
Short Story

๐Ÿฅˆ 2nd Place (R2000):
๐‹๐ฎ๐›๐š๐›๐š๐ฅ๐จ ๐˜๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ณ๐š ๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š
from Clarendon High School
Poetry

๐Ÿฅ‰ 3rd Place (R1000):
๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐จ ๐•๐š๐ง๐๐š
from Stirling High School Stirling High School
Essay

Congratulations to our top 3 for their outstanding work and achievement! ๐Ÿ“–๐ŸŒ  Your creativity and talent have truly shone through, and weโ€™re proud to celebrate your achievements.

And congratulations also go out to ALL those who entered this yearโ€™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. ๐Ÿ‘

As we did last year, we are pleased to announce that the top entries from this yearโ€™s competition will be published in an anthology book! Details regarding availability and pricing will be announced in due course. ๐Ÿ“š

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 ๐ŸŽ‰



Poonam Harry Priya Harry
Karuna Harry Roy Hewett
Praveena Karson

โœจ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐ƒ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง! โœจ๐ŸŽ‰Be sure to attend our official opening of our bigger, better and improved branch and store loc...
10/09/2026

โœจ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐ƒ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง! โœจ๐ŸŽ‰
Be sure to attend our official opening of our bigger, better and improved branch and store location Beacon Bay Crossingโœจ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

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!

โœจ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ• ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ!๐ŸŽ‰โœจ

The countdown is official on and weโ€™re only ONE week away from an exciting day at our new premises Beacon Bay Crossing! Join us next ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ for our launch opening with Algoa FM โœจ๐Ÿ˜Žโœจ๐ŸŽ‰

โœจ What to Expect:

โ€ข Meet ๐ƒ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ญ live with the Algoa FM Hitmobile

โ€ข Participate in a variety of ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ and meet our team

โ€ข Stand a chance to win loads of ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ!

Mark your calendars and be part of this fantastic celebration! Donโ€™t miss out on the fun! ๐ŸŽŠ

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

๐ŸŒธ Happy National Womenโ€™s Day, South Africa! ๐ŸŒธ Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements and resilience of women ac...
09/08/2026

๐ŸŒธ Happy National Womenโ€™s Day, South Africa! ๐ŸŒธ

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

Letโ€™s continue to uplift and empower one another as we work towards a more equitable future. Together, we can make a difference! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’–

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ฉ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— & ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—ก๐—” ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ช๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒโœ๏ธWe are excited to announce that entries for this yearโ€™s Vrij & Kar...
22/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—ฉ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— & ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—ก๐—” ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ช๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒโœ๏ธ

We are excited to announce that entries for this yearโ€™s Vrij & Karuna Harry Young Writers Competition are now ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก!

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.๐Ÿ—ณ

To enter the competition, fill in the Online Entry Form and upload your submission here: https://form.jotform.com/261258504088460. ๐Ÿ“จ

Alternatively, printed entry forms are available from our East London branches and entries can be dropped off there too ๐Ÿ“

โœ’๏ธWORD COUNT: short stories and essays 500 โ€“ 1000 words or 3 poems to be submitted
โœ’๏ธLANGUAGE: English
๐Ÿ“Œ COMPETITION CLOSES: 24 July 2026 ๐Ÿ“…

๐Ÿฅ‡GREAT PRIZES TO BE WON ๐Ÿฅ‡
Thank you to our amazing partner Algoa FM for their prize of a LIVE interview with our winner ๐Ÿ† Stay turned for more info!!!

Our panel of judges will review all submissions based on originality, creativity, and adherence to the rules. Tโ€™s & Cโ€™s apply.

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

Address

14 Kimberley Road
East London
5201

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:30
Thursday 08:00 - 16:30
Friday 07:00 - 14:45

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