Jonathan Ball Publishers jobs and careers
South Africa
As of October 24, 2026, Jonathan Ball Publishers has no open roles listed.
About Jonathan Ball Publishers
Jonathan Ball Publishers was started in 1976 and is the leading publisher and distributor of English general books in South Africa. We specialise in South African history, politics and current affairs and also publish some fiction. We also act as agents for British and American publishers, marketing and distributing books on their behalf in southern Africa. Among the many and varied titles distributed in South Africa by us are the Harry Potter series, probably the biggest success story ever in the field of children's literature. We are also the sole distributors of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and C.S. Lewis' popular stories in The Chronicles of Narnia series. Jonathan Ball Publishers have won the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award on eight occasions with The Dead will Arise by Jeff Peires, The Scramble for Africa by Thomas Pakenham, Mandela by Anthony Sampson, The Seed is Mine by Charles van Onselen, Mouthful of Glass by Henk van Woerden and Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred by Mark Gevisser. Jonny Steinberg is the only author to have won the prize twice for Midlands in 2003 and for The Number in 2005.
- Founded
- 1976
- Employees
- 125
- Headquarters
- South Africa
Leadership
The top of Jonathan Ball Publishers's org chart, with how many people report into each leader.
Eugene Ashton
CEO
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- Jonathan Ball Publishers has no open roles listed as of October 24, 2026. Roles appear here as soon as they are posted on Jonathan Ball Publishers's careers site.
- Where is Jonathan Ball Publishers headquartered?
- Jonathan Ball Publishers is headquartered in South Africa and was founded in 1976.
- Who leads Jonathan Ball Publishers?
- Eugene Ashton, CEO, is at the top of Jonathan Ball Publishers's org chart.
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