Painted Earth Productions: PAIA Manual

PAIA Manual

Painted Earth Productions PAIA Manual

PAINTED EARTH PRODUCTIONS

A Guide to

ACCESSING OUR INFORMATION

Our Manual in terms of Section 51 of the

Promotion of Access to Information Act

PAIA MANUAL

HARD COPY POSTED TO :

The South African Human Rights Commission

PAIA Unit

Private Bag 2700

Houghton

Emailed to: PAIA@sahrc.org.za

Preamble:
The Promotion of Access to Information Act No. 2 of 2000 (“the Act”) came into operation on 23 November 2001. Section 51 of this Act requires that we as a private body compile a manual giving information to the public regarding the procedure to be followed in requesting information from us for the purpose of exercising or protecting rights

Introduction to the Private Body:
Painted Earth Productions is a close corporation operating in Gauteng. We as a private body have compiled this manual, not only to comply with the provisions of the Act, but also to foster a culture of transparency and accountability in our environment and to ensure that members of the public have effective access to information in our possession which will assist them in the exercise and protection of their rights.

Inside these pages you will be able to view the categories of information which we possess. You will also be shown the correct procedure to follow should you require access to any of this information.

A copy of this manual is also available at the offices of Painted Earth Productions.

Section A - Our details:
Full Name : Painted Earth Productions
Registration Number : 2006/056333/23
Registered Address : 183 Bartle Avenue, Murrayfield Ext 1
Pretoria, 0184
Postal Address : As above
Telephone Number : (+27) (0)83 725 9131
Fax Number : (+27) (0)12 803 6221
Members : Sharon van Wyk and Paul Henning
Designated Information Officer : Sharon van Wyk
Email Address of Information Officer : shazvw@xsinet.co.za
Website address : www.paintedearth.co.za

Section B – The official guide:
Section 10 of the Act requires the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to publish a Guide containing information reasonably required by a person wishing to exercise or protect any right in terms of this Act.

The Guide will contain the following information:

* The objects of the Act;
* The manner and form of a request for access to information held by a body;
* Assistance available from both the information officers and the Human Rights Commission in terms of this Act;
* All remedies in law regarding acts, omissions, rights and duties, including how to lodge an internal appeal and a court application;
* Schedules of fees to be paid in relation to requests for access to information;
* Regulations made in terms of the Act.

Copies of this Guide will be available as soon as it is published by the SAHRC, to which it was submitted in August 2005.

Enquiries regarding the Guide can be addressed to the SAHRC, the contact details of which are as follows:

Post: South African Human Rights Commission

Promotion of Access to Information Act Unit
Research and Documentation Department
Private Bag 2700
Houghton 2041
Telephone: (011) 484-8300
Fax: (011) 484-0582
Website: www.sahrc.org.za
E-mail: PAIA@sahrc.org.za

Section C – Information available in terms of the Act
1. Categories of information

We hold the following categories of information:

(a) STATUTORY COMPANY INFORMATION
Certificate of Incorporation; Certificate of Change of Name (if any);
Members’ shareholdings; Annual Financial Statements including: Annual accounts; Books of Account regarding information required by the Companies Act, 1973; Supporting schedules to books of account and ancillary books of account;

(b) ACCOUNTING RECORDS
Books of Account including journals and ledgers; Delivery notes, orders, invoices, statements, receipts, vouchers and bills of exchange.

(d) MOVABLE PROPERTY
Asset register; Finance and Lease Agreements, where applicable; Notarial Bonds, Deeds of Pledge.

(e) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Any trademarks, trade names and protected names; Copyrights; Agreements relating to intellectual property, research and development agreements, consulting agreements, use agreements, joint venture agreements and joint development agreements.

(f) AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS
Material agreements concerning provision of services or materials; Joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, participation, co-marketing, co-promotion or other alliance agreements; Agreements with shareholders, officers or directors; Agreements with contractors and suppliers; Agreements with customers; Sale agreements; Distributor, dealer or agency agreements; Purchase or lease agreements.

(g) TAXATION
Copies of all Income Tax Returns and other tax returns and documents;

(h) LEGAL
Records relating to legal proceedings; Licences, permits and authorisations; settlement agreements.

(i) INSURANCE
Insurance policies; Claim records; Details of insurance coverages, limits and insurers.

(j) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Hardware; Operating Systems; Telephone Exchange Equipment; Telephone Lines, Leased Lines and Data Lines; LAN Installations; Software Packages; Disaster Recovery; Internal Systems Support and Programming / Development; Capacity and Utilization of Current Systems; Agreements; Licenses.

(k) SALES AND MARKETING
Products; markets; customers; brochures, newsletters and advertising materials; sales.

2. Procedure for requesting access to the above information
If you wish to request access to any of the above categories of information, you are required to complete a prescribed request form.

These forms are available from:
• our information officer (whose contact details are in section A of this manual);
• the SAHRC website (www.sahrc.org.za)
• the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development website (www.doj.gov.za).

There is a prescribed fee (payable in advance) for requesting and accessing information in terms of the Act. Details of these fees are contained in the request form. You may also be called upon to pay the additional fees prescribed by regulation for searching for and compiling the information which you have requested, including copying charges.

It is important to note that access is not automatic – you must identify the right you are seeking to exercise or protect and explain why the record you request is required for the exercise or protection of that right. You will be notified in the manner indicated by you on the request form whether your request has been approved.

Section D – Information available in terms of other legislation.
Where applicable to our operations, information is also available in terms of certain provisions of the following statutes:

Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993;

Income Tax Act 58 of 1962;

Companies Act 61 of 1973;

Insolvency Act 24 of 1936;

Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997;

Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995;

Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998;

Unemployment Insurance Act 30 of 1966;

Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993;

Public Accountants and Auditors Act 51 of 1951;

Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001.

Section E – Information automatically available
The following categories of records are automatically available for inspection, purchase or photocopying. In other words you do not need to request this information in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act: Booklets; Pamphlets / Brochures; Posters; Other literature intended for public viewing.

Request forms for these categories of information are also available from our information officer, whose contact details appear in section A of this manual.

ANNEXURE “A”

FORM C

REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO RECORD OF PRIVATE BODY

(Section 53 (1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000

(Act No. 2 of 2000))

[Regulation 10]

A. Particulars of private body
The Head:
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B. Particulars of person requesting access to the record
(a) The particulars of the person who requests access to the record must be given below.
(b) The address and/or fax number in the Republic to which the information is to be sent must be given.
(c) Proof of the capacity in which the request is made, if applicable, must be attached.
Full names and surname: ................................................................................................................................................................
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Identity number: ............................................................................................................................................................................
Postal address: ..............................................................................................................................................................................
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Fax number: ...............................................................................
Telephone number:......................................................................
E-mail address:...........................................................................
Capacity in which request is made, when made on behalf of another person: ..................................................................................
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C. Particulars of person on whose behalf request is made
This section must be completed ONLY if a request for information is made on behalf of another person.

Full names and surname: ................................................................................................................................................................
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Identity number: ............................................................................................................................................................................

D. Particulars of record
(a) Provide full particulars of the record to which access is requested, including the reference number if that is known to you, to enable the record to be located.
(b) If the provided space is inadequate, please continue on a separate folio and attach it to this form. The requester must sign
all the additional folios.

1. Description of record or relevant part of the record:..............................................................................................
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2. Reference number, if available: ..................................................................................................................................................
3. Any further particulars of record: ...............................................................................................................................................
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E. Fees
(a) A request for access to a record, other than a record containing personal information about yourself, will be processed only after a
request fee has been paid.
(b) You will be notified of the amount required to be paid as the request fee.
(c) The fee payable for access to a record depends on the form in which access is required and the reasonable time required to search for and prepare a record.
(d) If you qualify for exemption of the payment of any fee, please state the reason for exemption.

Reason for exemption from payment of fees: .....................................................................................................................................
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F. Form of access to record
If you are prevented by a disability to read, view or listen to the record in the form of access provided for in 1 to 4 hereunder, state your disability and indicate in which form the record is required.

Disability: .............................................................................
Form in which record is required: ............................................
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(a) Compliance with your request in the specified form may depend on the form in which the record is available.
(b) Access in the form requested may be refused in certain circumstances. In such a case you will be informed if access will be granted in another form.
(c) The fee payable for access to the record, if any, will be determined partly by the form in which access is requested.

1. If the record is in written or printed form:

Select one of the following with an X

Either a copy of record* .....
or an inspection of the record ....

2. If record consists of visual images

(this includes photographs, slides, video recordings, computer-generated images, sketches, etc.):
view the images.....
copy of the images*......
transcription of the images* ......

3. If record consists of recorded words or information which can be reproduced in sound:

listen to the soundtrack (audio cassette)....
transcription of soundtrack* ...... (written or printed document)

4. If record is held on computer or in an electronic or machine-readable form:

printed copy of record* ......
printed copy of information ......
derived from the record* .....
copy in computer readable form* .....

*If you requested a copy or transcription of a record (above), do you wish the copy or transcription to be posted to you?

Postage is payable.

YES ......
NO ......

G. Particulars of right to be exercised or protected
If the provided space is inadequate, please continue on a separate folio and attach it to this form. The requester must sign all the additional folios.

1. Indicate which right is to be exercised or protected: .......................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
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2. Explain why the record requested is required for the exercise or protection of the aforementioned right:.............................................
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H. Notice of decision regarding request for access
You will be notified in writing whether your request has been approved/denied. If you wish to be informed in another manner, please specify the manner and provide the necessary particulars to enable compliance with your request.

How would you prefer to be informed of the decision regarding your request for access to the record? ....................................................
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Signed at..............................this ...........................day of............................................... 20 ...............
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SIGNATURE OF REQUESTER/PERSON ON WHOSE BEHALF
REQUEST IS MADE

ANNEXURE “B”

AN EXPLANATORY NOTE ON FEES TO BE CHARGED BY A PRIVATE BODY WHEN GRANTING A REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT, 2000.

The fees chargeable by private bodies are contained in Part III of Annexure “A” of the Regulations. A copy of Part III is attached for your convenience. The present charges are as follows:
1. Copies of a manual
Should an individual require a copy of the private body’s manual, a fee of R1,10 is chargeable for every photocopy of an A4 page or part thereof.
2. Reproduction fees
1 Reproduction fees apply to obtaining copies or transcriptions of information which is automatically available from the private body. The fees are listed in paragraph 2 of Part III of Annexure “A” to the Regulations.
3. Access fees
2 Access fees are chargeable for copies or transcriptions of information requested under this Act. The fees are listed in paragraph 4 of Part III of Annexure “A” to the Regulations.
4. Other fees
4.1 A request fee of R50,00 is payable by a requester who is seeking access to a record containing information which is not personal to the requester. See paragraph 6 of Part 1 of this Work.
4.2 A search fee may be charged at a rate of R30,00 per hour or part thereof for searching and preparing the record for disclosure provided such time was reasonably required for that purpose.
4.3 If the request is not limited to records containing information which is personal to the requester and if the head of the private body is of the opinion that the time taken to give effect to the request will exceed six hours the requester can be called upon to pay a deposit of not more than one third of an estimate of the access fee which will become payable.
4.4 If a copy of a record is posted to a requester, the requester is obliged to pay the actual postage payable.

1 Section 52(3) and Regulation 1(1).
2 Section 54(7) and Regulation 11(3).
3 Section 54(1) and Regulation 11(2).
4 Annexure “A”, Part III, Item 4(1)(f).
5 Section 54(2). 8

PART III

FEES IN RESPECT OF PRIVATE BODIES

1. The fee for a copy of the manual as contemplated in regulation 9 (2) (c) is R1,10 for every photocopy of an A4-size page or part thereof.

2. The fees for reproduction referred to in regulation 11 (1) are as follows:
(a) For every photocopy of an A4-size page or part thereof R1,10
(b) For every printed copy of an A4-size page or part thereof held on a computer or in electronic or machine-readable form R 0,75
(c) For a copy in a computer-readable form (compact disc) R70,00
(d) (i) For a transcription of visual images, for an A4-size page or part thereof R40,00
(ii) For a copy of visual images R60,00
(e) (i) For a transcription of an audio record, for an A4-size page or part thereof R20,00
(ii) For a copy of an audio record R30,00

3. The request fee payable by a requester, other than a personal requester, referred to in regulation 11 (2) is R50,00.

4. The access fees payable by a requester referred to in regulation 11 (3) are as follows:

(1) (a) For every photocopy of an A4-size page or part thereof R1,10
(b) For every printed copy of an A4-size page or part thereof held on a computer or in electronic or machine-readable form R0,75
(c) For a copy in a computer-readable form on compact disc R70,00
(d) (i) For a transcription of visual images, for an A4-size page or part thereof R40,00
(ii) For a copy of visual images R60,00
(e) (i) For a transcription of an audio record, for an A4-size page or part thereof R20,00
(ii) For a copy of an audio record R30,00
(f) To search for and prepare the record for disclosure, R30,00 for each hour or part of an hour reasonably required for such search and preparation.

(2) For purposes of section 54 (2) of the Act, the following applies:
(a) Six hours as the hours to be exceeded before a deposit is payable; and
(b) one third of the access fee is payable as a deposit by the requester.
(3) The actual postage is payable when a copy of a record must be posted to a requester.

Between rock and a wild place

It's been in the works for a while, but finally PEP's Sharon van Wyk has buckled down to writing her autobiography, which has interest from publishers in both the UK and US.

Entitled "Between Rock and a Wild Place" its the story of how our heroine became involved in the hedonistic world of rock and roll thanks to her first love, Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen, and then ditched it all to move back to the land that holds her heart captive - Africa. Sharon traded black leather for khaki and finally found her bliss, and the God who made her, in the African bush! Hard to believe, but true.

Sharon is still in touch with Phil and his lovely wife Helen and they are both supporting her in this exciting project. So... Watch this space!

2010 - what a year that was!

So, the dust has settled on yet another year and what an amazing year it was too! 2010 was going to be a biggie, no matter what, because of that rather large soccer tournament that we here in South Africa played host to, but the final whistle of the footie signalled a period of frenetic activity and huge achievement for PEP.

First up, we finished BIG BOY: AN ELEPHANT'S STORY, our first documentary and a labour of love for the last couple of years. HUGE thanks go to our friends at Clear Vision Entertainment and Chongwe River Camp for their unfailing support and help in getting this project finished. It's now up to our agents in London - TVF - who are getting rave reviews from all and sundry and will hopefully be ringing up some sales in the very near future.

Then, to top that mega achievement off nicely, our very own Sharon van Wyk scored a big win in the 2010 South African National Parks KUDU AWARDS, being recognised for her contribution to environmental journalism for work published in Africa Geographic magazine. Her bronze kudu bust trophy and winner's certificate now hold pride of place in the PEP office.

The year was a good one in terms of travels too, with Sharon exploring Amboselli and the Maasai Mara in Kenya, helping out at Chongwe River Camp in Zambia's Lower Zambezi valley, discovering the Tuli Block in Botswana and rounding things up with a visit to the breathtaking Niassa game reserve in northern Mozambique and a well-deserved rest at Mostwari Private Game Reserve in the Timbavati.

And, as always, Indaba was a blast, with some great contacts made, networking done, projects pipelined and party outfits aired. The Sharks beat the Stormers in the Super 14 (which left one Chris Liebenberg of Chongwe River Camp gutted, as he's a WP supporter!They then went and did the same in the Currie Cup final in October, which further rubbed salt into his wounds) but the beach party made up for any hard feelings! We can't wait for Indaba 2011 - it most definitely is the most valuable and best tourism and eco expo in the world and an absolute must for anyone involved in conservation, eco tourism and the safari industry.

We are also looking forward to an amazing year ahead, and especially to the upcoming Wild Talk Africa conference being held in March at Spier in the Cape.

So, to all our friends and long-suffering relatives - HAPPY NEW YEAR! May it be a fabulous one indeed.

Offline elephants, lots of opinion and a few good friends

WOW! We made it through 2009 - what has to be the toughest year on record for us. The offline edit of our documentary on the Lower Zambezi's elephants is in the can, and we are embarking on the online edit now, thanks to the help of our great friends at Clear Vision and the velvet voice of Chilu Lemba. Next stop, we hope, is television sets across Europe and the far east!
Looking back at 2009, it did have some high points - Wild Talk Africa 2009 in Durban was great, and some of the ideas we discussed with our friends at Animal Planet and the BBC were well received - watch this space, as they say!
Indaba 2009, also in Durbs, was awesome, as usual. The rain and tremendous downpours did little to dampen Sharon's spirits or the vibe of this magnificent gathering of the best Africa has to offer in terms of travel and tourism.
Sharon's reputation for no-nonsence, entertaining writing has grown in leaps and bounds this year, with her becoming famous (or is that infamous) for pithy, no-holds-barred opinion columns on Travelwires (http://www.travelwires.com/) and GoTravel24 (http://www.gotravel24.com/).
We have also hooked up with our good friends Grant and Wendy Waterston at Waterston Entertainment (http://www.waterston.tv/) and hope to be collaborating with them in the near future.
Paul has learned to fly, acing his commercial pilot's exams in the process! He is now doing his instructor's course and in between filming projects will be taking to the skies, teaching others how to soar!

Flying high in 2009

PEP's Paul Henning is taking to the skies soon over the Garden Route town of George and the dry, dusty veld of Oudtshoorn as he completes a lifetime dream of his to learn to fly. First up will be his Public Pilot's Licence, then, all going well, his Commercial Pilot's Licence, followed by some serious flying to get some good hours under his belt. He'll be taking a back seat at PEP this year while he goes for his wings, but just think of the amazing aerial shots we'll be able to go for when he comes back!

What an Indaba!

The Painted Earth crew were delighted once again to attend the annual tourism expo - Indaba - held each year in Durban. And what an Indaba it was - 2008 was the biggest and best yet, with wall to wall meetings, executive breakfasts, networking events and, well, quite a few parties, as well as the annual, obligatory attendance at the Shark Tank watching the Sharks in their Super 14 endeavours (we just lurve our rugby!)
We depend heavily on our contacts in the travel and tourism industry so Indaba gives us a chance to meet with everyone who is anyone and socialise with them while setting up our all-important year ahead.
This year was no exception, with our favourite "mad" friend Mark Tennant helping to fly the PEP flag, and Paul and Sharon meeting with a number of steadfast supporters such as the Zambian Ministry of Environment and Tourism, dear friends like Peter Borchert, Sarah Borchert and Shelly Prince from top conservation/eco tourism publication Africa Geographic; Dr Lewis Saiwana, head of the Zambian Wildlife Authority and Solistor Cheelo of the Zambian Tourism Board. We also got together with Chris and Juwayhir Liebenberg of the Lower Zambezi's Chongwe River Camp (http://www.chongwe.com/) and Bruce Whitfield and Kaitlin Victor from Hippo Lodge in Zambia's awesome Kafue National Park (which Sharon is writing about in an upcoming issue of Africa Geographic).
We also made some good new friends including Steve Smith of Nanzhila Plains Camp, also in the Kafue, and renowned palaeo-anthropologist Professor Lee Burger.
Big thanks go to South African Tourism (http://www.southafrica.net/) for what is undoubtedly the best tourism expo in the world.

Shooting the breeze, Chongwe-style

Painted Earth Productions has finished up its documentary shoot in Zambia's Lower Zambezi valley, save all but a few finishing touches. We were based, once again, at Chongwe River Camp and Conservation Lower Zambezi and got some marvelous footage of elephant breeding herds in action. Now it's down to the task of post-production and the final edit, plus some well-chosen musical notes and words to match... Next stop (fingers crossed!) - the small screens of a waiting world!

Although nearing completion on the documentary, our work in Zambia is far from done... We are delighted to be working in conjunction with the Zambian Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Natural Resources and the Zambian Tourism Board helping to promote this marvelously wild African nation. We hope to soon be taking groups of journalists on exciting fact-finding explorations of Zambia's magnificent wild places, from Livingstone, the Lower Zambezi and Kafue National Parks to the South Luangwa, Kasanka and Shiwa N'gandu. We will be filming as we go! We'll update you as the year progresses!

The Painted Earth office has been blessed with a truly inspirational guest of late - Mark Tennant of Animal Planet's "Mad Mike and Mark" series. Mark has enlisted the help of PEP's Sharon van Wyk to write treatments and scripts for MM&M Series III and has been working with her on some exciting new ideas. Mark joined the PEP team on its annual jaunt to Durban for Indaba - the world's third largest tourism expo - held each year at the ICC. "Indaba is where we get all of our projects lined up for the year," says Sharon. "It's four days of truly fantastic networking and shopping for film location, travel feature and documentary ideas and, of course, some amazing parties!" Mark was introduced to some great possible locations and came away from Indaba buzzing with excitement: "It's been a great couple of days and we have made some nice new connections, and caught up with a lot of old ones too," says Mark. Watch this space!

Lights... Camera... Action!

Painted Earth Productions recently filmed in Zambia's Lower Zambezi valley, staying at Chongwe River Camp on the banks of the Zambezi. Footage is soon to be aired in a short pilot for a documentary on the valley and the conservation work going on there, using the magnificent African elephant as the focal point. The pitch for this documentary received acclaim from a panel of esteemed international broadcasters at Wild Talk Africa 2006 - a gathering of the glitterati of wildlife film-making held at Durban's ICC. We have some interest in this project from National Geographic and local broadcasters.
Most of the footage we shot was of local elephant populations in and around the river. We also captured some fantastic footage in Muguramena - a village community in the Lower Zambezi game management area where human-wildlife conflict between man and elephant is rife. Watch out for us at this year's Wild Talk Africa - being held at Durban's ICC from August 27th to 30th.

Zambia - the real deal

Thanks to its work on the Lower Zambezi documentary project over the last couple of years, Painted Earth Productions has established a reputation in Zambia. PEP's Sharon van Wyk is currently working on a proposal to publish an in-depth "field guide" type guide book on Zambia as well as a coffee table book on the Lower Zambezi Valley, with partner Paul Henning doing the honours on the photography front. The books will see PEP move into the print media arena - one which Sharon is only too familiar with, thanks to more than 25 years as a top-class journalist in both the UK and South Africa. Besides her writing skills, she has considerable experience in magazine and newspaper production - something which is making PEP a "one-stop" media project shop.

On the go in Africa

The tree is the answer to our planet's future. It is sacred, mystical and magnificent. It's roots represent the aspirations of the human race, of all life on earth, to go on - to live. In its trunk those aspirations converge to become one goal, one common aim - the salvation of our planet. And its branches are what happens when we achieve our goal - life diverging, spreading, growing towards enlightenment. Without the tree our planet is doomed to become a barren, lifeless desert. Yes, the tree is the REAL secret. One which we will soon be sharing with the world... Watch closely...

PEP is a media partner of the Good Safari Guide's Safari Awards, held annually at Indaba in Durban.

The awards are designed to recognise the very best Africa has to offer in the way of outstanding safari destinations and are run by the Good Safari Guide - a globally recognised trade directory for the safari industry.

Indaba is one of the world's premier travel trade expos, where Africa's top eco-tourism products and owners gather together under one, enormous umbrella. It's an event not to be missed!

About PEP

Painted Earth Productions - PEP - is a young and dynamic production company undertaking film and media projects based in Pretoria, South Africa. PEP specialises in wildlife documentaries, travel, tourism and conservation. The company was formed at the start of 2006 by experienced director/cameraman Paul Henning and award-winning writer and producer Sharon van Wyk. PEP is fast establishing itself as an innovative force in the film and media genres and has already won praise from the world's top natural history broadcasters for its hard-working and professional approach.

Mission Statement

Painted Earth Productions is committed to becoming one of the world's leading ethical film and media production companies. We subsribe to the principles of Fair Trade and the responsible, sustainable development of our planet's resources. As dedicated conservationists and environmentalists, we support the world-wide movement to halt global warming. As committed Christians we also cherish our natural world and the people who inhabit it, striving to encourage complete harmony between humankind, the planet it so depends on and the flora and fauna which so depends on us as custodians of our world. As such we work conscientiously for a better future, a brighter tomorrow and a time when all life on Earth can live side by side in true peace and the light of God's love.

PEP Contacts and PAIA details

Painted Earth Productions supports and conforms to the South African Government's Promotion to Access of Information Act (PAIA). It's PAIA manual is posted on this website under the Blog Archive tab at the top left-hand side of this page. It was posted on November 2 2011.

In Brief:

The company is a Close Corporation, registered with the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office under No: 2006/056333/23.

It has two members, namely Sharon van Wyk, and Paul Henning. The members each have a 50% share in the company.

The registered address for the company is: 183 Bartle Avenue, Murrayfield Ext 1, Pretoria 0184, Republic of South Africa. Contact details are: +27 (0)83 725 9131; Fax: +27 (0)12 803 6221; E-mail: shazvw@xsinet.co.za

Its accounting officer is Ms Jean Allison of Final Analysis, Lynnburn Road, Pretoria 0070

Painted Earth Productions is registered with the South African Revenue Service for Income Tax (reference: 9741956149), PAYE (reference: 7900762909) and UIF (reference: U900762909)

Painted Earth Productions is committed to the ethics of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and sustainable development.

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