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05th October 2025

An integrated panel production business

The FX Group was established when its board upgrading specialist, FX Veneers, expanded into melamine pressing. It was then forwardly integrated into retail through its HDS Cut & Edge stores, and backwardly integrated into panel production when the particleboard plant started up in Lothair, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

02nd October 2025

Dalena Wolmarans does it her way

Dalena Wolmarans’ entrepreneurial journey in Knysna is remarkable. Not only has she been running three successful companies since 1993, but she is also a truck driver, sawmill operator, wife, and proud mother of two daughters.

01st October 2025

The future of forestry: How drones are set to transform the industry

As we look towards the future of forestry operations, one technology is emerging as a true game-changer: drones. In the next five years, we can expect drone technology to transform forest management by integrating precision applications and advanced spatial analytics, enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and data-driven decision-making.

29th September 2025

She is Forestry SA 2025 Awards winners

The forestry sector celebrated exceptional female excellence at the 2025 She is Forestry South Africa Awards. The annual awards are presented during the She is Forestry annual online gathering during Women’s Month in August.

27th September 2025

NCT Commercial Tree Farmer of the Year 2025: The Crowe family's Fairfield Estate

NCT's annual recognition of commercial growers farming their land responsibly and sustainably has become a benchmark achievement for the cooperative's members. Fairfield Estate, owned and managed by Matthew Crowe and his wife Karien, was announced the winner of the annual Commercial Tree Farmer of the Year award at NCT's recent annual general meeting.

23rd September 2025

Congratulations, Godi Nsele: NCT's 2025 Small-scale Tree Farmer of the Year

Godi Isaac Nsele, an agroforestry farmer from Manguzi in KwaZulu-Natal, was chosen as NCT's 2025 Small Grower Tree Farmer of the Year. The award recognises exceptional silvicultural and operational practices and environmental management.

05th September 2025

Minister George plants trees at Sappi Shaw in Arbour Week

In a fitting tribute to Arbour Week, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, visited Sappi’s forestry operations in KwaZulu-Natal, together with industry representatives, and ceremonially planted six indigenous trees at the Sappi Shaw Research Centre.

05th September 2025

Arbour Month: Sappi’s indigenous trees programme spreads its roots

The bark, leaves, and roots of indigenous tree species in Africa form the backbone of traditional medicine, providing remedies passed down through generations. However, indiscriminate harvesting is threatening ecosystems and the livelihoods of millions of people.

01st September 2025

Call to plant one million trees on 24 September 2025

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is calling all South Africans to accept the challenge to plant

25th August 2025

Furniture Design Competition - Call for entries

York Timbers, the dtic and the University of Pretoria hosted the second annual Timber Design Competition. The focus of the 2024 competition shifted from the rural to the urban, investigating the possibilities and potentials of timber construction in cities.

22nd August 2025

Digging Deeper: Unearthing the secrets to preparing soil the smart way

Larry Morris, Husqvarna Area Business Manager for the Western Cape, says that it is not just about clearing ground, it’s about understanding your terrain, choosing the right tools, and setting up conditions that give crops the best possible start.

13th August 2025

Transforming South Africa's forestry sector

Makhosazana "Khosi" Mavimbela's words ", This is not the time to moan and groan, this is the time to learn

12th August 2025

Normandien Farms buys Sappi Lomati Sawmill

The Competition Commission has approved without conditions the sale of Sappi Southern Africa’s Lomati Sawmill to Normandien Farms and handover is planned for 1 September, 2025.

07th August 2025

Perseverance, passion, and purpose are the roots of leadership

"Forestry became part of who I am before I even understood it was a career," comments Yoliswa Dlamini, attributing her

05th August 2025

Making the cut: Jana van Heerden's technical journey in woodworking

Janarien (Jana) van Heerden brings electrical expertise and mechanical precision to her role as woodworking machine technician at CMC Group, and, as South Africa's only female technician in this specialised field, she's charting new territory in the forestry sector.

25th July 2025

PG Bison’s Mkhondo facility gets its fourth melamine-faced board line

PG Bison has announced that KAP Limited, its shareholder, has approved a R240 million investment for a new high-volume, high-pressure Melamine Faced Board (MFB) line at its Mkhondo facility in Mpumalanga.

16th July 2025

Marketable skills bridge the gap between education and employability

"To unlock youth potential, we must bridge the gap between classroom learning and workplace reality. Without curriculum reform and meaningful industry collaboration, we risk leaving a generation ill-equipped for sustainable livelihoods", says Melanie Jacobs, Global Process Owner for Talent, Performance and Learning at Sappi.

07th July 2025

John Deere helps you OUTRUN THEM ALL

AFGRI introduces John Deere's new 2144G forestry swing machine - built for the woods. Efficient. Agile. Productive. The John Deere 2144G Swing Machine is changing the way forestry professionals tackle timber harvesting. Purpose-built with insights from the people who live and breathe harvesting, the G-Series machine doesn't just meet expectations, it resets them.

05th July 2025

Winch-assisted Cobras tackle steep slopes in KZN’s Midlands and Zululand

Leading the way in this regard is Ponsse, the Finnish manufacturer that has taken steep slope harvesting to the next level. Key to the success of the Ponsse steep slope machines is the built-in Herzog Synchrowinch that is synchronised with the transmission of the harvester or forwarder, allowing it to automatically spool in and out as the machine works across the slope.

26th June 2025

Inaugural Youth Webinar inspires SA’s next generation of foresters

In celebration of Youth Month and National Youth Day in June, the Forest Sector Charter Council (FSCC) and Forestry South Africa (FSA) joined forces to host the first-ever FSCC Youth Webinar, themed “Raise Your Hand to Be Part of the Discussion”.

24th June 2025

John Deere brings the new 2144G Tracked Harvester to Southern Africa

John Deere is introducing a lower-cost, purpose-built forestry harvester to the Southern African market. Designed and manufactured in Brazil, the 2144G track-based purpose-built machine has been very successful in harvesting fast-growing, high-yield (FGHY) plantations, which are the backbone of Brazilian and South African forestry. It is around this culture that the 2144G was developed.

13th June 2025

Goobs Forestry loads up on Bell and Kobelco for timber loading contract

Simphiwe hails from a small village called eMakhwabe between Vryheid and Paulpietersburg in Northern KwaZulu-Natal. When he matriculated at the Mantshinga Combined School in Paulpietersburg in 2007, there was no money for him to continue his education. He worked for a while as an intern with a large timber-growing and paper and pulp company. The same company would later sponsor his tertiary education in forestry.

12th June 2025

PlantMax – The future is here!

One of the most talked-about demonstrations at Elmia Wood 2025 came from Swedish firm PlantMa Forestry AB, which held its European premiere of the PlantMax dual soil prep and mechanised tree planting solution – the machine that "everyone has heard of, but no one has seen".

12th June 2025

A vibrant Elmia Wood 2025 bodes well

Elmia Wood 2025 brought together forestry professionals from around the world to the forest of Bratteborg, just outside Jönköping, Sweden. A total of 27,751 visitors from 48 countries and 327 exhibitors from 25 countries enlivened the quiet woods over the three-day show.

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