21st October 2016

Wood-Mizer TITAN wideband sawmilling product range announced

Wood-Mizer Holdings is proud to announce that it has acquired the wideband sawmill equipment range of South Africa-based Multisaw, which

18th October 2016

Green energy innovations at MTO

MTO Forestry has embarked on exciting renewable energy projects that will bring benefits for the company, its partners – and

18th October 2016

NCT Small-scale Tree Farmer of the Year 2016

Small-scale timber grower Mdumiseni Msomi is NCT’s Farmer of the Year for 2016 in the category of farms managed on

12th October 2016

Honey harvesting and forest protection in West Timor

New research shows that the annual harvesting of wild honey may be one of the most sustainable and effective governance

05th October 2016

NCT Tree Farmer of the Year 2016

David Davidson of KwaMbonambi has been selected as NCT’s Tree Farmer of the Year for 2016, in the category of

20th September 2016

STIHL’s new MS 382 chainsaw unveiled

STIHL’s brand new MS 382 chainsaw has arrived. The MS 382, the enhanced version of the legendary MS 381, which

19th September 2016

Forestry the backbone of development in rural KZN

Forestry, farming, eco-tourism, sawmilling, training … The pioneering Umgano Community Initiative, built on a solid foundation of forestry, has progressed

15th September 2016

Paper recycling makes a difference

The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA) reports that two thirds (66%) of the nation’s potentially recoverable paper and

09th September 2016

Dehorning foils rhino poachers

A rhino dehorning campaign is proving highly successful in the fight against rhino poaching. The practice is gaining momentum in

05th September 2016

Masonite mill set for revamp

It’s the start of a new era at the Masonite mill as the new owners set out to modernise production

23rd August 2016

Drought relief efforts in Zululand

The drought continues to deplete water resources, especially around Paulpietersburg, Piet Retief and in northern Zululand. Mondi and SiyaQhubeka Forests

22nd August 2016

Southern Cape forests survive largely unchanged for centuries

Forests are found in areas that receive annual rainfall ranging between 525 mm and 1220 mm. But if you look

19th August 2016

Skills development through wood

This year the Working with Wood Show, held in partnership with the Association of Woodturners South Africa (AWSA), is to

17th August 2016

Awesome bike trails in Stellenbosch

One of the many added benefits of commercial forests is the opportunity to use them for recreational activities... from biking

16th August 2016

New LX100 sawmill for heavy use released

The LX100 is the first in a new line of Wood-Mizer sawmills, completely redesigned from the ground up based on

11th August 2016

The expert witness: investigating veld and forest fires

So you had a fire – five years ago which is thankfully a distant memory, or is it? The legal

02nd August 2016

New Waratah head handles trees with kid gloves for quality poles

An exciting development for forestry mechanisation in Southern Africa is the introduction by Bell Equipment of the Waratah H290 Harvester

22nd July 2016

Sappi goes the mulching route in Zululand

Mulching is one of those operations that most forestry folk you talk to say they would like to do –

19th July 2016

Welcome to wood city

Take a virtual walk through Bergen, an ancient city in Norway with a great tradition of building and sculpting with

14th July 2016

Minister launches National Veld & Forest Fire Working Group

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana launched the National Veld and Forest Fire Working Group recently to mark the

23rd June 2016

Finding solutions in the southern Cape

Forestry, timber supply, jobs, government imperatives, invasive alien plants, fire risk, water resources, biodiversity, conservation … a potent cocktail of

08th June 2016

Conserving the function of freshwater ecosystems in production landscapes

* This is the second of a series of articles by Dr Lize Joubert-van der Merwe sharing key findings of

02nd June 2016

WOF bring songs of hope to Canada

On Sunday 29 May, 281 firefighters from Working On Fire (WOF) arrived in Canada to help battle a raging wildfire

30th May 2016

Bee wise project aims to curb fires and boost rural incomes

An innovative project to train people in safe and sustainable bee-keeping in northern Zululand addresses the twin challenges of creating

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