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13th October 2024

SP, TimberPro harvesting equipment demo impresses

A forwarder carrying a 20-ton plus load of pine logs down a 50% slope drew gasps from a group of

09th October 2024

Vergelegen plants trees for tomorrow

Vergelegen Wine Estate, a Western Cape heritage site in Somerset West, is renowned for multiple sustainability initiatives, and during Arbor Week, staff from all divisions, from pastry chefs to vineyard workers, gathered to plant 200 trees.

19th August 2024

Mfundo Ngcobo - NCT Forestry PR/Communications/CSI

Join Mfundo as she takes us through a day in the life as a PR/Communication and CSI lead for NCT

07th August 2024

Researchers discover new type of wood

Researchers have identified an entirely new type of wood that does not fit into either category of hardwood or softwood.

07th August 2024

Wildfires cause havoc in KZN

Wildfire season has kicked off with a bang in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands with a number of destructive fires that have

05th August 2024

Zanele Nkhosi - SAFCOL Machine Operator

In a new series of videos, She Is Forestry SA profiles women who have had fascinating journeys and careers in

05th August 2024

Smart software from CMO streamlines EUDR compliance

The European Union's Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) marks a significant step in the global effort to combat deforestation and

29th July 2024

Wildfires are set to become commonplace

Here's how World Cup rugby star and farmer Kwagga Smith prepares for fire season... The Council for Scientific and Industrial

22nd July 2024

Braecroft Timbers receives top forest management award

Braecroft Timbers (a wholly owned subsidiary of CHEP South Africa) has received the top award for sustainable forestry management practices

15th July 2024

The IUFRO Stockholm Congress Statement

On 28 June 2024, the XXVI International Union Of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress issued the Stockholm Congress Statement calling for resolute and equitable actions and the best use of the knowledge provided by the global science community for informed and far-sighted decisions to move Forests and Society Towards 2050.

19th June 2024

NCT beefs up Chain of Custody assurance

Small-scale tree farming on tribal land in the KZN midlands is alive and well, as evidenced by an enthusiastic turnout

31st May 2024

STIHL supports rhino dehorning project

There has been an alarming surge in rhino poaching, particularly within the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park (HiP), forcing Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife,

31st May 2024

Another state plantation handed over for community management

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment (DFFE) is on a roll as another state-owned plantation is handed over

31st May 2024

FSA celebrates another successful year of business

FSA’s 22nd Annual General Meeting was held once again at the Fern Hill conference Centre in Tweedie in May, and

30th May 2024

Kwagga visits the Husky team

Husqvarna, a leading manufacturer of outdoor power products, continued its proud tradition of participation in Grain SA’s annual NAMPO agricultural

30th May 2024

HOT NEWS BYTES: Innovations and inventions for next level forestry

Sappi Southern Africa has concluded a milestone 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading, a NERSA-licensed

16th May 2024

Search for biocontrol of invasive American bramble intensifies

Invasive American bramble is a thorn in the side of foresters, farmers and land managers across large swaths of South

29th April 2024

Waratah unleashes new H216 head

Waratah Forestry Equipment has unveiled the H216 - a versatile new two-roller head added to its 200 series lineup. Built

29th April 2024

NEW PEST ALERT

In Jan 2024 a new pest was discovered to be attacking Acacia mearnsii trees in KZN. It has been identified

26th April 2024

Communities taking over management of state plantations

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, and Deputy Minister Makhotso Sotyu, handed over the management of

19th April 2024

Responsible forestry - the antidote to plastic

While life without plastic might be hard to imagine, there is a renewable, recyclable and sustainable alternative to single-use plastics

18th April 2024

Baboon business like a hornet’s nest

Baboons vs forestry is a highly controversial topic that can be likened to a hornet’s nest. It’s best left alone,

17th April 2024

Turning wood into animal feed

Lignin, a major component of wood and an abundant organic polymer, provides a multitude of functions especially in the industrial

16th April 2024

Baboons on the run from Jan Gun

While forest owners and land managers in Mpumalanga area that are experiencing on-going problems from resident baboon troops that are

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