04th July 2017

Industry rallies to recover after Cape fire storm

Following a recent meeting with the forestry and sawmilling stakeholders in the fire-ravaged Southern and Eastern Cape areas, Forestry South

03rd July 2017

Knysna’s Great Fire of 2017

(With apology to ‘The Great Fire of 1869’) by Theo Stehle On the fateful day of 7th June 2017 a

20th June 2017

Things every forester should know about fire

The forester‘s words when a fire call wakes him at midnight are unprintable, but there is a vocabulary that accurately

03rd May 2017

Innovative local solutions for forestry in Southern Africa

Focus on Forestry 2017 The keenly anticipated Focus on Forestry conference held at Cedara in the KZN midlands in April

24th April 2017

Safire celebrates 30 years in business

Safire Insurance Company Limited was started in April 1987 by a group of timber growers who decided to manage their

18th April 2017

Stop fires from picking up momentum

Keep it small and simple (KISS) fire protection model to prevent runaway fires... By Michael Olivier I can remember during

10th April 2017

Iron men, bakkie window inspections and fire tips

By Gilbert Plant gilbertplant@gmail.com The first frame of a cartoon from some years back depicts a thin little fellow, dressed

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

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

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

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

26th May 2016

Reduce fuel loads to keep fires at bay

By Ben Potgieter, fire risk consultant and trainer Reducing the fuel load is the most cost effective method for preventing

24th November 2015

Thermal imaging fire detection trial at Imvelo Forests

by Joey Lascelles Lowveld-based Imvelo Forests is testing new technology using a robot, developed by Insight Robotics, for early fire

05th November 2013

The impact of fire on chemical and physical forest soil properties

One of the highly significant outcomes of research – observed by myself and others at national and international level –

29th April 2013

Wildfire assessment and control

In the world of forestry, the worst thing a forester can experience is to find that the plantation under his

27th June 2012

Fighting fire with air

Safety tips from Husqvarna's national training manager, Roger Jackson...

30th June 2011

Show of force from uMshwathi FPA

Members of the uMshwathi FPA turned out in force to attend the annual general meeting held at the Dalton Farmer's

30th June 2011

Fire management under the spotlight

The Seventh Fire Management Symposium organised by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the SA Institute of Forestry was held in

30th April 2011

LEFPA prepares for a tough season

A high level of co-operation between different landowners and government fire-fighting agencies is the key to preventing devastating wildfires, such

31st October 2010

Spread of fire liability

When fire spreads from one property to another, who is liable for the damages that result? Safire Insurance Company Limited's

30th April 2010

Smart surveillance system keeps watch over our plantations

One of the most advanced camera surveillance systems in the world, developed here in South Africa, is watching over forests

30th April 2010

Lions River FPA on red alert

The Lions River FPA is one of 15 FPAs in KZN that is spearheading rural fire management and prevention with

30th April 2010

KZN FPAs organising on an unprecedented scale

The wildfires that ravaged the forestry industry in KwaZulu-Natal in 2007 and 2008 served as a wake-up call. The mild

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