By Fanie Viljoen – CEO, Novelquip Forestry The South African forestry industry has lost a stalwart in Dr Jacob Cornelus
By Chris Chapman The passing of three forestry icons within days of each other has rocked the South African forestry
The National Minimum Wage for farm workers – including forestry workers – has been set at R 21.69 per hour,
By Chris Chapman How the SA Forestry Sector survives through lockdown and an uncertain future … The Forestry South Africa
The national Minimum Wage for farm workers – including forestry workers – has been increased to R18.68 per hour, which
Sappi Southern Africa has released its 2019 Corporate Citizen Report, which highlights the progress the company has made to ensure
Delegates who attended the SAFCA 30 year Anniversary event held in the KZN midlands in mid-November got a glimpse of
Sappi is making a massive investment in skills training as it moves ahead with its aim of creating ‘shared value’
The establishment of a training academy at a remote rural village in southern KwaZulu-Natal is set to unlock the human
A group of young people from eMbonisweni and Hazyview in the White River region of Mpumalanga have recently completed MTO’s
The implementation of the National Minimum Wage became effective from 1 January 2019. In terms of forestry (and agricultural) workers,
Forestry Sector and training stakeholders met in Pietermaritzburg in January to review progress in the development of forestry qualifications. The
Forestry companies spend millions of Rands each year on reducing accidents at the workplace. The modern economy demands low accident
One of the most interesting new technologies being developed in forest engineering is monitoring the fatigue and concentration of machine
An Agreement on the Introduction of a National Minimum Wage (NMW) in South Africa has been signed by all parties
SDGSA is delighted to share with you Version 3.0 of the South African National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS). This will
The new minimum wage for Forestry and Agriculture workers for 2016 came into effect on March 1. This represents a
The world's forests must be recognized as "more than trees", the XIV World Forestry Congress meeting in Durban, South Africa,
The world's forestry community got down to the serious work of plotting a sustainable future for people and trees yesterday
With effect from 1 April, the new minimum wages increased by a whopping 56% to R2 229.32 per month, or
A minimum wage for forestry workers is the subject of intense negotiation among stakeholders, seeking to find a balance between
The minimum wage for forestry workers in South Africa is set to increase by 56% to R2 229 per month,
The recent devastating strikes amongst farm workers in the Western Cape has once again drawn attention to the critical importance of maintaining good labour relations and fair employment conditions
Rory Mack offers some insight into the controversial topic of decent work vs wage rates... The current back and forth
