Mentorship is a familiar concept in the context of rural development in South Africa. It refers to the process of
Sappi was one of the early pioneers of forestry outgrower programmes through Project Grow, which started way back in 1983.
This film tells the story of Ozwathini, a remote rural community situated in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where
South Africa’s agribusiness sector has long believed that land ownership should reflect far greater equitability and give effect to the
SA Forestry magazine editor, Chris Chapman reports on the recent FSA Annual General Meeting... The debate around expropriation of land
The world’s challenge today is to balance ecologically sustainable development with economic growth and this is becoming more difficult as
An exciting project to assist small-scale growers in Sokhulu area of Zululand to rejuvenate their forestry businesses by re-establishing their
South African Forestry Company Ltd (Safcol), in collaboration with key government stakeholders, has launched an exciting initiative aimed at raising
By Lize Joubert-van der Merwe Ecological networks (ENs) among forestry compartments can conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services as well as
(Tsitsikamma River Case Study) by Theo Stehle Recently I accompanied Cassie Carstens, Planning Manager of MTO Forestry (Cape), to a
Forestry industry stakeholders have launched an initiative to develop an independent South African certification standard and system that could be
It’s not so much about how you establish your woodlot – it’s more about how you maintain the growing trees
NCT’s Richards Bay Woodchips hosted a field day for small-scale growers from the Zululand region, as the mill gears up
“Simple, reliable, easy to maintain … effective!” This is how silviculture contractor Jabulani Shange describes the tractor-driven boom planter developed
Small-scale timber grower Mdumiseni Msomi is NCT’s Farmer of the Year for 2016 in the category of farms managed on
Forestry, farming, eco-tourism, sawmilling, training … The pioneering Umgano Community Initiative, built on a solid foundation of forestry, has progressed
The drought continues to deplete water resources, especially around Paulpietersburg, Piet Retief and in northern Zululand. Mondi and SiyaQhubeka Forests
This year the Working with Wood Show, held in partnership with the Association of Woodturners South Africa (AWSA), is to
So you had a fire – five years ago which is thankfully a distant memory, or is it? The legal
Forestry, timber supply, jobs, government imperatives, invasive alien plants, fire risk, water resources, biodiversity, conservation … a potent cocktail of
An innovative project to train people in safe and sustainable bee-keeping in northern Zululand addresses the twin challenges of creating
By Coen Nienaber and Michal Brink The constitutional and legislative definitions of ‘environment’ include cultural and heritage resources. But as
Certification growing in Africa The perception that natural resources in Africa are being stripped and consumed wholesale by developed economies
An exciting new concept in rural development is taking shape on forestry land, halfway between Piet Retief and Ermelo in
