Roger Johnston has been appointed CEO of the SA Forestry Contractors Association (Safca) following the resignation of previous CEO Dwayne
The good news is that the Forest Sector has improved its overall B-BBEE rating from Level 4 to Level 3,
A mid-range spare parts option from Bell with 1 000 hour warranty; a 61 stump/hour Dipperfox stump crusher from AFGRI
Plantation owners in South Africa with more than 100 ha of trees in the ground are required to report their
The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new
Sydney Qedumona Hlanguza from the Umvoti tribal area has been nominated by the NCT Forestry team as their Small Scale
Terry and Belinda Wolhuter of 92 Farming (Pty) Ltd are NCT’s Commercial Tree Farmers of the Year for 2023. Terry
A sawmill near Moria in South Africa’s Limpopo Province is the backbone of an extraordinary business success story that is
In celebration of Women’s Day in South Africa, She Is Forestry SA has launched the first four videos in a
Winter and early spring are the perfect time for felling trees because all those bare branches make it easier to
The countdown has begun to Focus on Forestry, South Africa’s premier forestry conference and expo, taking place in Karkloof, KZN
AFGRI gets into forestry equipmentAFGRI Equipment Construction and Forestry has opened a new branch in Tzaneen, Limpopo province, South Africa.
The International Council of Forest & Paper Association’s (ICFPA) latest Sustainability Progress Report demonstrates progress in seven key areas of
Story and photos: Samora Chapman Phillip Mpangela has been growing trees in KwaMbonambi, northern KwaZulu-Natal, for 25 years. He started
An upward growth spurt being experienced by a leading South African timber growing company, MTO, has seen it turn to
Professor Mary Scholes is heading up a research initiative on climate change and plantation sustainability at Wits University, supported by
A ‘perfect storm’ of rising input costs, roundlog resource challenges, unreliable electricity supply, declining exchange rates, high prime lending interest
Planting the same tree species over successive rotations carries a high risk of deteriorating soil health, say FABI researchers …
Waratah has released its new generation 200 and 400 series harvester heads that are well suited for African conditions and
Forestry South Africa held its 21st AGM in the KZN midlands in May, attended by a record number of members
A special awards ceremony was held at the Nelson Mandela George campus recently to acknowledge the top achievers in Forestry,
‘The value of forestry in a greening economy’ is the theme of the Focus on Forestry Conference & Expo taking
Keynote speakers at FSA’s AGM slice and dice the energy crisis and uncover the opportunities that await private sector entrepreneurs
World Parrot Day, celebrated on 31 May 2023, puts the spotlight on the critically endangered Cape Parrot, colourful resident of
