05th November 2024

The Shire Eco Lodge and nursery focuses on sustainability

Rob Scott, owner of Shire Eco Lodge near Stutterheim, says the curved shape of the chalets is unlike standard timber buildings and posed so many problems that it took over a year to complete the shell of the first lodge.

22nd October 2024

Husqvarna's locally crafted chainsaw pants redefine safety and performance

A chainsaw operator's lightning-fast reflexes aren't enough to prevent chainsaw injuries, making personal protective equipment (PPE) an unwavering necessity.

20th October 2024

Scovia Akello wins the She Is Forestry Postgrad Award

Stellenbosch University's Department of Forestry and Wood Science's Scovia Akello, a PhD student supervised by Prof Brand Wessels since 2021, won the 2024 She is Forestry Postgraduate Award.

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

06th September 2015

WFC 2015 kicks off

Chris Chapman, SA Forestry Editor reports … The World Forestry Congress is all set to kick off at Durban’s International

20th March 2015

Community forestry project generates jobs in rural KZN

Biggest community forestry project creates 600 jobs in rural KwaZulu-Natal

20th March 2015

Fourth generation PBS vehicles on the road

Timber transporter Timber24 has introduced its new fourth generation PBS timber vehicles – marking a first for the local industry.

18th March 2015

Mechanisation changing the face of forestry

New machines transforming forestry operations in South Africa

12th January 2015

Confidence in the future of forestry

Northern Natal Seedlings is a family-owned business supplying forestry and vegetable seedlings to farmers and market gardeners across the country.

12th January 2015

Using moist Eucalyptus for structural timber

An innovative Tzaneen entrepreneur has developed a method of using moist Eucalyptus timber to produce structural timber at competitive prices.

30th November 2014

NCT acknowledges Top Tree Farmers for 2014

Two family-owned and run farms have taken top honours in the 2014 NCT Tree Farmer of the Year Awards. NCT’s

20th September 2014

Comparing community forestry in South Africa and Tanzania

Community-owned forestry as the basis for conservation and development: Village Forest Reserves in southeastern Tanzania. by Jeanette Clark [Forests Consultant

17th September 2014

Forestry with heart

As you cross the border from South Africa into Swaziland, there is a subtle shift in the atmosphere that is

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