19th August 2020

Blue Sky Awards call for submissions

The deadline for entries in the local leg of the Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award is Monday 24th August.

06th August 2020

World Forestry Conference 2021: call for abstracts

The XV World Forestry Congress (WFC) will be held from 24 to 28 May 2021 in Seoul, South Korea.  Preparations

30th July 2020

Used oil pollution threat

Contaminated oil is dripping into agricultural land across South Africa, contaminating groundwater and rivers as a result of old-fashioned farming

05th June 2020

New leadership at NCT

Danny Knoesen takes over the helm as General Manager of NCT Forestry Cooperative Ltd at an interesting time in history.

20th May 2020

Water Use Licence amendments

FSA reports that after years of engagement with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), an amended Water Use Licence

20th May 2020

‘Survival’ the key for small-scale growers

SA Forestry journalist-at-large JUSTIN NYAKUDANGA chats to small-scale growers and a transport contractor, to find out how they are doing

19th May 2020

Forestry events postponed or Zoom-ed

Covid virus lockdown and business disruptions have seen a number of forestry events cancelled, postponed or going ahead as a

18th May 2020

Two new heads from Waratah

When it comes to harvester heads, diversity is key. The characteristics of timber varies. Mill requirements vary. Yet the harvester

12th May 2020

New book focuses on insect conservation

Stellenbosch University’s Prof Michael Samways has penned a new 600-page book that provides both academic insights and practical guidelines on

12th May 2020

COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal

On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, China. ‘Severe

06th May 2020

A new process for preserving lumber

A new lumber preserving process being developed by Georgia Tech researchers could offer advantages over pressure treating... Pressure treating, which

01st May 2020

Timber industry offers help to house Covid refugees

Sawmilling South Africa (SSA) and the Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) have offered the South African Government their

28th April 2020

Weaning the forestry industry from its paraquat reliance

In the last ten years, 153 576 hectares of plantation forest have been damaged by fire. This figure would have

16th April 2020

Forest Sector holding up in Covid-19 lockdown

By Chris Chapman How the SA Forestry Sector survives through lockdown and an uncertain future … The Forestry South Africa

01st April 2020

Richmond timber gone missing

‘We want our land back, jobs and economic opportunities’ … a case of timber gone missing at Richmond Municipality. By

27th March 2020

Download SA Forestry magazine, March edition

With the Coronavirus arriving on SA shores, we've decided to save you the trip to the postbox to pick up

27th March 2020

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SUBSCRIBE or renew your subscription to SA Forestry magazine now – only R275 per year for five issues – and

25th March 2020

The ‘Beast’ gets muddy

World Cancer Day saw one of our national heroes get downright muddy for all the right reasons. Headlining this year’s

23rd March 2020

R220m upgrade at Sonae Arauco board plant

Wood-based panel manufacturer Sonae Arauco has invested R220 million in upgrading its White River, Mpumalanga facility to include an integrated

17th March 2020

New minimum wage: R18.68/hour

The national Minimum Wage for farm workers – including forestry workers – has been increased to R18.68 per hour, which

29th January 2020

Chainsaw guru celebrates 42 years' service

There’s nothing that Innocent Sefolo doesn’t know about Husqvarna chainsaws. He has been employed by Husqvarna in Pietermaritzburg for 42

29th January 2020

MTO gets behind food gardens initiative

A Community Food Gardens initiative was officially launched in Tsitsikamma by MTO CEO Greg Woodbridge recently, bringing together community members,

23rd January 2020

Take a walk with 'Humans of the Forests'

PEFC created this cinematic and beautifully crafted short documentary about people who work in certified forests around the world –

04th December 2019

Land claim settlement favours landowners

Agri SA is elated about the outcome of the Melmoth land claim case in favour of the landowners. The outcome

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