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23rd September 2025

Congratulations, Godi Nsele: NCT's 2025 Small-scale Tree Farmer of the Year

Godi Isaac Nsele, an agroforestry farmer from Manguzi in KwaZulu-Natal, was chosen as NCT's 2025 Small Grower Tree Farmer of the Year. The award recognises exceptional silvicultural and operational practices and environmental management.

16th July 2025

Marketable skills bridge the gap between education and employability

"To unlock youth potential, we must bridge the gap between classroom learning and workplace reality. Without curriculum reform and meaningful industry collaboration, we risk leaving a generation ill-equipped for sustainable livelihoods", says Melanie Jacobs, Global Process Owner for Talent, Performance and Learning at Sappi.

26th June 2025

Inaugural Youth Webinar inspires SA’s next generation of foresters

In celebration of Youth Month and National Youth Day in June, the Forest Sector Charter Council (FSCC) and Forestry South Africa (FSA) joined forces to host the first-ever FSCC Youth Webinar, themed “Raise Your Hand to Be Part of the Discussion”.

13th June 2025

Goobs Forestry loads up on Bell and Kobelco for timber loading contract

Simphiwe hails from a small village called eMakhwabe between Vryheid and Paulpietersburg in Northern KwaZulu-Natal. When he matriculated at the Mantshinga Combined School in Paulpietersburg in 2007, there was no money for him to continue his education. He worked for a while as an intern with a large timber-growing and paper and pulp company. The same company would later sponsor his tertiary education in forestry.

28th May 2025

Sinikeza abantu amathuba okuphumelela

The recent launch of the Sappi Forestry Skills Centre in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, with its slogan, 'Sinikeza abantu amathuba okuphumelela' (Giving people opportunities to succeed), is a significant step in shaping a future of opportunity for forestry.

24th May 2025

Sappi and Agricolleges join forces to launch online forestry skills courses

In a significant boost for forestry education and small business development, Sappi is partnering with Agricolleges to launch four online forestry skills courses designed to enhance technical capacity across the forestry value chain.

22nd November 2024

Thinking “buite die blikkie”

Clinton Fielies was born in the Garcia forestry village 39 years ago. He grew up in one of the classic wooden bosbou (forestry) houses around the corner from where he lives today with his wife and children. After working for MTO as a chainsaw operator in the Western Cape for many years, he says he decided to think “buite die blikkie” (outside the box).

18th November 2024

Wattle: Champion trees, when properly managed

In the right hands, wattle trees are true champion trees, giving commercial and small-scale growers multiple product options. Unmanaged, these prolific seeders can spread far and wide across the hills and valleys, negatively impacting biodiversity and using up scarce water resources.

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