Contact SA Forestry
ForSawn Media, the publisher of WoodBiz Africa, has acquired SA Forestry and its related media offerings, effective 1 September 2024. The merger consolidates the efforts of both platforms into a new brand, symbolising our enhanced capacity to serve the forestry and wood products sector.
SA Forestry is an iconic brand and an invaluable voice and record of the development of the forestry industry in Southern Africa. SA Forestry’s long-time editor, Chris Chapman, is the Contributing Editor and part of the team ensuring a seamless transition and continuity in the quality of content you have come to expect
WoodBiz Africa’s strength lies in its expanding audience of architects, engineers, designers, developers and suppliers in the built environment while serving foresters, sawmillers, wood processors, kitchen, furniture and shopfitting manufacturers, researchers, engineered timber products producers and the woody biomass industry.
WoodBiz Africa & SA Forestry presents comprehensive and insightful coverage of the circular forest-based bioeconomy in Africa.
We are eager to hear your thoughts and ideas on what you expect from an industry publication. We invite you to contribute stories, comments and insights. Please do suggest topics you want us to cover. Your participation will help us create a platform and media that truly reflects the needs and interests of our community.
ForSawn Media (Pty) Ltd is committed to delivering the best content about and for our sector.
Editor-in-chief
Joy Crane
Tel:082 330 0777
Email: joy@woodbizafrica.co.za
Sales Executive
Mickey Petersen
Tel: 082 321 0371
Email: mickey@woodbizafrica.co.za
Contributing Editor
Chris Chapman
Tel: 082 899 3086
Email: chris@saforestryonline.co.za
Photographer & Videographer
Samora Chapman
Email: samora@saforestryonline.co.za
International Calls
All the telephone numbers listed below are local South African numbers. If you are calling from outside South Africa dial +27 and drop the ‘0’ at the beginning of the number.
SA Forestry Media Team
Chris Chapman
Publishing Editor
Chris is Editor-in-Chief of SA Forestry Online as well as the SA Forestry Annual, a printed magazine that serves the forestry industry in Southern Africa.
Chris has more than 30 years’ experience in journalism, marketing and publishing in printed and electronic media, from national newspapers to magazines, brochures, annual reports, stakeholder newsletters and websites. He has also been involved in the production of documentary and promotional videos for clients in diverse industries.
He has been publishing editor of SA Forestry since 2006, and has a deep understanding of all aspects of forestry, environment, land management and rural economic development.
Chris lives and works in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. He is a keen surfer, mountain biker, musician and birder.
Contact Chris on mobile: 082 899 3086, or email: chris@saforestryonline.co.za
Chris, a BA graduate from the University of Natal, has many years of experience in journalism. He started out with the Natal Witness newspaper in 1979, serving as general news reporter, political correspondent and Editor of Echo.
He went on to serve as Managing Editor of Pace magazine and Black Enterprise magazine, and then Editor of Top 40 music magazine.
Chris returned to his hometown of Durban in 1990 working as a freelance photo-journalist, and in 1994 joined publishing and design agency, Artworks, as Editorial Director. During this period he edited and produced a wide range of publications for corporate, NGO and public sector clients including corporate reports, stakeholder and staff newsletters, information and marketing publications. He has also been involved in the production of videos for clients.
Chris has been publisher and Editor of SA Forestry magazine since 2006.
Tel: 082 899 3086
Email: chris@saforestryonline.co.za
Richard van Wyk
Media & Marketing
Richard van Wyk has worked in the broadcast and digital media industry for the better part of 20 years. Richard has been extensively involved in all aspects of media - from ideation, to marketing and content generation, as well as building and managing media companies. Richard also has working experience in the forestry sector, and is passionate about all things wood.
Tel: 071 350 5397
Samora Chapman
Online Editor
Samora Chapman is a writer, photographer and filmmaker based in Durban, South Africa.
He studied a BA in Politics and English at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and developed a passion for photography under the mentorship of world-renowned documentary photographers, Paul Weinberg and Cedric Nunn of Afrapix.
Samora contributes his work to various printed publications, newspapers, websites and journals. He also supplies words and images to marketing, media and corporate clients. As a director and videographer, he has worked on a number of feature films, corporate videos and documentaries.
Tel: 074 586 8174
Email: samora@saforestryonline.co.za
Online portfolio: samorachapman.com
