Nomvelo Nzuza, a Grade 12 student at Phindizwe High School in rural KwaZulu-Natal, is inspired by a video she watched at school about a young woman who overcame home and school challenges to establish her…
The annual WoodEX for Africa trade show co-located with the Big Five Construct Exhibition at Gallagher Convention Centre last month was well-attended. There was a steady stream of visitors from when the doors opened on…
In June, IUFRO launched the Resilient Future Forests Laboratory (RFFL) website and guidebook at the World Congress. The RFFL is establishing a global network of long-term, operational plots in different climatic and socio-economic conditions to…
The Winelands Fire Protection Association (WFPA) reports that for every one-degree increase in global temperatures, there’s a 29% increase in fire risk. Between 1 December 2023 and 31 January 2024, more than 6,000 fires consumed…
How legal action can help the country adapt better to climate change By Tracy-Lynn Field, Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Law, University of the Witwatersrand. Massive wildfires broke out in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province on…
The time is overdue for all Southern Africans to realise that the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) is a regional treasure of knowledge and expertise. Its work has far-reaching influence on private and public…
Exhilarating is the word that best sums up the experiences of the 4,300 delegates who attended the 26th International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) World Congress in June and experienced 3,500 presentations, 200 sessions,…
Following the launch of five new models in its 25th anniversary in 2023, Irish materials handling specialist Combilift recently premiered the Combi-CLL (Container Log-Loader) for mechanising loading logs and packs of timber into containers. Continue…
Since its inception in 2018, over 82,000 visitors and 13,000 attendees, including 7,400 South Africans, have visited and completed one or more of WoodApp’s free and comprehensive online courses on all aspects of building with…
Unless affordable housing is available, the traditional building sector, architects and engineers, and the government procurement process prioritise timber and carbon-friendly projects like mass timber. The continued survival of South Africa’s sawmilling and wood products…
