Daily Archives: 5 September 2025

From left to right: Michael Peter (Executive Director, Forestry South Africa), Tebele Makhetha (Head of Corporate Affairs, Sappi Southern Africa), Duane Roothman (Vice President of Forestry, Sappi Southern Africa and Chairperson of Forestry SA), Minister Dion George, and Graeme Wild (CEO, Sappi Southern Africa).

Minister George plants trees at Sappi Shaw in Arbour Week

Arbour Month, News5 September 2025

In a fitting tribute to Arbour Week, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, visited Sappi’s forestry operations in KwaZulu-Natal, together with industry representatives, and ceremonially planted six indigenous trees at the…

Indigenous seedlings rooting at Sappi's Shaw Research Centre.

Arbour Month: Sappi’s indigenous trees programme spreads its roots

Arbour Month, News5 September 2025

The bark, leaves, and roots of indigenous tree species in Africa form the backbone of traditional medicine, providing remedies passed down through generations. However, indiscriminate harvesting is threatening ecosystems and the livelihoods of millions of…

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