By Joy Crane Roy Southey, executive director of Sawmilling South Africa (SSA), says the depressed local market made 2025/26 an extremely tough year for sawmillers, yet they have shown resilience that many rural communities appreciate.…
Harvesting and transport specialist Mkhoba Forestry has invested in the proven TimberPro 725D levelling harvester and SP Maskiner 761LF head combination to address steep-slope cut-to-length operations in south-western KwaZulu-Natal. Mkhoba Forestry is based in Harding…
When you need to slow or stop the spread of fire, you need to remove the fuel. This is where professionals rely on the STIHL BR range of backpack blowers to clear combustible material and…
By David Marks of MEWA in Darling, Western Cape In the May 2024 issue of WoodBiz Africa, I wrote an article about the extraordinary engineering of the De Havilland Mosquito. This World War II British…
By Joy Crane It has been two years since the last South African Saw Doctors Educational Association (SASDEA) meeting, and sawmill managers and saw doctors travelled from as far afield as Zimbabwe and Eswatini to…
The South African Saw Doctors Educational Association (SASDEA) AGM has elected Stefan Botha from Tekwani Sawmill to lead the organisation as it prepares to launch the new qualification amid rising costs due to global geopolitical…
Panel and board manufacturer PG Bison has issued a call to action for businesses across the wood products and furniture supply chain to ensure they are fully tax-compliant and to report those who aren’t. The…
By Joy Crane Dr Tatenda Mapeto of the Department of Forestry in Nelson Mandela University’s Natural Resource Science and Management Cluster is leading Future21, the EU-funded project to reshape how universities prepare students for work…
Forestry does not wait. Production targets don’t pause, terrain doesn’t get easier, and downtime is never convenient. For contractors across Africa, every decision comes down to one question: Will this machine keep working when I…
Africa Biomass Company (ABC) understands the operational challenges of wood recycling and, since 2004, has been at the forefront of developments in biomass recycling and a market-leading equipment supplier and contractor to the forestry and…
