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,…
Set against the backdrop of China’s ambitious drive to modernise its industrial base and accelerate the development of new production capacity, this year’s CIFM/Interzum Guangzhou event, with the apt theme of “Surpass”, attracted 215,166 trade…
The 26th IUFRO World Congress will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 23 – 29 June 2024. The theme is Forests and Society towards 2050.The congress is one of the largest forestry events, held every…
Don’t miss WoodEx for Africa, Southern Africa’s premier trade show for the timber and wood-based industries, held at the world-class Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 4 – 6, 2024. Exhibitors and…
The 13th annual Wood Conference is happening at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on Wednesday 28 February 2024. This year the theme of the day-long event is “Shaping Africa’s Cities through Sustainable Construction.…
The weather tried to put a damper on proceedings by dishing up rain and mist, but foresters are a determined and passionate bunch. Over 300 local and international delegates attended the Focus on Forestry conference…
Carmen Gregan, an interior design student at Design Time School of Interior Design (Cape Town), received first prize in the 2023 PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative. Tiago Loureiro Goncalves from the University of Johannesburg and…
Situated at around 1,000m above sea level, the breathtaking Karkloof landscape, with its magnificent indigenous forests, commercial plantations, sprawling grassland, waterfalls and streams, is a paradise for trail runners and cyclists. It is also the…
Students Chiloane Thabang, Njabulo Ngwenya, Andile Gxubane and Lutho Mhlauli, a team of second-year students in the Architectural Technology faculty at Nelson Mandela University (NMU), took home third prize for their design of a Biodiversity…
Architecture students from the University of Pretoria (UP) were awarded first and second place in the national Timber Design Competition. WoodBiz Africa chatted with Shannon Govender (SG), who walked away with first place for her…
