2018 : May

Mondi Group: Trading update 16 May 2018
28 May, 2018
This trading update provides an overview of our financial performance and financial position since the year ended 31 December 2017, based on management information up to 31 March 2018 and estimated results for April 2018. These results have not been audited or reviewed by Mondi's external auditors. read more Faulty Telkom lines at FSA - KZN
23 May, 2018
KZN FSA office are experiencing problems with their Telkom lines read more ANC out to clear legal hurdles on land issue
23 May, 2018
A bill that might pave the way for the government to seize land without compensation - which has been back and forth between the Presidency and Parliament for the past decade - has to be updated to bolster the principle, says an ANC transformation committee. read more Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill - Article & Developments
23 May, 2018
Please find below for your information an article that appeared in yesterday's Business Day regarding the Minister of DRDLR's budget vote in Parliament. According to the report, Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane wants to (a) "fast-track" the promulgation of the Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill. read more WITS NMW Research Initiative criticises DOL on NMW Labour Law Amendments
23 May, 2018
Please find below for your information an article that was published in today's Mail and Guardian electronic newspaper regarding the above. The thrust of the concerns raised by the WITS NMW Research Initiative is that the concerns raised during the Parliamentary public hearing. read more WoodEX for Africa set for a full house
23 May, 2018
WoodEX for Africa, the only trade show in Africa dedicated exclusively to the timber and allied trades, is preparing to host a bumper edition show from 11-13 July 2018 at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg, due not only to near-full bookings. read more Private sector urged to invest in forests
15 May, 2018
You can watch your money grow by investing in Rwanda's forests, investors are being told. The government, in its 7-year strategic plan ((2018 - 2024), strongly believes that investing in trees now will yield profits in the near future. read more RISI 10th International Fibre Resource and Trade Conference
8 May, 2018
The 10th RISI international Woodfibre Resources and Trade Conference will be taking place in Durban in September this year. The Conference will be followed by a field trip between 20-22 September.  read more Draft comments on ESTA Amendments
6 May, 2018
The draft comments on the ESTA Amendments bill. read more Press Release : Agri SA Launches Water Desk
6 May, 2018
On 3 May 2018 Agri SA announced that that it had formally launched a dedicated Water Desk that will focus on the need to ensure equitable access to water for farmers across South Africa. This initiative is in response to a host of external challenges facing agricultural water users. read more Focus on Forestry 2019 - Bridging the digital divide - Call for presenters and presentation topics
4 May, 2018
Focus on Forestry 2019, organised CMO and NMU, is being held in the Mpumalanga Lowveld from 17 to 19 April. We are a year away from the event, but we are already at advanced stages of planning. Focus on Forestry now has a wider scope of including Silviculture, Fire management... read more Invitation to SAFAS Stakeholder Meeting
4 May, 2018
The South African Forestry Assurance Scheme (SAFAS) is seeking endorsement from the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).  Part of the endorsement process involves an external review of the system.  read more