Southern Cape forest fires pose serious risk to sustainability of regional timber industry
A total of 7 643 hectares of predominantly pine plantations belonging to private timber growers in the Southern Cape region have either been totally or partially destroyed in the fires that raged in the Outeniqua Mountains between 25 October and 16 November 2018. Plantations ranging in age from one to 25 years old were affected. […]
NMW calculation and pointers
Increase in minimum wages W.E.F 1st January 2019. These increases reflect a 10.8% increase on the current minimum wages set in terms of the Forestry Sectoral Determination. NMW calculation Source: Agri SA
