Webinar reminder: Wood and the built environment – Using data analysis to understand future trends
Wednesday, February 17, 11am – 12pm AEDT Free registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kthG-lI2R4abfQUdoPnUuQ Hosted by Howard Parry-Husbands, CEO of Pollinate, an independent market research agency, this unique and informative webinar presents the results of combining the findings of seven research projects over six years to provide a glimpse into the future trends affecting the use of wood and […]
Forwarder focus: a look at the latest forwarders on the market
Ponsse The Ponsse Bison has a transmission equipped with a stepless gear ratio change, which means there’s no need to stop when switching to the fast range from the slow range. Working in all types of terrain is much faster – just hit the throttle. With Active Frame as standard equipment, driving is smooth. It […]
‘They Are Finishing the Trees’: Chinese Companies and Namibian Elites Make Millions Illegally Logging the Last Rosewoods
by John Grobler Jacobus Oma looked sadly at the stockpile of several hundred ancient rosewood logs he had just helped to load onto a Chinese-owned truck in northeastern Namibia. Some were centuries old, so large they dwarfed his small frame. “The children will never see trees like this in our lives again,” he said, recalling how the rosewood’s […]
National Minimum Wage increased to R21.69 per hour
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 The National Minimum Wage (NMW) will increase to R21.69 per hour from 1 March. The 93c increment was announced by Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, on Tuesday. This development is in line with the NMW legislation that came into effect on 1 January 2019, at a level of R20 per […]
