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WITS NMW Research Initiative criticises DOL on NMW Labour Law Amendments

WITS NMW Research Initiative criticises DOL on NMW Labour Law Amendments

Please find below for your information an article that was published on the 14th May 2018 in today’s Mail and Guardian electronic newspaper regarding the above. The ...
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WoodEX for Africa set for a full house

WoodEX for Africa set for a full house

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 ...
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ANC out to clear legal hurdles on land issue

The ruling party wants expropriation without compensation to be included in the Expropriation Bill BL PREMIUM 22 MAY 2018 – 05:34 GENEVIEVE QUINTAL A bill that ...
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Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill - Article & Developments

Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill – Article & Developments

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, ...
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South African student named among winning wood scientists in global competition

South African student named among winning wood scientists in global competition

The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) on Tuesday announced the three global winners of its 2018/19 Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award.  University of Pretoria (UP) ...
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Motion on land - political populism trumps national interest

Draft Agri SA comments on expropriation without compensation on mandating

Please find below for your information the abovementioned report together with supporting Annexures. FSA will be making its own submission on EWC to the Constitutional ...
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Motion on land - political populism trumps national interest

Press Release : Agri SA Launches Water Desk

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 ...
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Focus on Forestry 2019 - Bridging the digital divide - Call for presenters and presentation topics

Focus on Forestry 2019 – Bridging the digital divide – Call for presenters and presentation topics

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 ...
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Kenya turns to science to help improve forest cover

Kenya turns to science to help improve forest cover

The Kenyan government said Tuesday it has resorted to science to help improve its national forest cover. Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry Keriako Tobiko ...
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https://forestry.digitalcartel.online/forestry-authority-to-invest-140-billion-shillings-in-forest-plantations/

Forestry Authority to invest 140 billion shillings in forest plantations

The National Forestry Authority is set to invest 140 billion Shillings to establish 40,000 hectares of plantations by the private sector to boost the country’s ...
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Growing agriculture with technology

Growing agriculture with technology

South Africa’s Bio-Economy Strategy aims to beneficiate South Africa’s natural biological resources by developing them into commercial products – and agriculture is foremost among these ...
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Diversification sees I-CAT expand its Fire and Agri-Forestry Divisions

Diversification sees I-CAT expand its Fire and Agri-Forestry Divisions

A successful diversification strategy has seen I-CAT expand two of its biggest growth areas at the moment, namely its Fireand Agri-Forestry Divisions. The period 2016 to 2017 saw I-CAT focus ...
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Forestry South Africa

Developments at the FP&M SETA

After having been instrumental in setting up the erstwhile Forest Industries Education and Training Authority (FIETA) and having served on its Board since inception in ...
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Edo To Unveil Policy Document On Forestry

Edo To Unveil Policy Document On Forestry

Lagos – The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has revealed that the state government has made plans to unveil a policy document on forestry at the ...
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Obtala exceeds production and sales records in Q1 update

Obtala exceeds production and sales records in Q1 update

Obtala exceeds sales and production records Invoiced sales of $3.9m Quarterly record exceeded for contracted sales – $8m Quarterly record exceeded for export grade timber production ...
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NFC: boosting community livelihood, environmental conservation

NFC: boosting community livelihood, environmental conservation

Kampala, Uganda | FRANCIS BYARUHANGA | Rwanda celebrated world forestry day on 21st March at Rubavu district southern Province. The annual celebration seek to deepen planting activities ...
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Zimbabwe's struggling timber industry

Zimbabwe’s struggling timber industry

ue to a slump in construction and high production costs, the timber industry in Zimbabwe has been struggling to survive. To make things worse, illegal ...
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Huge volume of timber lost due to Knysna fire

Huge volume of timber lost due to Knysna fire

Fire salvage operation nears end as investment sought in new plantation More than a million cubic metres of timber was lost from South Africa’s annual ...
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Motion on land - political populism trumps national interest

Notes on breakfast presentation – Judge Gildenhuys

Breakfast with Judge Gildenhys: AGRI SA Corporate Chamber 26 MARCH 2018: MACROBERT INC.   The judge attempted to answer three questions: Question 1: Is expropriation without ...
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Article on plan to scrap sectoral determinations

Article on plan to scrap sectoral determinations

The Forestry Industry is currently subject to the minimum wage and conditions of employment set out in Sectoral Determination 12 for the Forestry Sector. Once ...
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Forestry South Africa

Implementation date of NMW postponed

As you are aware, the DoL was planning on implementing the NMW on 1 May 2018. This has now been postponed although it is still ...
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Forestry South Africa

FSA presentation to the porfolio committee on labour

Please find below the PowerPoint presentation that I will be presenting to the Portfolio Committee on Labour on behalf of the Forestry Industry later today ...
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Forestry South Africa launches industry-focused website on pesticide use

Forestry South Africa launches industry-focused website on pesticide use

The United Nations International Day of Forests on 21 March will be marked by Forestry South Africa with the launch of an information and illustration-rich website focusing on pesticide-related ...
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A speech delivered by the minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Mamoloko Kubayi-Nguban, at the launch of the Bio-Reinery at the CSIR campus in eThekwini

A speech delivered by the minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Mamoloko Kubayi-Nguban, at the launch of the Bio-Reinery at the CSIR campus in eThekwini

Programme Director; Dr Phil Mjwara – DG of Science and Technology CSIR Board – Antonio Llobell, Philip Goyns, Adv Ghandi Badela Dr. Thulani Dlamini – ...
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