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Global wood and paper trade drops 12% as digital media grows

Forestry

Global wood and paper trade drops 12% as digital media grows

31 Dec 2024

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Forestry

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Dr Ronald Heath 29 Oct 2024

Fisher-Price brings back wooden toys with new range

Design & Manufacturing

Fisher-Price brings back wooden toys with new range

20 Sep 2024

From prospect to profit – why sales, CRM, and service desk software matters

CRM

From prospect to profit – why sales, CRM, and service desk software matters

Anton Oosthuizen, Issued by QuickEasy Software 13 Feb 2024

How harvested wood products can create climate-friendly solutions

Forestry

How harvested wood products can create climate-friendly solutions

Jane Molony 26 Apr 2023

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Forestry

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Marietjie Brown 21 Apr 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Materials & Equipment

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Manufacturing

SA manufacturing output falls 3.7% in January

15 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

Manufacturing

SA manufacturing output falls 4.7% in December

10 Feb 2023

SA's manufacturing output down 1.1% in November - Stats SA

Manufacturing

SA's manufacturing output down 1.1% in November - Stats SA

11 Jan 2023

Can planks and paper packaging help solve the climate crisis?

Forestry

Can planks and paper packaging help solve the climate crisis?

16 Nov 2022

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Manufacturing

South African manufacturing output rises 3.7% in July

9 Sep 2022

Pamsa reports 61.4% paper recovery rate in 2021

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Pamsa reports 61.4% paper recovery rate in 2021

19 Aug 2022

5-star west coast magic on paradise island

Travel

5-star west coast magic on paradise island

Debbie Hathway 19 Aug 2022

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Design & Manufacturing

SA manufacturing output drops 2.3% in May

13 Jul 2022

Young, green innovators invited to enter Blue Sky Awards

Forestry

Young, green innovators invited to enter Blue Sky Awards

27 Jun 2022

Forestry: The surprise weapon in the fight against climate change

Forestry

Forestry: The surprise weapon in the fight against climate change

18 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Manufacturing

SA's manufacturing output up 2.9% in January

10 Mar 2022

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

Sustainable Development

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

Meike Siegner and Cory Searcy 17 Dec 2021

SA's manufacturing output up 1.8% in August

Design & Manufacturing

SA's manufacturing output up 1.8% in August

13 Oct 2021

Workers sort avocados at a farm factory in Nelspruit in Mpumalanga province, about 82 km north of the Swaziland border, South Africa. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Design & Manufacturing

SA manufacturing production up 35.3% in May

12 Jul 2021

Design & Manufacturing

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

Manufacturing output up 1,8% in December

Design & Manufacturing

Manufacturing output up 1,8% in December

12 Feb 2021

Manufacturing production down 3.5% in November

Design & Manufacturing

Manufacturing production down 3.5% in November

13 Jan 2021

SA leg of Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award launched

ESG & Sustainability

SA leg of Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award launched

29 Jul 2020

International Print Day: 8 reasons why print thrives

Printing

International Print Day: 8 reasons why print thrives

Samantha Choles 23 Oct 2019

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Sustainable Farming

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Samantha Choles 10 Jun 2019

Agriculture among key sectors that contributed to contraction of the economy

Agriculture

Agriculture among key sectors that contributed to contraction of the economy

Tebogo Mashabela 5 Jun 2019

Van Dyck Floors, Nouwens Carpets consolidate operations

Design & Manufacturing

Van Dyck Floors, Nouwens Carpets consolidate operations

9 Apr 2019

The scandal of calling plantations 'forest restoration' is putting climate targets at risk

Forestry

The scandal of calling plantations 'forest restoration' is putting climate targets at risk

Simon Lewis and Charlotte Wheeler 8 Apr 2019

CBC brewery’s 120m2 flat plate collector array. Source: Soltrain, 2016

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Solar thermal: an opportunity for SA's food, beverage industries

Louise Scholtz 20 Jul 2018

FAO, UNHCR's forest management tool a guide to restoring deforestation in displaced communities

Forestry

FAO, UNHCR's forest management tool a guide to restoring deforestation in displaced communities

22 Jun 2018

Forestry

New practical guidelines to promote more transparent, pro-poor forest concessions

14 May 2018

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Agriculture

Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

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Agriculture

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Meeting nature halfway: A sustainable future built with timber

Sustainable Development

Meeting nature halfway: A sustainable future built with timber

Werner Slabbert 30 Aug 2017

Porto do Caio, Angola's new deepwater port

Markets & Investment

Angola's investment in non-oil sectors starts to pay off

Miguel Damião Gago 21 Aug 2017

Pure&Crafted SA ready to rock Joburg

Events

Pure&Crafted SA ready to rock Joburg

14 Jun 2017

Trade and Industry gazettes Forest Sector Codes

Management & Leadership

Trade and Industry gazettes Forest Sector Codes

2 May 2017

Factory output falters in February

Design & Manufacturing

Factory output falters in February

Sunita Menon with Mark Allix 12 Apr 2017

Surprise uptick at factories

Design & Manufacturing

Surprise uptick at factories

Asha Speckman 13 Jan 2017

Flywheel & Suspended Bridge - Town & Country Projects

Construction & Engineering

ITC-SA Timber Construction Awards winners announced

1 Sep 2016

Nissan manufacturing plant.
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Design & Manufacturing

Manufacturing sector posts third month of growth in June

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 12 Aug 2016

Pylons carry electricity power lines past cooling towers at the Novovoronezh NPP-2 nuclear power station, operated by OAO Rosenergoatom, a unit of Rosatom, in Novovoronezh, Russia.
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Design & Manufacturing

Rise in factory capacity use signals sector's rebalancing

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 5 Aug 2016

Factories use more of their capacity in May, year on year

Design & Manufacturing

Factories use more of their capacity in May, year on year

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 5 Aug 2016

SA's trade surplus in line with expectations

Finance

SA's trade surplus in line with expectations

Karl Götte 29 Jul 2016

January manufacturing output down 2.5% y/y from 0.5% increase in December

Design & Manufacturing

January manufacturing output down 2.5% y/y from 0.5% increase in December

11 Mar 2016

Mauritian trade delegation to visit Durban and Johannesburg

Exhibitions & Events

Mauritian trade delegation to visit Durban and Johannesburg

17 Feb 2016

Tanalised E treatment plant commissioned for Western Cape

Materials & Equipment

Tanalised E treatment plant commissioned for Western Cape

3 Feb 2016