THERE is need to invest in local manufacturing of timber processing equipment to reduce importation costs the country is currently incurring, Zambia National Association for Sawmillers (ZNAS) has said ...

FALLSWAY Timber Limited, a timber processing firm in Kazungula District, is planning to list on Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) next year under the Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) tier to enable ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Zambia’s lawmakers are preparing to put a moratorium on the country’s timber trade, blaming foreigners for a surge in illegal logging and timber exports, ...

Wood produced by small pitsaw operators in Sesheke District, western Zambia, is ready to be sold to merchants from Lusaka, the Zambian capital. Photo courtesy Benjamin Schmidt * Any views expressed in ...

Zambia, 20th April 2017—In an encouraging move for East African forestry management and timber trade, the Zambian government has announced a ban on all “In Transit” timber within the country. The ...

A critical assessment of the economic and environmental sustainability of the Namibian indigenous forest/timber Industry with reference to Zambia and Angola finds Namibia is a major exporter of timber ...