South African Forestry Company SOC Limited (SAFCOL)
Public Entity · Economic Infrastructure and Development · reports to Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
The South African Forestry Company is the state-owned forestry company, established in 1992 to manage state commercial plantations on a commercial basis.
It manages plantation forestry, timber harvesting, processing and related activities, principally through its Komatiland Forests subsidiary, with plantations in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. It also holds forestry interests in Mozambique.
Its operations cover softwood and hardwood plantations certified under international forest stewardship standards, sawmilling, and value-added processing. Its mandate includes contributing to rural development and enterprise creation in forestry communities, and it is subject to land claims over portions of the plantation estate. It reports through the public enterprises function.
Audit record, 5 years
Financial highlights, 2024/25
- Total Revenue
- R2.8bn
- Total Expenditure
- −R2.7bn
- Total Assets
- R6.7bn
- Total Liabilities
- R3.0bn
Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.
Leadership, 21 listed
- Chairperson
- Prof E Nesamvuni
- Board Members
- N Baloyi N Balton N Grootboom L Long ZJ Madula NY Memani SF Mkhize N Nkosi
- Chief Executive Officer
- Sibalo Dlamini
- Chief Financial Officer
- Mr John Maruma
- Chief Operations Officer
- Mr Klaas Mokobane
- Chief Information Officer
- Ms M Gaeganelwe
- Senior Management
- Mr Vishal Harichund Ms L Letsoalo Ms Dimakatso Motseko Mr Siyabonga Mpontshana Mr Lerothodi Ntsatsi Rapoo Mr Clive Selwadi
- Communications Officers
- Ms M Gaeganelwe Ms Nokuthula Makaringe
Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.safcol.co.za, www.gov.za