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SAFCOL Loses R20 Million Annually to Timber Theft and Illegal Mining in Mpumalanga

Organised syndicates and small sawmillers cause nearly R20 million annual loss at SAFCOL, with illegal mining damaging reserves and threatening eco-tourism.

Summary by allAfrica
Press Release - The South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) is losing millions of rands from timber theft in its Mpumalanga plantations, and its nature reserves are damaged by illegal mining, threatening eco-tourism business.

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allAfrica broke the news in South Africa on Friday, February 6, 2026.
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