Every year, in August,  South Africa  commemorates Women’s Month. Tribute is paid to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women, which intended  to control women and reduce women’s rights even further.

The office furniture manufacturer, Hammerbacher, is supporting the restoration and reforestation of 250 hectares in Uganda as part of a long-term project with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). These selected forests are now able to provide their ecosystem services.