by WOF Editorial Team | 19 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
Many of our Working On Fire participants strive to become the best they can be. Thabiso Ditibane is one of our participants who has not only managed to be promoted as a WOF driver but is also doing his utmost to further his studies. Funded by his earnings, Ditibane...
by WOF Editorial Team | 18 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
Firefighter Zamile Dlamini from Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal, recently started his own tuck shop business in his community. Dlamini, who was recruited to Working on Fire in April 2013, saved for months before he had enough capital to open his business at the end of...
by WOF Editorial Team | 18 Feb, 2017 | Working on Fire
Working on Fire’s provincial office in Mpumalanga received an endorsement from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for its outstanding work in integrated fire management and community fire awareness activities. At an awards ceremony held on 2 December...
by WOF Editorial Team | 17 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
Boifang Given Moatshe, a storekeeper at Kgaswane Base in the North West, found selflove and acceptance thanks to the Working on Fire programme and his teammates. Moatshe says on his arrival at the base he didn’t know how to cook or do his own laundry. “I didn’t know...
by WOF Editorial Team | 16 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
Working on Fire (WOF) participant Mmeli Manyisa from Pienaar in Mpumalanga celebrated four years in the WOF programme recently and shared his journey with WOFire News. “I joined WOF in 2012 after my dream of studying further was left stranded due to financial...
