by WOF Editorial Team | 11 Dec, 2016 | Profiles
A 22-year-old Type 2 Crew Leader from the look back on and say ‘I achieved that’.” Maropeng Team, who almost gave up on his dream of being a pilot due to financial constraints, has been given a chance to live his dream. Donald Malekuto is training to attain a...
by WOF Editorial Team | 10 Dec, 2016 | Profiles
Leoni Rooy, who is a Training Officer based in Bloemfontein, joined the Working on Fire programme in April 2004 in Clanwilliam, a small town about 200km north of Cape Town. She started off as a firefighter at the Clanwilliam Base and within months was nominated by her...
by WOF Editorial Team | 9 Dec, 2016 | WoF Recruitment, WoF service
The Working on Fire programme has employed 19 firefighters in the West District ,Eastern Cape, an area that suffers a high unemployment rate among youth. According to the Regional Manager, Bheki Mhlabane, this recruitment was done in preparation for the upcoming...
by WOF Editorial Team | 8 Dec, 2016 | MD Message
This year marks the 18th anniversary of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign. The campaign, themed ‘Count Me in: together moving a non-violent South Africa forward’, begins on 25 November each year. This campaign aims to...
by WOF Editorial Team | 7 Dec, 2016 | Profiles, WoF service
Born in the small village of Ditichereng (Mariazell) in the Eastern Cape, near the Drakensberg Mountains bordering Lesotho, Bongani Qoza has worked his way up to a senior position in human resources. This zealous young man joined the WOF programme in 2007 at...
