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...
by WoF Editorial Team | 15 Feb, 2017 | WoF and Dept of Env Affairs, Working on Fire
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has applauded the hard work of the 1000 firefighters from the Working on Fire programme and various fire authorities who played a crucial role in providing firefighting resources on the ground and in the air in the...
by WoF Editorial Team | 13 Feb, 2017 | Working on Fire
Working on Fire operations during fires in perspective The contingent of firefighters from the Department of Environmental Affairs Working on Fire Programme played an instrumental role in assisting Cape Nature and Western Cape Disaster Management officials to contain...
by WoF Editorial Team | 4 Feb, 2017 | Training
Working on Fire (WOF) in Mpumalanga proudly hosted a graduation ceremony for 41 Type 2 crew leader graduates at the Breakthrough Nelspruit Training Academy on 18 November 2016. The 41 firefighters from Limpopo, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal successfully completed...
