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 | 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 | 1 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
“My life could have turned out differently had I not been introduced to the Working on Fire (WOF) programme,” says 23-year-old former WOF firefighter Estella Cossa. In an interview with WOFire News, Cossa shares her experiences as a young woman wanting to break the...
by WOF Editorial Team | 23 Jan, 2017 | Profiles
While many employed people look forward to heading home at the end of the day to curl up on the couch in front of the television, Tefo Mokoena prepares himself to attend soccer practice. He started playing soccer at the age of 10 and by age 17, was playing in the...
by WOF Editorial Team | 22 Jan, 2017 | Profiles
Pusetso Noosi credits skills acquired as a fire awareness presenter for helping her to secure a sales representative job with one of the leading insurance companies in the country. Noosi, who was a firefighter at the Wedela Team, has exited the programme and will soon...
