by Leroy Lubisi | 13 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News |
Mpumalanga General Manager Martin Bolton was invited by the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) to give a lecture to sugarcane farming students focusing on the control of fire. The university facilitated a sugarcane production certificate programme from 19 June to 21 July...
by Leroy Lubisi | 13 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News |
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, has urged communities and landowners to remain vigilant and protect themselves and their properties from the potential devastation of wildfires. Dr. Molewa further urged people to heed the daily Fire Danger Index...
by Leroy Lubisi | 13 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News |
“The first time when I arrive at the WOF Academy, we didn’t know what to expect. It was a whole new environment to us. We had mixed feelings of happiness and being scared at the same time,” says Maite Thobela, a newly appointed firefighter at Mookgophong Base....
by Leroy Lubisi | 13 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News |
Working on Fire (WOF) participants in Limpopo had a very busy start to August as they battled raging wildfires in the Waterberg District. Waterberg is one of the areas which is prone to wildfires due to the type of vegetation. About 100 WOF firefighters were...
by Leroy Lubisi | 13 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News |
Selaelo Vincent Chepape is a Type 1Crew Leader at Molemole Base in Limpopo whose passion for saving lives and protecting the environment goes beyond fighting fires. The WOF Aganang Team attended the Women’s Day celebration at the Ga-Mashamaite Tribal Community...
by Leroy Lubisi | 13 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News |
Selaelo Vincent Chepape is a Type 1Crew Leader at Molemole Base in Limpopo whose passion for saving lives and protecting the environment goes beyond fighting fires. As South Africa has a high rate of severe injuries and trauma due to road accidents, hospitals are in...
