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...

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...

Working on Fire Limpopo’s communications cluster attended the Letaba Show, the most well attended show in the Mopani District. The Letaba Show targets all age groups in the communities of the surrounding areas. WOF was given an opportunity to exhibit by the Letaba...

The KwaZulu-Natal Working on Fire Albert Falls and Umngeni Teams participated in the Ngiyendoda Emadodeni Men’s March which took place in the Pietermaritzburg City Centre. Sithole says, “I’ve loved running since primary school and the passion...

The KwaZulu-Natal Working on Fire Albert Falls and Umngeni Teams participated in the Ngiyendoda Emadodeni Men’s March which took place in the Pietermaritzburg City Centre. The march was organised by the KZN Social Development Practitioner, Hloniphile Ndlovu, to...

Sphamandla Manyayi WOF was recently appointed a driver by WOF KwaZulu-Natal. Manyayi was recruited in March 2012 and became a Base Communications Representative last year but while proud of this achievement, he had set his sights on other opportunities at WOF. Manyayi...

Thirty-year-old Thabisile Thaga, a store person for the Dr. JS Moroka Team, did not allow patriarchy to stop her from achieving her dream of becoming a professional soccer player. She hails from the rural town of Tweefontein in Mpumalanga. “Playing football as a woman...

Type 3 Dispatcher Makhosazana Nhlapo is using carpentry skills acquired in the programme to generate extra income. She saved her monthly stipends to purchase tools to kick-start the project which she believes will uplift her. During her time off, she builds wardrobes...

Lulama Mabhe recently exited positively from the programme after serving as a firefighter at the Krugersdorp Team. She is now a security officer at Cook Mine 2 in Randfontein in the West Rand. Mabhe says Working on Fire has served as a stepping stone in advancing her...

Shane Christian, the newly appointed Working on Fire National General Manager, recently visited Working on Fire Free State provincial staff to engage with, train and provide additional information about the Working on Fire programme. The three-day workshop included a...

Thabo Moiloa possesses an inspirational story of how persistence, hard work and a little bit of luck can open doors that you never thought would open. Moiloa joined Working on Fire in June 2004 as a firefighter in the Qwa Qwa team in the Eastern Free State. This...

The Sun to Sun half marathon race was presented by the Nedbank Fast Legs Running Club. Runners competing in the half marathon event begin the scenic route at 08h00 at the Black Mountain Hotel and finish at Mbabana Stadium in Thaba’Nchu. This race was introduced...