Latest WOF News
Landowners encouraged to remain vigilant – Linton Rensburg, SABC interview
National Spokesperson, Linton Rensburg, from Working on Fire in an interview with SABC news, speaks about the past Winter Fire season and urges landowners to remain vigilant as we enter the Summer Fire Season. “In our northern provinces, from October there tends to be...
Guard against obesity – National Obesity Week 15 – 19 October
According to statistics, obesity rates in South Africa are increasing rapidly, with almost 70% of women and 40% of men either overweight or obese. (www.health.gov.za) What is obesity? Obesity is a health issue that is defined by having a high percentage of body fat. A...
Happy Bosses Day | WOF acknowledges our strong leadership
WOF Managing Director, Trevor Abrahams has a vast array of knowledge and has worn many hats across his illustrious 43 year career. With extensive experience his expertise and passion lies with aviation, political economics and education. Having started as a psychology...
Cancer Survival
Helen Kutumela is a young lady who hails from Modimolle in the Waterberg District in Limpopo. She was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at the age of 8 years. Due to lack of education about cancer and its symptoms, her family believed that she had one of the rare illnesses...
National Nutrition Week (09 – 15 October)
According to the 2019 South African Child Gauge Report, child obesity continues to rise in South Africa. At least 13% of children under the age of five are obese, while 1 in 4 children is malnourished and has stunted growth. Guarding against obesity does not mean that...
WOF Fire Awareness continues despite COVID19 restrictions
Working on Fire has endeavoured for over 17 years to create communities resilient to wildfires, through implementing Integrated Fire Management principles. Our national footprint, partnerships and FireSafe methodology are the core of our success. They, in turn, have...