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Working on Fire is one of the South African government’s marque programmes
An upbeat Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa praised Working on Fire for instilling discipline in young people to love and ultimately take care of the environment. The Deputy President was speaking at the official opening of the 14th World Forestry Congress (WFC) at the...
Eastern Cape fire hotspot has no more fires
A fire hotspot in recent years, Keiskammahoek in the Eastern Cape, has recorded no fires in the current fire season thanks to the fire awareness education by Working on Fire. Community Fire Awareness Officer, Wongama Copiso, applauded the community of Gwiligwili for...
HAT in a quest to save national tourist landmark
The HAT Team in the Ntsubane Forest Station in the Eastern Cape is hard at work in clearing out alien invasive plants. It was in 2013 when devastating fires swept through the Mkozi Valley in Western Pondoland. Situated in this valley are two spectacular waterfalls...
AU Chair applauds WoF for creating employment for women participants
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union, during her opening speech at the World Forestry Congress thanked WoF for having the highest ratio of women employed in the veld and forest fire fighting services throughout the world. “I am told that thirty...
MD Message September 2015
It was refreshing to hear the glowing remarks by our Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa during his address at the recent World Forestry Congress in Durban where he praised the WoF programme and also congratulated our participants for having done excellent work in...
South African firefighting heroes home after successfully helping Canada with their wildfires
Minister Edna Molewa was at OR Tambo International Airport to welcome home the last group which arrived back in the country on the 24th August 2015. “South African crews have received high praise from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) for their...