Latest WOF News
North West females celebrate Women’s Day in style
The North West Provincial female staff celebrated their Women’s Day on the 07 August 2015 under the theme “Make it happen”. The ladies started their day by exchanging gifts with their females’ secret pals as a sign of appreciation and love towards one another. As this...
Crew Leader inspires her team to greatness
Elvina Saal is a Crew Leader with a difference! On a daily basis she continues to inspire her teammates with inspirational thoughts and always leads from the front. Her fellow team members says about Elvina that she always approaches her job in a professional manner...
Female fire fighter excels on the fire line
Female firefighter, Anna Mahlangu (28), a mother of one son and a breadwinner in her family from the Belfast Team said that the annual Yellow Card Training made her confident to suppress fires during this fire season. “I am a very proud of being a female fire...
Women should not be victims of abuse
Nosi Lomile is a Crew Leader at the Clarens Team in the Eastern Free State. She joined Working on Fire in 2011 and a year later she attended a crew leader course which she passed. She said Women’s Month is important to her as a female leader because women...
MD Message August 2015
The national theme for Women’s Month this year is, “Women United in Moving South Africa Forward”. To this end we are extremely proud of the fact that the WoF Programme is one of government’s most successful EPWP programmes which has created work opportunities for many...
Forest and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future
Forests and trees play vital roles in human well-being and national economies and in the provision of essential environmental services such as clean air and fresh water. But policymakers, the wider community and even foresters have not always fully acknowledged these...