Working On Fire
latest news & developmentsWorking on Fire sues over tender
Working on Fire seeks to halt the award of the national wildfire management contract to Tefla, while the department and Tefla oppose the urgent relief
SA’s wildfire crisis escalates with 1 960 fires this year alone
Runaway fires fuelled by the climate crisis are more frequent and devastating, destroying farmland, property, protected areas and people’s livelihoods
Cape fire devastation reinforces consequences of defence budget cuts
All the available resources from the private sector needed to be exhausted before the Air Force could be called in to assist in dousing in the flames
Strong wind hampers efforts to contain Cape Town fire, more evacuations underway
The Rhodes Memorial Fire is still not under control as strong winds fuel the blazes, which have spread to the residential area of Vredehoek
Government work programmes uplift lives
Programmes aimed at training people with limited opportunities are giving hope to those who would otherwise be discouraged jobseekers.
Working on Fire: the firefighters that won’t quit
While most firefighters wait for blazes to come to them, the men and women of Working on Fire hike into the mountains, finding flames to put out.
Clarens threatened by veld fire
A veld fire on Wednesday afternoon threatened to engulf Clarens near Golden Gate in the eastern Free State.
Firefighter injured in major Free State veld fire
A Working on Fire firefighter was injured on Tuesday while battling a blaze near Fouriesburg in the eastern Free State.
Fires still rage across four provinces
Fires continued to rage across KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape on Tuesday.
Fires flare up as strong KZN winds kill two
A total of 11 veld fires were reported in different provinces on Friday. In KwaZulu-Natal, gale-force winds were also blamed for at least two deaths.