WoF KZN Provincial Newsletter

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Working on Fire AUGUST 2011 Volume 3 Issue 1

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The past year has seen a number of achievements within the province and in order to have done this I would like to thank all KZN

management staff, as well as Crew Leaders, drivers and beneficiaries for their time and ongoing efforts. It has been a job well done

and I look forward to working with all of you over the next year.

At the beginning of our fire season in June, we had 20 fire crews established with a further three having been open in the last two

months currently just over 600 beneficiaries in the province. With this growth in team numbers, the province is most certainly

starting to see the benefits of the strategic location of the WoF teams in high fire risk areas, as well as areas where rural communityunemployment is high.

The 2011 fire season has been relatively mild with good weather conditions for fire break preparation. Hopefully the weather Gods

will continue to be kind to the Province for the balance of the fire season.

Successful partnerships, whether at provincial, regional or base level, remain the cornerstone of the WoF Programme. With this said

the partnership between the Kwazulu Natal Fire Protection (Umbrella) Association and Working on Fire was finalised last year. The

partnership is growing from strength to strength with KZNFPA and all affiliated FPAs within the province starting to see the benefits.

In KZN, the primary partnerships are with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, FPAs, private conservation and municipalities. As noted partners

play a very important role with regard to the ongoing success and sustainability of the WoF Programme, I would like to use thisopportunity to extend a huge word of thanks and appreciation for the time & efforts of our partners and base managers.

The Advocacy Department has also assisted with sponsorship and roll out of the new partnership branding for all FPAs in the

province as well as printing KZNFPA veld and forest fire readiness posters and KZNFPA FDI charts in Zulu (the FDI charts were

done in conjunction with Firewise and have been distributed to all KZN Firewise communities).

KwaZulu Natal provincial office has also seen growth over the past year, with a staff compliment now comprising one Provincial

Ground Operations Manager, five Regional Managers, one Admin Controller, one Provincial Coordinator, two part time Dispatchers,

one Provincial Advocacy Manager, one Social Development Officer, two MCLOs, one Human Resource Officer and a Provincial

Stock Controller.

On the Firewise side, we have a Provincial Firewise Coordinator, one Firewise Administrator and two Firewise Project Managers. In

addition to the above, we will soon be appointing a Health & Safety Officer, and two Type 3 Trainee Dispatchers.

Our most recent staff appointments are Mpume Dlangisa (HRO), Michelle Olivier (Provincial Stock Controller), Henry Nene

(Firewise Project Manager - KwaMemela) and Muzi Mthethwa (Firewise Project Manager Eshowe). I would like to take this

opportunity to wish the new appointees all the very best in their roles moving forward.

Thanking you all.

Kind regards

Bobby HooleBobby HooleBobby HooleBobby Hoole

KwaZulu Natal General Manager

KWAZULU NATAL

PROVINCIAL NEWS


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Umqatsheni fire awareness event

The Underberg team has recently held a fire awareness event atUmqatsheni area where six schools competed in music and dramaabout fire. The purpose of the event was not about winning but itwas about learners showcasing what they learnt from fire awareness

campaigns which were conducted by firefighters.

The weather was really bad on that day and the rain was pouringdown but they managed to pull everything off. The teachers attended

the event and they were happy.

For their event to be successful, the Underberg team had workedwith their local FPA which is what we always advise all the teams todo. The school that did well was presented with the trophy and eventhose who didnt do as well but participated and did somethingpositive during the event were also given medals just to appreciate

their effort.Well done Underberg team.

Thuli Mtsweni

KZN Midlands MCLO

Fire wareness no matter what!

Alerting and informing communities about the dangers of fires issomething I enjoy. It gets even better if you see the change. Whenyou speak to the communities about fires they get excited andalways say that they are willing to do anything to prevent fires from

destroying their livestock.

However, there are some challenges that we MCLOs face whenvisiting communities. You will find that in some areas there is no

shelter and you have to meet with the community in the forestunder the tree on a cold day. What else can you do when you arefaced with that challenge; you just have to enjoy what you do in

order to survive those conditions.

Being an MCLO has taught me to be patient and to deal with theimpossible situations, but no matter what f ire awareness will always

be great to me.

Mathuli Mtsweni Above: Mathuli Mtsweni doing fire awareness in Springvale.

MCLO KZN Midlands

The Maphumulo Community in Ndwedwe Municipality

recently received fire awareness training. The event was

organised by Makhosi Dladla (WoF) in partnership with MrMzobe and Mr Mbonambi (sugar cane farmers) and Vusi

Mbutho (SAPPI) and the area Chief Cele.

The community was quiet and listened carefully to the talks.

They participated very well by asking questions even though

it was cold and raining a bit. Inkosi Cele invited Inkosi Zulu, a

neighbouring chief, to the event and he was touched with our

campaign. He said he wished to see us in his area too.

Working together with stakeholders can make a difference

because we had a chance to share our ideas and get to know

exactly what the various organisations do, and it is helpful to

visit the community together.

We are still busy doing more fire awareness campaigns and

they are working very well. This particular event was very

well attended by older people and going forward, we hope to

include more schools in the area.

Makhosi Dladla

MCLO KZN Zululand

The picture says it all!

The Maphumulo community members, many of them

pensioners, are listening intently to a fire awareness talk

given by Makhosi Dladla.

OLD PEOPLE HAVE GOOD LISTENING SKILLS

Above: Umqatsheni Primary school teacher and one of

their pupils accepting the trophy from Thuli Mtsweni.


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Fire awareness with the Glendale Community

Glendale Liaison Committee together with the CPF (Community Police Forum), Mondi Forest, local farmers, Working on Fire,

traditional leadership and ward counsellors, have embarked on a programme of fire awareness at Glendale under Ndwedwe

Municipality in KZN.

The Glendale area usually experiences veld fires at this time every year, so the Committee decided an awareness activity would

help to educate the Glendale Community in fire awareness and veld fire prevention methods.

The event took place in the Joseph Nduli CommunityDevelopment Centre on the 9th of July 2011. Working on Fire

donated 16 fire beaters to the community, Mondi Forest

donated a cow and local farmers provided catering and prizes.

The day started off with WoF Team Eshane Boscombe

Hotshots and Mondi fire fighters doing a fire belt

demonstration and educating the community on how to

prepare a fire belt - where to start, what to do first in terms

of weather and wind direction and how to do it. The

demonstration was excellent and since the FDI was green, the

community took part in doing the fire belt with the help of

Ward counsellor, Deputy Mayor from Ndwedwe Municipality

and Izinduna.

The Glendale Community played a big role in making the day

a success by coming, participating and listening from the start

until the end of the day. Two groups that won 1st position in

entertainment for the day was Amawele-Isigekle somama

(Zulu Dance) and Abasiki bebunda Ushameni wezinsizwa

(Zulu Dance).

The good news is that there have been no f ires reported so far in this community.

Makhosi Dladla

MCLO KZN Zululand

Above, left to right: Chief Luthuli, Chief Magwaza, Chief Zulu,

Deputy Mayor Ndwedwe Municipality- CCLR Blose, Ward

CCLR M. Cele, Ward CCLR B. Blose, Glendale Station

Commander Major S.L. Ngobese and Ms Makhosi Dladla.


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When I first wore myWhen I first wore myWhen I first wore my

yellow tyellow tyellow t---shirt, I looked at itshirt, I looked at itshirt, I looked at it

and said to myself this yellowand said to myself this yellowand said to myself this yellow

means a lot to me. Itmeans a lot to me. Itmeans a lot to me. It

portrayed a bright future forportrayed a bright future forportrayed a bright future for

me.me.me.

When I looked at the imageWhen I looked at the imageWhen I looked at the image

in the front, I saw open handsin the front, I saw open handsin the front, I saw open hands

and a flame in the middle; itand a flame in the middle; itand a flame in the middle; itportrayed an image that saysportrayed an image that saysportrayed an image that says

I am welcome with bothI am welcome with bothI am welcome with both

hands filled with warmth andhands filled with warmth andhands filled with warmth and

tenderness.tenderness.tenderness.

Ntokozo Mbeje

AmaHawks Hotshot

LONG LIVE WOF

You gave us a chance to prove ourselves

You armed us with different life skills

You taught us to work together as one

You helped us to see life in a better way

Long live WORKING ON FIRE.

BY: Zipho (Eshowe Team)

WOF FIRE FIREFIGHTERS

We are the yellow and navy

We are the yellow and blue stopers

We are the hope of our communities

We are the hope of our beautiful

Creatures that live in the veld and forests

On our environment. We are WoF fire fighters

Fire bows under our presenceEarth gains its beauty from our fitness and

Bravery that we fight fire with

We are the light to the brighter and safer earth

We are WoF fire fighters

We run and sing songs that gives us morale

Making us more stronger than highest f lames,

We climb the highest mountains, ready to face our biggest

And most deadliest enemy.

We are fit

We are strong

We are the hope of our people

We are WoF fire fighters.BY: Lungani Dlamini

Ingogo Team (Amajuba Hoshot Team)

WHAT IS A HERO

A hero always respects

A hero always has discipline

A hero is always strong

A hero never gives up

A hero neve quits

No matter what happens when faced with difficulties

All hard working members of Working On Fire are heroes

By: Phumzile Audrey Nxumalo

Qhudeni Team

WORKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN

I was a domestic worker

I was a sliding door operator

I was a road construction worker

I was working behind the curtain

I was working with my clothes

I was working without safety

I was working without training

Now Im working in front of the curtain

WoF opened the curtain.

I am well known

BY: V.G. Mbatha

Qhudeni Team

KZN WoF AppointmentNkosinathi Henry Nene from Eshane Team has recently been appointed as Firewise Poject

Manager for Kwamemela Wage Incentive team. Henry started as a fire fighter in 2005. The very

same year he became a Type 2 Crew Leader. In 2007 he became a Type 1 Crew Leader. Henry

says that being a crew leader taught him to be a responsible and disciplined person. He regards

himself as a good leader who listened to his crew at all times.

He says that he wouldnt have accomplished all of this if it werent for Mr Gerhard Van Biljon

who never gave up on him. He sent me to work with commercial teams in Cape Town and

that taught me a lot about fires. I would also like to thank Sanele Mkhize the driver for always

encouraging me and being there as a friend. Thank you WoF for trusting me with this huge role.I will never disappoint you.

BY: Thuli Mtsweni (KZN Midlands MCLO)


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Fire fighter, who are you?

They drill and parade in unison, wearing the same uniform, neatly tucked in shirts, shiny boots, heads focussing in one direction and

responding to orders simultaneously. This is discipline at its best showing team work as if fire fighters were just one person.

If you have seen them in physical training or heard them singing and felt the spirit of togetherness, the love, courage and a touching

atmosphere of sharing, you discover the unbreakable oneness. They truly seem like one soul but the reality is that they are men and

women of different backgrounds, age groups, literacy levels, personalities and lifestyles. The differences are found in their similarities,

quite ironic!

If you understand the human code look beyond the uniform, look through a fire fighter and you might just find a mother or father,

leader, teacher, and most of all, a sensitive and caring being that has a potential of balancing social and economic intelligence.

If we can find the person inside every fire fighter, we can unleash the greatest seed hidden and sometimes, bruised by rocks of life.

We can grow wings that will fly us back to our true selves, for first dreams and childhood aspirations never cease. We can embrace

differences while supporting the amazing spirit of oneness.

I choose to look beyond the uniform, so, fire fighter, answer me...who are you?

Hloniphile Ndlovu

KZN Social Development Officer (SDO)

Working with communitiesA challenging but rewarding experience

I have been involved with Firewise projects or communities since 2008, and I would like to share my experiences and findings. I willstart with the difficulties in entering the community. When you have the identified community, you need to identify your champion.A champion can be anyone in the community who understands politics. After identifying the champion you now have to startlobbying the community. Building trust between you and community members is never easy and involves respecting andunderstanding their cultural beliefs. In African communities, this can be a very long process. Once you get a buy in from thecommunity you need to form a Firewise Committee, which will have representatives from all community sections, tribal authorities;

stakeholders like municipal/forestry companies and FPAs. The Firewise Committee becomes the custodians of the project.

In South Africa we have 2 types of firewise community projects: module 1 firewise community and module 2 firewise community.Module 1 consists of a 2 day training course. This includes introduction to fire behaviour, equipping them with fire beaters; teachingthem firewise principles; assessing fire risks in their homes and they work as volunteers. We then help them to draw up a firemanagement plan of their community. Module 2 consists of a 5 day training course and it is a job creation programme. With EPWPfunding, the beneficiaries do fire prevention work 3 days a week and they get paid a stipend. They receive more fire fighting

equipment than in module 1.

In most areas of KwaZulu Natal you find that government buys land for communities and there is no programme to support thesecommunities to manage their land. They have plantations and yet they are always destroyed by fires so this is when we assist andour job is to teach and inform them so that behaviour is changed. We also try and link up these rural communities with local FPAsfor them to comply with FPA rules. Im proud that in KZN, Working on Fire has been able to help a number of communities. KZNhas 2 module 2 firewise communities (Firewise wage incentive teams) and 17 module 1 firewise communities. These 17 communities

are also assisted by WoF teams with firebreaks and for fire awareness activities in schools

I would like to thank all WoF KZN staff ad fire fighters for supporting these communities, and a special thanks to FPAs and base

managers for making advocacy work easier.

Zanele Nxumalo

KZN Provincial Advocacy Manager

Left: Imagine having to protect this house from a veld fire using a tree branch as your fire beater and having no local water supply.

Right: Eshowe firewise module 2 community drawing up a fire management plan of their area during firewise training.


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The Future

KZNFPA, together with its registered FPAS, Working on Fire and other fire agencies can serve and safeguard thepeople and protect the property and resources of rural Kwazulu Natal. KZNFPA can be the voice of veld & forest fireprotection in Kwazulu Natal - for the benefit of the broader community.

KZNFPA can and will play a pivotal role in providing authoritative advice and information on all aspects of veld &forest fire safety and emergency management through a range of services to forestry, commercial agriculture and thecommunity at large. KZNFPA will continue as a not-for-profit association governed by an Executive Committee, runby a permanent staff in its Currys Post-based provincial office and represented in each region by a registered FPA

which in turn is made up of active members.

The Vision

KZNFPA aims, through excellence in education and representation, to promote the protection of life, assets and theenvironment from veld & forest fire, inclusive of other related emergencies.

The Mission

To promote an efficient system that supports the activities of fire protection associations (and their respectivemembers) in the execution of their duties as set out in section 5 of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act and isconsistent with the provisions of this Act, the Disaster Management Act, and other relevant legislation. Our purposeis to work cooperatively with all government departments (inclusive of the Working on Fire Programme), corporateand community organizations for the continuous improvement in standards, legislation, education, products andservices.

WORKING ON FIRE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KWAZULU NATAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

The Kwazulu Natal Fire Protection Association (Then known as the Natal Midlands Fire Protection Association) was initiallyestablished in 1954 to provide coordinated fire fighting support services to the forestry industry in KZN. As KZNFPA (alsoknown as Firestop) in conjunction with other Fire Protection Associations grew, KZNFPA was recognised in terms of theNational Veld & Forest Fire Act 101 of 1998 as an Umbrella Fire Protection Association to faci litate provincial FPA participation in

the management of fire and related risks within Kwazulu Natal.

Aerial Fire Services

KZNFPA currently offers aerial fire fighting support to corporate and private forestry growers in Kwazulu Natal and certain areas

in East Griqualand and the NE Cape. The Association comprises corporate and private members all of whom pay annual feesbased on the tier subscription structure for the aerial fire fighting support offered.

Umbrella FPA Function

KZNFPA has been recoginised as the Umbrella FPA for the province and undertakes tasks as well as responsibilities in terms on

the National Veld & Forest Fire Act for and on behalf of local FPAs.

WORKING ON FIRE THE WAY FORWARD WITH KZNFPA

Future Growth

WoF has provided assistance to FPAs to the amount of R92 million since 2003/4 to date, and is planning to assist the FPAs with afurther R278 million over the next three year period. Working on Fire is presently negotiating long term institutionalarrangements with Government and if a five year forest protection strategy is available, this could be incorporated into WoFs

expansion strategy and institutional arrangements.

Fire Protection Associations the future

The focus over the next five years will change to assisting DAFF by providing assistance to FPAs as far as possible and integratingthe Working on Fire structure with the FPA structure of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act. Partnerships will continue toexist with agencies that fall outside the scope of FPAs for example Municipalities for structural fire fighting and conservationagencies and military property.


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Being a good Leader:

The world is filled with followers, supervisors and managers.

A leader is someone who leads others to leadership,

As a leader, you should be motivated by your love for people, and not by your desire to lead but to serve.

The purpose of the leader is to inspire people to become a leader and fulfill their potentials.

By Ester Hlaki

Kokstad Team.

I am here for a purpose and that purpose is toI am here for a purpose and that purpose is toI am here for a purpose and that purpose is to

grow into a mountain, not shrink to a grain ofgrow into a mountain, not shrink to a grain ofgrow into a mountain, not shrink to a grain of

sand.sand.sand.

From: S.C Mbuyazi - Mbonambi Hotshot


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CONGRATULATIONS

I wish to congratulate our Crew Leader Type 1, Muzi Mthethwa, who has been promoted to Firewise Project Manager. We have

learned a lot from him that you must wait till you get what you deserve. He was kind, humble and a motivator. I am really happy for

you Sir. I wish I can have the same way of doing things that you do, congratulations and I hope that will achieve more and to go

further.

BY: Nokubonga Dlamini, Eshowe

WELL DONE

We would like to recommend Working on Fire Programme and the Firewise awareness project as they have been training

communities, especially in rural areas. And WoF didnt end there. The community volunteers were employed to assist communities

to prepare for fire season by being fire wise. This idea is making our work easier. We would like to thank Working On Fire for

employing community members to help us in fire prone areas. We have good communication with them and this plan has reducedthe number of wildfires in our communities. This project has also created job opportunities for the youth because all of them were

not working before, but now they are gaining experience. This has changed peoples lives, especially in rural communities. They now

have skills to fight and prevent veld fires in their communities and they are appreciating this project so much and they are very

happy to have WoF in their lives. Keep up the good work WoF!

Everybody can see that theres a change in this fire season. This season is not that busy compared to other fire seasons and this

shows that the communities are responding very well to what has been implemented and planted among them. Well done Firewise,

WoF and WoF fire fighters.

BY: W.S. Nduli, Jabulile Zungu and B. Mpungose, Eshowe Team

Ingonyama Hotshot

SUPER WOMEN

As women fire fighters in this team, we have learnt to accept life the

way it is by taking difficult situations and making them simple.

Difficulties have made us what we are and who we are, theres no job

we cant do because to us we dont use the word impossible for

women. You give us lemons; we give you lemonade. We have learnt to

work hard, to be patient, to persevere and to be tolerant. We know

that perseverance is the mother of success. That is what we do.

We are now physically fit and healthy and as WoF female fire fighters

we are able to do things that we never thought we could. Thanks to

WoF for emphasising that theres nothing impossible for women.

BY: Melmoth women fire fighters

WoF Warriors women - Melmoth Team

MELMOTH FIRE FIGHTERS

We are the light of Melmoth Community. We are

here to deliver a good service and to make our

communities proud of who we are. We are here to

save our communitys livestock, life, and nature from

veld and forest fires and help our municipality save the

economy.

WoF has taught us to work as a team, to respect eachother, stay fit always and to be clean. We can prepare

for a fire now and we know about the FDI something

that we were not aware of and the right days to burn

and the bad days where fires are prohibited. We are

able to work with stakeholders.

Thank you so much Working On Fire for the opportunity you gave us and we are working closely with our communities and local

schools doing fire awareness talks in the area.

WOF Warriors - Melmoth Team


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PRAISE FOR THE KZN WOF TEAM

A Letter of Thanks

Subject: Preparing for Fire Season of 2011

Dear Colleagues,

The Big five companies (Working on Fire, Merensky, Mondi Shanduka Newsprint, Sappi, and Mondi Ltd) decided a

differently approach for 2011 fire season whereby they invite Traditional structures (Amakhosi and Izinduna), relevant

government departments, developmental committees and local community leaders. The aim was to educate and sign the

fire break agreements and showcase successful partnership between the five companies and local community structures.

The fire Symposium were planned for two sessions: 1st Bulwer and surroundings (participation of 85 delegates); 2nd

Ixopo and surroundings (participation of 65 delegates)

So far we could see the impact of the above exercise due to a lower fire incidence compared to 2010 (+/- 25% decrease);

of course we will report the final outcome at the end of the fire season (2011).

I want to complement Working on Fire for the excellent support during these sessions, the well disciplined fire crew and

Thuli Mtsweni who coordinated some challenging issues exceptional well.

RegardsVelaphi Dlamini (Mondi)

Dear Zanele

I would like to thank yourself and your organisations (WoF) for assisting and training of land reform beneficiaries in

Vryheid District on fire wise. We find that WoF they are professionals, effective, they are making huge difference in rural

areas, on new land owners.

I wish WoF all the best of luck to protect our communities as whole.

Regards,

Micheon Ngubane

Business Dev Manager

NTE Company Limited /Siyathuthuka Timber Co Op


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The week that well never forget, a week at Sun City:

It was a very nice week, very challenging as we were instructed to shine, and to keep the camp looking good in everycorner. We did manage to keep the standard as usual. The team spirit was high and we are proud of being a Shongweniteam where things happen like magic. Every year we learn something new. The most exciting part was that Simunye

(our crew leader) was a helicopter safety leader; we also got the opportunity to welcome visitors. It was a privilegeindeed to be part of such a big thing. Lastly I would like to wish our Type 1 Crew Leader on probation, Mr. Mzamo

Shozi, all the best, keep on shining! And God Bless You.

From the Shongweni Team

KZN TRAINING CAMP

The 2011 KZN training camp was run differentlythis year, with KZN staff managing to hold thetraining camp without the Training Department.The ground operations staff led most of theactivities during the day, and the advocacy team was

in charge of the evening sessions.

More new things were introduced this year: firefighters had 4 hour training on Firewise and everycompetition that was held had a prize or acertificate. Mr and Ms WoF walked away with lovelyprizes, but the competition was not as easy as otheryears especially regarding the questions that the

contestants had to answer.

Our overall training camp winners, Shongweni and Shafton Teams, had a chance to be at the International Wildfire 2011

Conference.

Stakeholders and media were not only invited for the passing out parade but were invited for other special activities during thecamp.

During our training camp, media coverage was huge on both radio and in the newspapers. Almost everyone in the province knew

what was happening during the training camp.

Zanele Nxumalo

KZN Provincial Advocacy Manager


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Shafton team helps KwaQanda Community burn a fire break

When we train communities about being fire wise we always advise themto work with their local WoF teams when burning firebreaks. It was reallygood then when the KwaQanda community requested the Shafton team toassist them. The reason for their request was that most of the fires in theirarea start from the mountain and roll until it reaches their homes. TheShafton team came prepared and taught everyone how to use fire beaters

and the correct method of burning firebreaks.

After their workshop, everyone was excited and the community wasdivided into 15 groups. Working with WoF fire fighters, they burned thebreak and there was no runaway fire. The community was really impressedand happy because they said that in previous years, whenever they tried toburn the long firebreak it always ended up in disaster. This year, everything

went very smoothly, no one was injured and the community is safe.

Thanks to the Shafton team!Thuli Mtsweni

KZN Midlands MCLO

ALLOW THE SEASON

I would like to greet the WoF management and every team and its crew leaders. It is so amazing that the worst season (Fire season)is almost over. At the beginning of the fire season everyone was complaining about its negative side but no one spoke about thepositive side. Winter is not a bad season at all, because there are things that you cant have unless it is winter season. You should

always accept the current season.

Being a WoF firefighter has brought so much change in my life. Now I can support my family. Yes, no one likes to do fitness tests

and route marches, but we mustnt complain - we cant change anything as it is part and parcel of the fire season.

The green season is coming where you will smile, just accept the current season. May God give you power to hold on to your

dreams and goals.

BY: Phumlani Nqayi

Richmond team

Ethekwini Team debate against Shongweni Team

The Ethekwini and Shongweni teams have recently held a debate about whether people should continue paying Lobolo or not. The

purpose of the debate was to enhance their presentation skills and creative thinking. It was also about building confidence.

The Shongweni team was in favour of Lobolo and the Ethekwini team was not in favor of the Lobolo. Among the points that wereraised by the Shongweni team were that paying Lobola was a form of appreciation to the brides parents for raising their loving and

respectful daughter and the Ethekwini team argued that it was stipulated in the constitution that men and women are now equal.

The debate was commanded by the KZN Social Development Officer.

BY: Professor Shange

(Shongweni Team)

BULWER TEAM (THE BURNING SPEAR HOTSHOTS)

The reason we call our team the Burning Spear Hotshots is because it is our weapon to fight against our enemies which can bepoverty, crime and fires. We use our shield which is Working on Fire to protect ourselves simply because WoF has provided us

with tools to save our communities from fires. We use the spear to fight evil fires through communicating with God.

We are brave about anything we do because we are united through advocacy, social development and human resources who

encouraged us by giving us power to work hard. To our MCLO, defense can be more structured in the team. Without you shouting

words of encouragement to our team, we could not be more cautious of everyone who is on the field. We say thumbs up to you

and our Regional Manager.

Thank you!

From the Bulwer Team

Above: The Shafton Team teaches KwaQanda

community members the correct method of burning a

firebreak.


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The Provincial News was compiled by the Working on Fire Advocacy Office, Cape Town. The purpose of the provincial newsletter

is to give each province an opportunity to profile and share their activities and progress. The provincial newsletters will be producedas a supplement to the WoFIRE NEWS every 2nd month.

Thank you to the KZN Team for their excellent contributions to this issue.

For suggestions or comments, please contact:

Lara Husted

[email protected]

021 685 8839

Francisca Ngubo wins Gold!Francisca is employed as a store person for the WoF Wage Incentive Team in Richmond. Before working at WoF, Francisca hadnever found employment. She is now able to provide for her 13 year old son and is clearly quite a mover! Francisca recently tookfirst position in the 10km event at the Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge.

Richmond Riders & Runners Club wishes to thank you and your company for contributing to thedevelopment of disabled sport in Richmond. Thank you also for allowing Francisca to take part

in the 2011 Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge.

Team Richmond, did very well in this years event. Once again we dominated the streets ofGeorge by winning 3 gold, 4 silver and 19 bronze. Francisca won gold in the 10km race. Theyoungest athlete we have in our team, Thabiso Mkhize (8 years old) won silver in 10km open cp

with a normal wheelchair.

Regards,

Michael Luthaka (Chairperson: Richmond Riders & Runners Club)

CongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulationsFranciscaFranciscaFranciscaFrancisca you are anyou are anyou are anyou are aninspiration!inspiration!inspiration!inspiration!

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