The Director- General of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Ms Nomfundo Tshabalala will officiate the Working on Fire graduation 19 Type 2 Crew Leaders who have successfully completed the Wildland Firefighting training at the Kishungu Training Academy, on Friday, 18 March 2022, in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.

The prestigious event will see the graduates step out in their roles as frontline heroes who have taken the vow to save lives, property and protect the natural environment from harmful wildfires. The Working on Fire Programme, through the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)is one of the country’s most successful job creation projects and currently employs more than 5000 across the country.

Members of the media are invited to attend the graduation ceremony as follows:

Date:    18 March 2022

Venue: Farm Highlands 240 JU,

  Portion 32 

  Uitkyk Road

Mbombela

Time:   08:30

For RSVPs contact Banele Mabena on 066 420 0144 / smabena@dffe.gov.za / Munyadziwa Mphaphuli on 076 108 0006 / mumphaphuli@dffe.gov.za

Media enquiries: Peter Mbelengwa on 082 611 8197 / pmbelengwa@dffe.gov.za

EDITORS NOTES: 

For over a decade, Kishugu has been the implementer of South African’s the award-winning Working on Fire Programme (WoF). The WoF Programme is a highly successful job creation and skills development programme

ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT (DFFE)