The South African government welcomes the good work of the fire fighters that were deployed to Canada to assist that country fight wildlands fires.

The South African government welcomes the good work of the fire fighters that were deployed to Canada to assist that country fight wildlands fires.

"We remain immensely proud of our well-trained firefighters who have done excellent work over a number of years, which has been recognised by the international fire fighting community," says Minister Molewa.

The successful team was instrumental in fighting the fires in our country and saved lives, especially during the worst-recorded veldfires that ravaged the Western Cape last year.