SA cellphone companies donate airtime to #KnysnaFire
Caption: Fire crews battle flare ups in the Knysna mountains using both helicopters and ground teams. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN
CapeTalk's Kieno Kammies spoke to Louise Wessels, manager at Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association about the involvement of cellphone companies in helping fire fighters improve their communication while extinguishing the fires.
She says Cell C, Vodacom and MTN have made airtime donations to the fire fighters.
Cell C responded within 3 hours, according to Wessels. They sent out two-hundred R200 vouchers to those in need.
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