■ The tired but happy Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) crew that fought the Southern Cape wildfires last week during an 84-hour base-to-base deployment. Pictured at back, from left, are Mike Mantel, John Kotze, Thomas Lennon, Marius Janse van Rensburg, Adam Venter and Eugene Greyling. In front, assistant crew leader Diedre Odendaal, crew leader Albert Falanga, and driver Henrietta Brock.