1. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
2013 to date: National Diploma in Management (Disaster Risk Management) – Southern Business School (SBS)
2012: B-Tech in Forestry – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (George Campus - Saasveld)
2009: National Diploma in Social Forestry – Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry (King Williams Town)
2005: Matriculation Certificate – Ikwezi Technical Skill Centre (Umtata)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1. Intern at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. (Kimberley and Upington, Northern Cape)
Position:
Intern
Forester
Duration:
2014
February
to current
Role:
 Involve in the implementation and administering of the National Forest Act, 84 of 1998 (NFA, 84 of
1998) and National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 101 of 1998 (NVFFA, 101 of 1998).
 Promote Community Forestry (Forestry Profile) in terms of section 32 (1) (b) (2) (a) (c)
Duties:
- Assisting in the implementation of NFA, 84 of 1998: Assist in the licensing activities; evaluate
enquiries received, Dispatch licence application forms and guidelines, Record/register and
evaluation license application. Conduct site inspection, provide technical advice and report monthly
statistics. Monitoring; monitor compliance and non-compliance with regard to NFA, 84 of 1998,
investigate non-compliance and aggression.
- Assisting in the implementation of NVFFA, 101 of 1998: Assisting and provide support to FPAs:
Organizing and facilitating the establishment of FPAs, evaluation of registration forms and provide
technical advice. Facilitating capacity building for registered FPAs, with Collate fire stats, with
Conducting site visits for Fire breaks and exemptions. Make recommendations for exemptions on Fire
breaks and send application to National Office.
- Promotion of the legislation: Identify target audience and participate in development of awareness
campaign plan, assists in organizing awareness sessions and in facilitation and presentation of the
provision of both legislations. Participate in Career exhibitions as part of scarce skills promotion.
- Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Commentary: commenting on the EIA. EIA site visit for
verification. Record issued comments. Draw-up suggestions for recommendations.
- Nursery Management: seedling weeding and weeding. Seed collection. Seeds propagation.
2. Experiential Learning - Department of Agriculture ,Forestry and Fisheries (Makhado, Limpopo)
Position:
Student
Forester
Duration:
February
to July
2008
Role: Assisting Chief and Senior Forester with the day-to-day plantation management activities.
Duties:
- Assisting in the implementation of NFA, 84 of 1998: identify and mark protected tree. Monitoring:
ensure protected tress are not damaged during harvesting, monitor compliance with the harvesting
plan and post-harvesting plan, ensure harvesting, silviculture operations and treatment plant adhere to
environmental sustainable management, monitor compliance with the National Occupational Health
and Safety Act, 85 of 1993.
- Fire Management Practices: Fire Protection, Fire Prevention, Risk Management and Fire
Suppression.
- Silviculture Operations: Site preparation, Mark for pitting and pitting, Planting, Blanking, Weed control
and Mark for thinning.
- Harvesting Operations: Pre-harvesting, Clear felling, Thinning and Post-harvesting.
- Treatment Plant: Pole cleaning, Pole grading, Pole stacking, Treating with creosote and Treating with
CCA
3. Research Project (Ph.D. candidate at University of Fort Hare)
Position: Technical Labour
Duration: 2009- 2010: Mr M.S. Lesole
(071 897 5491)
Lesolistar@gmail.com
Research Title: Characterisation of Communal Rangelands and
Development of Restoration Techniques in the Eastern Cape
Duties: Assisting with demarcation of plots, transplanting of grass
seedling, construction of micro-catchments, collection of samples,
temporary covering of bare areas with thatch-grass and sticks.
CURRICULUM VITAE
FINIZA BONGANI
ID No.: 860301 5733 08 5
Postal address: 747 Madikane Street
Ngangelizwe
Umtata
5099
Tel No.: +27 (0) 76 030 1350
E-mail: bnbfiniza@gmail.com
Alternative email: bnbfiniza@hotmail.com
Nationality: South African
Languages: IsiXhosa, English
Driver`s licence: Code 10 (C 1)
Skype: finiza.b
LinkedIn: Finiza Bongani
Website: http://fbffm.8m.com or
http://fbffm.webs.com/

2. 4. Computer Lab Assistance at Fort Cox College
Position: Lab Technician Assistance
Duration: 2007 July – Nov: Mr P. Ranuga (083 316 8235)
Duration: 2009 Feb – Nov: Mr T. Mngaza (083 648 3118)
Role: Assisting network technician administrators
Duties: Assist in repairing and maintaining computers,
computer programmes installation, assist students and
managing the computer lab.
ACHIEVEMENTS
1. 2013 - ACCES-HPW:
Kenya
Presentation Topic: Plants and Photosynthesis – on the 14th ACCESS “Habitable
Planet” Workshop held through the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya from
the 1st – 10th July 2013.
2. 2012 - Fourth
International
Symposium on Fire
Economics, Policy and
Planning: Climate
Change and Wildfire
 2012 Abstract accepted for a Poster presentation tittle “Shift in Fire-Ecosystem and
Weather Changes”
 2013 Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Fire Economics,
Planning, and Policy: Climate Change and Wildfires, Published (August 2013),
http://www.frames.gov/rcs/15000/15956.html
 2013 Publication acceptance from Academic Star Publishing Company (June 6th,
2013).
3. 2012 - Applied Centre
for Climate and Earth
Systems Science –
Habitable Planet
Workshop (ACCES-
HPW)
 Successfully completed the 10th ACCESS “Habitable Planet” Workshop held
through Rhodes and Walter Sisulu Universities, in the Eastern Cape from the 25th
June – 4th July 2012.
 Student lecturer - Successfully completed the ACCESS Habitable Planet Teachers
Weekend held at Windstone Backpackers from the 26th - 28th October 2012.
4. 2011 - IFPO (Institute for Fire Prevention Officers)
Technical Trophy
Winning paper entitled “Ecological Role of Fire”
GENERAL COMPETENCIES
Knowledge
 Computer competence
- Microsoft office
 Word
 PowerPoint
 Excel
 Outlook
- Internet
- Digital mapping/visual
 ArcView Version 4.5 (introductory)
 ArcGIS 10.1 (introductory)
 Google Maps (introductory)
 Operate GPS devise
 Community engagement
 Managing invasive plant using Herbicide/Chemical
 Fire Management
- National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 101 of 1996
 Implement and administrative
 Promotion and/or awareness
 Fire Danger Rating
 Working-out the lowveld FDI
- Incident command systems
- Fire Ecology
 Fire-ecosystems
 Disaster Risk Reduction
 National Forest Act, 86 of 1998
 Silviculture operations/practices
 Nursery management
 Project management
Skills Attitude and Values
 Communication skills
(written and verbal)
 Computer skills
 Presentation skills
 Interpersonal skills
 Organising skills
 Conflict resolution skills
 Leadership skills
 Enthusiastic
 Hard-working
 Flexible
 Reliable
 Responsible
 Honest
REFEREES
Person Position Telephone Email address
Mr T.
Mtshaulana
Chief Forester in Kimberley (Department of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
053 807 2632
082 889 3412
MtshaulanaT@daff.gov.za
Mr C.F. Pool
Forestry Lecturer at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan
University (Saasveld)
044 801 5024
072 374 2347
Tiaan.Pool@nmmu.ac.za
Tiaan.Pool@live.nmmu.ac.za
Mr A.X
Mathebula
Chief Forester at Voorspoed Plantation
(Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
015 874 0034
073 253 3792
This serves to inform and declare that all details of the curriculum vitae were provided with all due sincerity and
honesty as per a principled candidate willing to legitimately and cordially pursue a career in any field that
accounts suitability. I, there want to point it out that I am willing to relocate for the position offer.