The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has announced a large Internship Programme for 2026, offering opportunities across several provinces in South Africa. These internships are designed to provide graduates with practical workplace experience in environmental management, forestry, administration, science, finance, IT, and other related fields.

Successful candidates will receive a monthly stipend of R7 860.50 and will be placed in various offices, regional forestry estates, and departmental facilities across the country.

The internships are available in provinces including Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, and Western Cape.

Closing Date: 31 March 2026 at 16:00

Applicants must submit a new Z83 form and detailed CV only when applying.

Below is the full list of internship opportunities available under the DFFE Internship Programme 2026.

Eastern Cape Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/CMS/01/26 – Bisho Regional Forestry Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/01/26 – Ngqeleni Estate
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/02/26 – Gomo Forest Estate Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/03/26 – Keiskammahoek Forest Estate
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/04/26 – Cape Town
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/05/26 – Bulembu Estate
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/06/26 – Port St Johns Forest Estate
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/07/26 – Bomvana Forest Estate
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/08/26 – Ntsubane Forest Estate Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/B&C/09/26 – Afromontane Forest Estate
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FOM/01/26 – Bisho Regional Forestry Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FOM/02/26 – Port Elizabeth
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FOM/03/26 – Mthatha
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FOM/04/26 – Mthatha
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FOM/05/26 – Bhisho
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FOM/06/26 – Bhisho
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FOM/07/26 – Bisho Regional Forestry Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FOM/08/26 – Port Elizabeth
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/FIM/01/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: EC/EP/01/26 – Eastern Cape Region

Free State Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: FS/CWM/01/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: FS/FOM/01/26 – Bloemfontein
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: FS/FOM/02/26 – Bloemfontein Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: FS/FOM/03/26 – Qwaqwa Nursery
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: FS/FIM/01/26 – Gariep Dam
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: FS/EP/01/26 – Bloemfontein
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: FS/EP/02/26 – Bloemfontein

Gauteng Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/DM/01/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/01/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/02/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/03/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/04/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/05/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/06/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/07/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/08/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/09/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/10/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/11/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/12/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/13/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/14/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/15/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/16/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/17/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/18/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/19/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/20/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/21/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/22/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/23/26 – Pretoria Environment House
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: GP/CMS/24/26 – Pretoria Environment House

Additional Gauteng programmes continue under divisions such as:

Biodiversity and Conservation (B&C)
Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (CWM)
Fisheries and Marine Management (FIM)
Forestry Operations Management (FOM)
Climate Change and Air Quality (CCAQ)
Office of the Director General (ODG)
Environmental Programmes (EP)
Finance Management Services (FMS)
Regulatory Compliance and Support Management (RCSM)

KwaZulu-Natal Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: KZN/B&C/01/26 – Kwezela State Forest
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: KZN/B&C/02/26 – Futululu Forest Management Unit
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: KZN/FOM/01/26 – Pietermaritzburg
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: KZN/EP/01/26 – KwaZulu-Natal Regional Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: KZN/EP/02/26 – Midmar Dam
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: KZN/EP/03/26 – Midmar
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: KZN/EP/04/26 – Midmar

Limpopo Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/B&C/01/26 – Limpopo and Mpumalanga Region
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/FOM/01/26 – Makhado
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/FOM/02/26 – Moddervlei Plantation
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/FOM/03/26 – Phiphidi Plantation
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/FOM/04/26 – Voorspoed Plantation
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/EP/01/26 – Waterberg
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/EP/02/26 – Makhado
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/EP/03/26 – Polokwane
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/EP/04/26 – Polokwane
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/EP/05/26 – Polokwane Regional Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: LP/EP/06/26 – Polokwane Regional Office

Mpumalanga Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: MP/FOM/01/26 – Nelspruit
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: MP/EP/01/26 – Nelspruit
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: MP/EP/02/26 – Nelspruit
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: MP/EP/03/26 – Nelspruit
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: MP/EP/04/26 – Nelspruit

Northern Cape Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/FOM/01/26 – Upington
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/FOM/02/26 – Kimberley
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/FOM/03/26 – Upington
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/EP/01/26 – Upington
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/EP/02/26 – Springbok
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/EP/03/26 – Kimberley
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/EP/04/26 – Northern Cape Regional Office
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/EP/05/26 – Upington
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/EP/06/26 – Springbok
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NC/EP/07/26 – Kimberley

North West Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NW/EP/01/26 – Brits
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NW/EP/02/26 – Mahikeng
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: NW/EP/03/26 – Brits

Western Cape Internships

Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/CMS/01/26 – Cape Town
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/CMS/02/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/CMS/03/26 – Cape Town
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/CMS/04/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/CMS/05/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FMS/01/26 – Cape Town
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/CWM/01/26 – Grabouw
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FOM/01/26 – Bellville
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FOM/02/26 – Knysna
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FOM/03/26 – Kluitjieskraal
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/01/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/02/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/03/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/04/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/05/26 – Sea Point Aquarium
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/06/26 – Aquarium
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/07/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/08/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/09/26 – Aquarium
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/10/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/11/26 – Aquarium
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/12/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/FIM/13/26 – Foretrust Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/OC/01/26 – Foreshore Building
Internship Programme 2026 – Ref No: WC/OC/02/26 – Waterfront Offices

How to Apply

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Applicants must submit:

A completed new Z83 application form
A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Applications must be submitted as one PDF document.

The subject line of the email must include:

The reference number
The job title

Closing Date: 31 March 2026 at 16:00