A heavy fuel load from vegetation as a result of robust rain is set to make the fire season in the summer rainfall region particularly challenging this year.

The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued multiple severe weather warnings for Sunday, 20 July 2025, with damaging ...

image: Veld fires have threatened several areas of South Africa and the city of Port Elizabeth saw one house completely engulfed by flames by the runaway bush fire. The fire that destroyed the ...

Although this is a challenge in South Africa, due to its drought cycles, ... Preventing disastrous runaway veld fires. By Nica Richards. Journalist 4 minute read. 10 November 2020.

Dordrecht Fire Association member, Carl Miles, said there had been an increase in veld fires this year in their area compared with 2020. “We only had one small fire last year and there was ...

Runaway veld fires, which have affected various municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, have claimed one life. In a statement issued by the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ...

In an attempt to be proactive in managing uncontrolled fires, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has to date registered 217 Fire Protection Associations (FPAs).

Veld fires ravage homes, cars across KZN amid damaging winds warning Noxolo Sibiya and Nkosikhona Duma Comments Gift article. Bookmark. Share your Subscriber Article. You have 5 ... Conversations with ...

Raging veld fires in the Eastern Cape have killed 283 animals and burnt 7 176 hectares of grassland, with fears that the damage will likely increase as dry weather persists. ... Conversations with ...

Veld fires have threatened several areas of South Africa and the city of Port Elizabeth saw one house completely engulfed by flames by the runaway bush fire. The fire that destroyed the house ...