AfriForum has raised alarms over the City of Tshwane's inadequate maintenance of municipal sites, including cemeteries, which ...

File pic: Veld fire VELD fires have ... which destroyed 1 753 055,9 hectares of forest and grassland, compared to 3 948 fire incidents recorded in 2021, subsequently destroying 1 033 722,86ha.

According to the National Veld and Forest Fire Act (No 101 of 1998), property owners must: • have a fire control committee or work according to their local FPA; ...

The veld fire season which spans from the 31st of July to the 31st of October is a period when biomass ... communal lands 7.13%, Forest 7.97%, Safari 7.88 %, Small scale farms 7.05 %, Model A ...

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.

Under the amended National Veld and Forest Fire Act (April 2024), all landowners are now legally obligated to take active measures to prevent and manage fires on their properties.

Veld fire outbreaks countrywide burnt through 508,480 hectares of land from May to September this year, ... while encouraging the early reporting of wildfires to forestry offices nearby. ...

A gas truck explosion on the R71 in Magoebaskloof has forced a road closure and fire response, with traffic now diverted to George’s Valley Road.

District Forest Officer Siddharth Vikram Singh stated that a major fire broke out at the fringes of Velugumatla Urban Park in Khammam. “Upon receiving the alert, we immediately sought assistance ...

Cape Town - Roads have been closed and Cape motorists have been urged to avoid the Zonnebloem area as firefighters are battling a veld fire. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service ...

VELD fires have become an issue of national concern given their destructive nature, Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu has said. Speaking ...