The veld fire season officially starts on the 31st ... Material ranging from posters, brochures, flyers, stickers and fire assessment reports. "We are also engaging multi-stakeholders in our ...

The Eastern Cape provincial government warned residents in certain parts of the province on Monday (8/25) of strong winds and veld fires. A high veld fire danger rating is expected in the north ...

The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is reiterating its plea to all land users and farmers to be on high alert for veld fires during this time of the year.

Veld fires continued to burn in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, fire authorities said. Working on Fire spokesperson Val Charlton said seven fires were currently burning across Mpu ...

Veld fires are a common thing this time of the year. This is according to spokesperson for Johannesburg Emergency Services, Robert Mulaudzi. He said in winter they attend to a minimum of four veld ...

Veld fires have caused widespread damage to farms in the Free State province, with over 5,700 incidents affecting over 539,000 hectares of land since 1 May 2023. Farmers and Working on Fire are ...

About 200,000 hectares of agricultural land have been burnt down in veld fires that raged in the western parts of the Free State over the past two weeks and are described as the worst fires in ...

10 Jul 2024 (South African Government News Agency) Runaway veld fires, which have affected various municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, have claimed one life. In a statement issued by the KwaZulu ...

Raging veld fires in the Free State have killed five people and ravaged farmland and in Johannesburg shack fires burnt two people to death at the weekend and left 300 homeless The fires have been ...

Free State police are investigating four cases of arson linked to the devastating veld fires that ravaged the province about a week ago, the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry said on Monday.

Eight thatched huts were destroyed in veld fires in Elliotdale on Sunday, Mthatha police said. Superintendent Mzukisi Fatyela said the fires started at 1.30pm and were put out by 5.30pm with ...

About 33 000 ha of grazing land in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District have been destroyed by veld fires. The fires that raged on the Wonderwerk Farm, 40 km outside Kuruman towards Daniëlskuil, spread to ...