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

South Africa is entering what is described by the Volunteer Wildfire Services of South Africa as 'Cape Fire Season.' The Eastern Cape provincial government warned residents in certain parts of the ...

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 ...

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.

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

In 2024 alone, veld fires in the North West devastated 424,172 hectares of land – and rising risks and inadequate resources are set to make this worse. Big fire danger in South Africa ...

Roughly 60% of South Africa’s natural landscapes are prone to fires. With very few exceptions, natural fire return cycles can last two years in wet grasslands, or 45 years in drier parts of the ...

Runaway veld fires, which have affected various municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, have claimed one life. ... South Africa: KZN Veld Fires Claim One Life. 10 July 2024. SAnews.gov.za (Tshwane) ...

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).

South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued warnings for severe veld fires in several parts of the country. ... South Africa’s newest billionaire CEO cashing in R1.3 billion in shares.

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 ...