ZIMBABWE has recorded 216 veldfires since the official fire restriction period began on July 31, destroying 71 119 hectares of land. This comes after the 2025 veldfire restriction period commenced on July 31 and will run up to October 31, 2025, in accordance with Statutory Instrument 7 of 2007. The Environmental Education and Publicity manager…

For 2025, the country is going into the restriction period against a veldfire risk prediction of medium to high risk covering 70 percent of the country, a slight decrease from 73 percent in 2024
