MORE than 60 000 hectares of land have been lost due to veld fires in the Midlands province since the onset of the fire season this year. Environmental Management Authority (Ema) spokesperson for the province, Oswald Ndlovu said most farmers have not constructed fireguards owing to the increase in incidences. “A total of 63 483.86…
Midlands loses 60 000ha to veld fires

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