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
Editorial Comment

Robust fire prevention methods now required

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REPORTS by the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) that two million hectares of land was destroyed by veld fires across the country this just-ended year should inspire more robust fire-prevention methods. The fact that the two million hectares of land destroyed by veld fires last year represent an increase of 60 percent in comparison to 2020…

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