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Veld fires cost economy US$1m

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

THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has revealed that 1 602 988, 73 hectares of land has so far been destroyed by wildfires since the beginning of the veld fire season in July, costing the country over US$1million. The area burnt increased by 65,8 percent from 966 822, 86 hectares that was burnt at the same…

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