Central SA
North West devastated by veld fires─── KEKELETSO MOSEBETSI 13:36 Sun, 16 Oct 2022
The North West Legislature committee on Agriculture and Rural Development has raised concern over devastating veld fires in the Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality last week.
Legislature media liaison officer, Luhabe Letlhogela, says 80 000 hectares of land and parts of the Northern Cape have been negatively affected by veld fires.
She adds that fence lines and other infrastructure such as pipelines and water tanks were damaged by the fires.
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, Bitsa Lenkopane, appealed to local government to deal with such incidents speedily, as it can negatively impact food security.
Letlhogela meanwhile says the portfolio committee will be visiting affected areas on Monday 17 October, in order to establish the extent of the damage caused by the veld fire.
