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Veld fires cause ripple effects

Out of control: Botswana is currently in the veld fire season
Out of control: Botswana is currently in the veld fire season

Veldt fires have become the greatest environmental challenge causing damage to the country’s natural resources, forests, even leading to the loss of animals and valuable property.

Usually the veldt fires get out of control, become wild and destroy grassland, and extensive tracts of forests.

Officially, veldt fire season in Botswana starts in April to October every year and the damage usually depends on the amount of rains experienced in that year.

Editor's Comment
Deadly weekend demands immediate vigilance

The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...

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