JUST IN: VELD FIRES ACROSS NAMIBIA

This year to date, more than 1.49 million hectares have been decimated in veld fires, in comparison to last year, when 3.4 million hectares were destroyed. Director of forestry Johnson Ndokosho cautioned the public to use fire with care to preclude the destruction of grazing and to safeguard livelihoods of people. He said that with the late rains, grazing needs to be jealously guarded.