Venterstad FPA hereby announces the publication of the draft version of their Section 5(1)(a) Veldfire Management Strategy for the registered area of Venterstad FPA, which is located in the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in the Joe Gqabi District.
To view the draft Section 5(1)(a) Veldfire Management Strategy, please click here.
This strategy has been drafted to be in-line with Section 5(1)(a) of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 101 of 1998, which reads as follows:
5. (1) A fire protection association must at least-
(a) develop and apply a veldfire management strategy for its area;
This strategy has been drafted to enable the strengthening of veldfire management in the Venterstad FPA area and to provide for a mechanism to achieve a better integrated fire management approach.
Any Landowners and interested Stakeholders within the Venterstad FPA Area are open to comment on the Veldfire Management Strategy.
The opportunity for commenting on this strategy will close on WEDNESDAY, 5th JULY 2023. Please forward your comments directly to Mr JC Oosthuizen, Chairman of Venterstad FPA, to the following email address: jcoo@nokwi.co.za.
If you have any further queries, feel free to contact Mr JC Oosthuizen on the email address above.