EC veld fires | Agriculture dept assist affected farmers

The Department of Agriculture has expressed concern at the destruction left by veld fires in some villages in Qumbu in the Eastern Cape.

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture visited affected farmers in the area, who've lost almost 200 sheep.

Earlier in July 2024, a veld fire at Mahlungulu and Zilandana villages burnt 184 sheep and injured more than 30 others.

The department plans to donate livestock and feed to the farmers who have lost their sheep.

But it's concerned that they have nowhere to keep the feed and the animals.

[truermajola]

To see men in my community crying in a place that I spent all my childhood is heartbreaking. 💔💔💔