In a tweet, WOF states the Fire Danger Index is on orange which they say, is not easy to put out. According to SAFCOL, code orange fires can see flame heights of 1.8 to 2.4 metres and that no controlled burning of any nature should take place. “Any fire that occurs should be attacked with the maximum force at hand, including all available aircraft at the time,” the website says.
A video has also been shared on Twitter in which a motorist can be seen making a dangerous u-turn in poor visibility. The Department of Transport has since urged motorists on the N1 near Modimolle to drive with caution as to avoid accidents.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard