The South African Weather Service on Thursday issued a warning of possible veldfires across the West Coast District and the Cape Winelands.
Posting the alert on its website, the service said the heat wave and the persistently high temperatures were expected to continue.
“Extremely uncomfortable conditions will be experienced in the West Coast District, Cape Metropole, Cape Winelands District, Eden District and western part of the Central Karoo District.”
Extremely hot conditions were also expected in places in the little Karoo and central parts of the Central Karoo District.
[Story from Sapa appeared on The New Age]