Our Living Community - 12 November 2025

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Capetonians are very familiar with the wildfire season which is normally during the hot and dry summer months. They've certainly seen their share of fires on Table Mountain and saw how devastating they can be. In this episode Lee Kleinhans from Volunteer Wildfire Services tells Otto van der Walt what the common causes of wildfires are, and what we can do to prevent them.
12 Nov 2025 English South Africa Science · Nature

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