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Wildfire Rages In The Keurbooms–Soetkraal Area, SANParks Blames Lightning

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Cape Town – A wildfire is raging in the Keurbooms–Soetkraal area within the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw said on Thursday, 8 January 2026, that the fire was believed to have been caused by lightning. “It is burning in very remote, mountainous terrain on SANParks-managed land, generally referred to as the Soetkraal area. “The fire has spread over an estimated 10 000 hectares. “At this stage,…
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The Bulrushes broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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