Various hiking trails have been closed following a fire above Skeleton Gorge and the Hely-Hutchinson Reservoir. (Wilderness Search And Rescue WSAR Western Cape/Facebook)
The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden has been closed in the interests of public safety following a veld fire.
"There are veld fires very close to the gardens and as a consequence, there is very low visibility and ash and smoke permeating throughout the grounds," said Nontsikelelo Mpulo, director of marketing and communications at the South African National Biodiversity Institute.
As a result, SANBI had closed the botanical garden to visitors, she said.
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