Throwing cigarette butts out of car windows should be arson - Zille
17 February 2017
Cape Town – Throwing cigarette butts out of car windows should constitute attempted arson, Western Cape premier Helen Zille said on Friday.
Presenting her State of the Province address in Cape Town, Zille outlined the threat fires presented to the economy of the Western Cape.
She said 10 years ago, they were dealing with 12 000 fires in one year.
“It was almost an unmanageable number. Now, more than 17 000 fires have already been recorded this fire season,” she said.