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RE: Gotta love fire season in South Africa
That reminds me of my time in Kerala, India. There were many open dump areas where trash and dead leaves would be set ablaze together. In your case it's different, I think, if it's just dead grass. Is it a natural (pyromanic) compulsion that's been gradually accepted, or what is the reasoning behind burning it? I suppose some could view that it would encourage regrowth quicker, as occurs after natural wildfires.
Most of the fires are started by people just setting it alight. Just for the fun of seeing it burn.
It's a vary big cultural problem and it destroys millions of hectars of farmland each year.
That makes a lot of sense. The urge to burn things, and the odd pleasure humans derive from it, seems to be rather strong. As you say, when it occurs on a large scale, it's a major problem.