Wildfires in South Africa on 26 September 2026

🗺️ Free State1

• 🟠Free State✓ Confirmed91 MW28 d→

🗺️ Gauteng2

• 🟠Gauteng✓ Confirmed51 MW28 d→
• 🟡Gauteng✓ Confirmed31 MW28 d→

🗺️ KwaZulu-Natal5

• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed24 MW27 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed39 MW28 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed22 MW28 d→
• 🟡Newcastle Local MunicipalityPossible36 MW28 d→
• 🟠KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed54 MW28 d→

🗺️ Limpopo4

• 🟡Greater Giyani Local Municipality✓ Confirmed48 MW26 d→
• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed20 MW27 d→
• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed43 MW27 d→
• 🟠Limpopo✓ Confirmed53 MW28 d→

🗺️ Mpumalanga12

• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed87 MW26 d→
• 🟡Middelburg✓ Confirmed31 MW26 d→
• 🟡Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed26 MW26 d→
• 🟡Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed15 MW27 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed20 MW27 d→
• 🟡Nkomazi✓ Confirmed35 MW27 d→
• 🟡Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed17 MW27 d→
• 🟠Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed92 MW27 d→
• 🟡Emalahleni Local MunicipalityPossible32 MW27 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed102 MW28 d→
• 🟡Carolina✓ Confirmed44 MW28 d→
• 🟠Nkomazi✓ Confirmed51 MW28 d→

🗺️ North West1

• 🟡Jericho✓ Confirmed17 MW28 d→

🗺️ Western Cape2

• 🟡Western Cape✓ Confirmed32 MW27 d→
• 🟡Overstrand Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 MW27 d→

⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.