Wildfires in South Africa on 2 October 2026
87Significant fires
87Confirmed
- Elundini Local Municipality✓ Confirmed22 MW
- Sakhisizwe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed40 MW
- Elundini Local Municipality✓ Confirmed265 MW
- Emalahleni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed84 MW
- Senqu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed79 MW
- Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed45 MW
- Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Senqu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed46 MW
- Phumelela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed46 MW
- Matjhabeng Local Municipality✓ Confirmed22 MW
- Riebeeckstad✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Free State✓ Confirmed92 MW
- Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality✓ Confirmed68 MW
- Setsoto Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Free State✓ Confirmed35 MW
- Phumelela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed59 MW
- Free State✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Free State✓ Confirmed27 MW
- Free State✓ Confirmed152 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed29 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed33 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Endumeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed52 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed21 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed111 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Ulundi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed74 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed42 MW
- Alfred Duma Local Municipality✓ Confirmed26 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed20 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed54 MW
- uMshwathi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed301 MW
- Melmoth✓ Confirmed32 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Newcastle Local Municipality✓ Confirmed46 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed154 MW
- Alfred Duma Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed26 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed141 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed20 MW
- eMadlangeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed124 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed15 MW
- eDumbe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed19 MW
- eDumbe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed15 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed20 MW
- eMadlangeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed26 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Greytown✓ Confirmed20 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed20 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed26 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Greytown✓ Confirmed100 MW
- Daggakraal✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed36 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed50 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed37 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed68 MW
- Verena✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed118 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed145 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed42 MW
- Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality✓ Confirmed116 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed26 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed107 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed38 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed26 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed34 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed55 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed25 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed34 MW
- Mkhondo Local Municipality✓ Confirmed23 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed50 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed61 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed27 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Waterval Boven✓ Confirmed51 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed25 MW
⚠️ 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.