Wildfires in South Africa on 3 October 2026

🗺️ Free State2

• 🟡Phumelela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed46 MW20 d→
• 🟡Free State✓ Confirmed36 MW20 d→

🗺️ KwaZulu-Natal8

• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW21 d→
• 🟡Abaqulusi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW21 d→
• 🟡Msinga Local Municipality✓ Confirmed33 MW21 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW21 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed20 MW21 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed21 MW21 d→
• 🟡Abaqulusi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 MW21 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-NatalPossible34 MW21 d→

🗺️ Limpopo2

• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed41 MW21 d→
• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed20 MW21 d→

🗺️ Mpumalanga11

• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed36 MW20 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed16 MW20 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed41 MW20 d→
• 🟡Thembisile Hani Local Municipality✓ Confirmed50 MW20 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed15 MW21 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed46 MW21 d→
• 🟡Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed17 MW21 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed69 MW21 d→
• 🟡MpumalangaPossible17 MW21 d→
• 🟡Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality✓ Confirmed18 MW21 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed21 MW21 d→

🗺️ Western Cape1

• 🔴Cederberg Local Municipality✓ Confirmed374 MW20 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.