Wildfires in South Africa on 5 October 2026

🗺️ Eastern Cape2

• 🟡Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed20 MW19 d→
• 🟡Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed22 MW19 d→

🗺️ Free State4

• 🟠Free State✓ Confirmed58 MW18 d→
• 🟡Free State✓ Confirmed37 MW18 d→
• 🟡Free State✓ Confirmed40 MW19 d→
• 🟡Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality✓ Confirmed15 MW19 d→

🗺️ Gauteng1

• 🟡Thembisile Hani Local Municipality✓ Confirmed22 MW19 d→

🗺️ KwaZulu-Natal19

• 🟡Alfred Duma Local Municipality✓ Confirmed40 MW18 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW18 d→
• 🔴KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed281 MW18 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed18 MW18 d→
• 🟠KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed123 MW18 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed23 MW18 d→
• 🟡Alfred Duma Local Municipality✓ Confirmed41 MW18 d→
• 🟡Okhahlamba Local Municipality✓ Confirmed31 MW18 d→
• 🟠KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed59 MW19 d→
• 🟠KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed74 MW19 d→
• 🟠Dannhauser Local Municipality✓ Confirmed118 MW19 d→
• 🟠Abaqulusi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed66 MW19 d→
• 🟠Nkandla Local Municipality✓ Confirmed59 MW19 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed42 MW19 d→
• 🟡Ngagane✓ Confirmed43 MW19 d→
• 🟡Madadeni✓ Confirmed22 MW19 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed18 MW19 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed40 MW19 d→
• 🟠KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed83 MW19 d→

🗺️ Mpumalanga22

• 🔴Mkhondo Local Municipality✓ Confirmed250 MW18 d→
• 🟡Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed34 MW18 d→
• 🟡Mkhondo Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 MW18 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed26 MW18 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed25 MW18 d→
• 🟡Nkomazi✓ Confirmed25 MW18 d→
• 🟡Wakkerstroom✓ Confirmed17 MW18 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed93 MW18 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW18 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed26 MW18 d→
• 🟡Mkhondo Local Municipality✓ Confirmed40 MW18 d→
• 🔴Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed336 MW18 d→
• 🟠Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed91 MW19 d→
• 🟠Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed145 MW19 d→
• 🟠Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed93 MW19 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed16 MW19 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed17 MW19 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed65 MW19 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed22 MW19 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed39 MW19 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed61 MW19 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed24 MW19 d→

🗺️ Western Cape1

• 🟡Cape Agulhas Local Municipality✓ Confirmed35 MW19 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.