Wildfires in South Africa on 6 October 2026
46Significant fires
45Confirmed
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Dannhauser Local Municipality✓ Confirmed52 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed30 MW
- eMadlangeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed172 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed40 MW
- eDumbe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed339 MW
- Alfred Duma Local Municipality✓ Confirmed24 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed62 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed29 MW
- Mpofana Local Municipality✓ Confirmed24 MW
- Okhahlamba Local Municipality✓ Confirmed17 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed25 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed51 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW
- MpumalangaPossible25 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed60 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed22 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed172 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed55 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed25 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed37 MW
- Thaba Chweu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed79 MW
- Mkhondo Local Municipality✓ Confirmed250 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed31 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed24 MW
- Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality✓ Confirmed104 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed76 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed156 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed177 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed49 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Mkhondo Local Municipality✓ Confirmed161 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed93 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.