Wildfires in South Africa on 7 October 2026

🗺️ Eastern Cape1

• 🟡Eastern CapePossible20 MW17 d→

🗺️ Free State2

• 🔴Free State✓ Confirmed293 MW17 d→
• 🟡Free State✓ Confirmed25 MW17 d→

🗺️ KwaZulu-Natal1

• 🟠KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed172 MW16 d→

🗺️ Limpopo7

• 🟠Thabazimbi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed80 MW17 d→
• 🟠Limpopo✓ Confirmed135 MW17 d→
• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed34 MW17 d→
• 🟡Thabazimbi Local MunicipalityPossible37 MW17 d→
• 🟡Bela Bela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed23 MW17 d→
• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed48 MW17 d→
• 🟠Lephalale Local Municipality✓ Confirmed146 MW17 d→

🗺️ Mpumalanga18

• 🟠Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed92 MW16 d→
• 🔴Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed623 MW16 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed45 MW16 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed17 MW16 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW16 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed55 MW16 d→
• 🟡Emalahleni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 MW17 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed134 MW17 d→
• 🔴Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed336 MW17 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW17 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed42 MW17 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed37 MW17 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed55 MW17 d→
• 🟠Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed55 MW17 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed17 MW17 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed17 MW17 d→
• 🟠Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed130 MW17 d→
• 🟠Thaba Chweu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed79 MW17 d→

🗺️ North West2

• 🟠North West✓ Confirmed62 MW17 d→
• 🟡North West✓ Confirmed17 MW17 d→

🗺️ Western Cape2

• 🟡Western Cape✓ Confirmed28 MW16 d→
• 🟠Western Cape✓ Confirmed99 MW17 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.