Wildfires in South Africa on 8 October 2026
70Significant fires
69Confirmed
- Newcastle Local Municipality✓ Confirmed61 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed30 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed32 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed35 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Greater Kokstad Local Municipality✓ Confirmed18 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed43 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed52 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed31 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed19 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed18 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed112 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed62 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Greater Kokstad Local Municipality✓ Confirmed194 MW
- Abaqulusi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed172 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed176 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed254 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed27 MW
- eMadlangeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 MW
- eDumbe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Ingwe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed22 MW
- uMshwathi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed59 MW
- eMadlangeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Impendle Local MunicipalityPossible17 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed36 MW
- KwaDukuza✓ Confirmed51 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed41 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed16 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed141 MW
- eMadlangeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed41 MW
- eDumbe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed72 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed623 MW
- Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed92 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed64 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed28 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed45 MW
- Mkhondo Local Municipality✓ Confirmed37 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed28 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed42 MW
- Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed87 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed81 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed60 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed26 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed216 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed35 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.