Wildfires in South Africa on 9 October 2026

🗺️ Eastern Cape7

• 🟠Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed89 MW14 d→
• 🟠Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed53 MW15 d→
• 🟠Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed51 MW15 d→
• 🟡Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed18 MW15 d→
• 🟡Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed16 MW15 d→
• 🟡Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed45 MW15 d→
• 🟠Eastern Cape✓ Confirmed71 MW15 d→

🗺️ Free State4

• 🟡Free State✓ Confirmed25 MW15 d→
• 🟡Free State✓ Confirmed15 MW15 d→
• 🟡Free State✓ Confirmed15 MW15 d→
• 🟡Free State✓ Confirmed17 MW15 d→

🗺️ Gauteng1

• 🟠Gauteng✓ Confirmed73 MW15 d→

🗺️ KwaZulu-Natal18

• 🟡Newcastle Local Municipality✓ Confirmed36 MW14 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed16 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed28 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed30 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed25 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed20 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed21 MW15 d→
• 🟡Alfred Duma Local Municipality✓ Confirmed35 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed19 MW15 d→
• 🟠KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed74 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed18 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed43 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed26 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed15 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed31 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed18 MW15 d→
• 🟡KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed19 MW15 d→

🗺️ Limpopo14

• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed18 MW13 d→
• 🟡Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed23 MW14 d→
• 🔴Limpopo✓ Confirmed602 MW14 d→
• 🟠Limpopo✓ Confirmed102 MW14 d→
• 🟡Greater Tubatse Local Municipality✓ Confirmed15 MW14 d→
• 🟠Limpopo✓ Confirmed121 MW14 d→
• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed19 MW15 d→
• 🟠Limpopo✓ Confirmed75 MW15 d→
• 🟠Thabazimbi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed81 MW15 d→
• 🟡Modimolle Local Municipality✓ Confirmed19 MW15 d→
• 🟡Mookgopong Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 MW15 d→
• 🟡Hoedspruit✓ Confirmed47 MW15 d→
• 🟡Limpopo✓ Confirmed21 MW15 d→
• 🟠Bela Bela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed53 MW15 d→

🗺️ Mpumalanga11

• 🟠Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed145 MW14 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed38 MW14 d→
• 🔴Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed202 MW14 d→
• 🟠Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed60 MW14 d→
• 🟡MpumalangaPossible33 MW15 d→
• 🟠Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed63 MW15 d→
• 🟡MpumalangaPossible19 MW15 d→
• 🟡Bushbuckridge✓ Confirmed20 MW15 d→
• 🟡Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed20 MW15 d→
• 🟡Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed19 MW15 d→
• 🟠Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed87 MW15 d→

🗺️ North West1

• 🟡Modikwe✓ Confirmed31 MW15 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.