Wildfires in South Africa on 15 October 2026
40Significant fires
40Confirmed
- uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality✓ Confirmed178 MW
- uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality✓ Confirmed15 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Jozini Local Municipality✓ Confirmed56 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed39 MW
- The Big Five False Bay Local Municipality✓ Confirmed23 MW
- Richmond Local Municipality✓ Confirmed169 MW
- Mpofana Local Municipality✓ Confirmed29 MW
- Nkandla Local Municipality✓ Confirmed18 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed38 MW
- eMadlangeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed60 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Mpofana Local Municipality✓ Confirmed26 MW
- Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed52 MW
- Nkomazi✓ Confirmed108 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed28 MW
- Umjindi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Bushbuckridge✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed22 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed94 MW
- Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed39 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed69 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed53 MW
- Malalane✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Thembisile Hani Local Municipality✓ Confirmed45 MW
- Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed17 MW
- KaMaqhekeza✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed49 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.