Wildfires in South Africa on 17 October 2026
61Significant fires
61Confirmed
- uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality✓ Confirmed63 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Endumeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed79 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed122 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed24 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed19 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Nkandla Local Municipality✓ Confirmed25 MW
- Mthonjaneni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed86 MW
- Ingwe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed23 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed25 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed68 MW
- Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed83 MW
- Leeupoort Vakansiedorp✓ Confirmed52 MW
- Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality✓ Confirmed122 MW
- Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality✓ Confirmed70 MW
- Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed124 MW
- Bela Bela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed106 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality✓ Confirmed122 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed25 MW
- Mogalakwena Local Municipality✓ Confirmed33 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed25 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed119 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed49 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Blouberg Local Municipality✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed24 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed23 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Greater Tubatse Local Municipality✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed35 MW
- Greater Tubatse Local Municipality✓ Confirmed63 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed25 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed28 MW
- Chavani✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed53 MW
- Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed100 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed76 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed26 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed171 MW
- Thaba Chweu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed23 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Emakhazeni Local Municipality✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed23 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed22 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed134 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.