Wildfires in South Africa on 21 October 2026
65Significant fires
65Confirmed
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed18 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed211 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed29 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed128 MW
- Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality✓ Confirmed194 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed27 MW
- Richmond✓ Confirmed32 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed1,439 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed73 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed25 MW
- KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed35 MW
- Msinga Local Municipality✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Abaqulusi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed27 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed130 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed307 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed179 MW
- Greater Tubatse Local Municipality✓ Confirmed31 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed36 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed252 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed68 MW
- Penge✓ Confirmed69 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed28 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed52 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed147 MW
- Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality✓ Confirmed32 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed259 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed40 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed23 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Makhado Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed42 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed36 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed27 MW
- Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality✓ Confirmed22 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed58 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed27 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed24 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed3,465 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed72 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed36 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed94 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed87 MW
- Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed79 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed62 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed85 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed32 MW
- Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed122 MW
- Nkomazi✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed50 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed46 MW
- Steve Tshwete Local Municipality✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed21 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.