Wildfires in South Africa on 22 October 2026

135Significant fires

131Confirmed

🗺️ Free State6

Phumelela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed24 MW14 h
Phumelela Local Municipality✓ Confirmed21 MW14 h
Free State✓ Confirmed22 MW28 h
Free State✓ Confirmed90 MW36 h
Free State✓ Confirmed20 MW38 h
Free State✓ Confirmed37 MW38 h

🗺️ Gauteng2

Gauteng✓ Confirmed17 MW14 h
Gauteng✓ Confirmed57 MW15 h

🗺️ KwaZulu-Natal21

KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed251 MW36 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed16 MW36 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed151 MW36 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed211 MW36 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed18 MW36 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed136 MW36 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed80 MW36 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed512 MW37 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed101 MW37 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed128 MW38 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed28 MW38 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed182 MW38 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed28 MW38 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed87 MW38 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed24 MW38 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed20 MW38 h
Umvoti Local Municipality✓ Confirmed203 MW39 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed84 MW39 h
uMuziwabantu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed27 MW39 h
KwaZulu-Natal✓ Confirmed65 MW39 h
uMlalazi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed78 MW44 h

🗺️ Limpopo52

Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed130 MW7 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed252 MW7 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed168 MW7 h
Greater Giyani Local Municipality✓ Confirmed295 MW7 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed69 MW14 h
Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed52 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed68 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed52 MW14 h
Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed33 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed24 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed102 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed307 MW14 h
Molemole Local Municipality✓ Confirmed636 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed137 MW14 h
Greater Tubatse Local Municipality✓ Confirmed31 MW14 h
Steelpoort✓ Confirmed58 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed533 MW14 h
Polokwane Local Municipality✓ Confirmed24 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed31 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed30 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed129 MW14 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed36 MW15 h
Modimolle Local Municipality✓ Confirmed40 MW15 h
Mabotsha✓ Confirmed16 MW15 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed39 MW15 h
Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality✓ Confirmed32 MW15 h
Greater Tubatse Local Municipality✓ Confirmed60 MW15 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed17 MW15 h
Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed15 MW15 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed16 MW26 h
Moria✓ Confirmed262 MW26 h
Mogalakwena Local Municipality✓ Confirmed15 MW26 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed85 MW26 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed20 MW26 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed29 MW26 h
Polokwane Local Municipality✓ Confirmed44 MW27 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed32 MW27 h
Makhado Local MunicipalityPossible18 MW27 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed16 MW27 h
Musina Local MunicipalityPossible23 MW27 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed147 MW28 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed17 MW28 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed47 MW31 h
Polokwane Local Municipality✓ Confirmed32 MW36 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed22 MW36 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed20 MW38 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed26 MW38 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed40 MW38 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed21 MW38 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed35 MW38 h
Limpopo✓ Confirmed15 MW38 h
Makhado Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW39 h

🗺️ Mpumalanga39

Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed55 MW7 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed36 MW14 h
Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality✓ Confirmed94 MW14 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed31 MW14 h
Govan Mbeki Local Municipality✓ Confirmed26 MW14 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed62 MW14 h
Mbombela✓ Confirmed1,668 MW14 h
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed35 MW14 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed122 MW14 h
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed72 MW14 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed594 MW14 h
Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed23 MW14 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed20 MW14 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed22 MW15 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed25 MW15 h
MpumalangaPossible18 MW15 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed50 MW15 h
Middelburg✓ Confirmed36 MW15 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed51 MW27 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed20 MW27 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed85 MW36 h
Msukaligwa✓ Confirmed23 MW36 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed16 MW36 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed32 MW36 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed19 MW36 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed36 MW36 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed87 MW36 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed16 MW38 h
Nkomazi✓ Confirmed19 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed21 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed70 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed49 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed17 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed21 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed33 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed16 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed18 MW38 h
Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed18 MW38 h
MpumalangaPossible23 MW39 h

🗺️ North West15

Ditsobotla Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 MW13 h
North West✓ Confirmed33 MW14 h
North West✓ Confirmed30 MW14 h
North West✓ Confirmed22 MW26 h
North West✓ Confirmed22 MW31 h
North West✓ Confirmed15 MW36 h
North West✓ Confirmed27 MW36 h
North West✓ Confirmed23 MW36 h
Jericho✓ Confirmed23 MW36 h
North West✓ Confirmed26 MW36 h
North West✓ Confirmed134 MW36 h
North West✓ Confirmed16 MW37 h
North West✓ Confirmed24 MW38 h
North West✓ Confirmed39 MW38 h
North West✓ Confirmed77 MW38 h

⚠️ 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.

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