Overview
- SAWS warns of extremely high fire danger in the Khai‑Ma, Kamiesberg and Hantam municipalities of the Northern Cape.
- A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected in Sarah Baartman, Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi, Alfred Nzo, OR Tambo and Amathole until Thursday, 29 January.
- Parts of the Northern Cape remain under heatwave advisories, with hot to very hot conditions forecast.
- Gauteng is forecast to be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers or thundershowers and a high UVB sunburn index.
- Authorities urge heat and fire safety, including hydration, limiting peak sun exposure and promptly reporting veld fires in dry, windy areas.