Yes, that is a heatwave
The regional weather forecast as issued by the South African Weather Service.
Gauteng: Very hot in the north, otherwise fine and hot.
Pretoria 19 / 37
Johannesburg 17 / 34
Mpumalanga: Fine and warm to hot, but very hot to extremely hot in the Lowveld.
Mbombela 18 / 34
Witbank / Emalahleni 18 / 34
Limpopo: Fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in places over the Western Bushveld and Limpopo Valley.
Polokwane 19 / 33
North West: Fine and hot to very hot but partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Rustenburg 16 / 37
Travellers:
Cape Town 15 / 22
Durban 19 / 26
Port Elizabeth 14 / 23
Bloemfontein 12 / 33
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