The sweltering heat currently gripping several provinces is set to increase as the week progresses, the SA Weather Service warned.
Gauteng is set for a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday with temperatures expected to surpass 40°C in some areas.
People in Johannesburg should gear themselves for an energy-sapping 39°C while Pretoria is set to be on the receiving end of an even hotter day with predicted temperatures at 41°C.
Should the weatherman be spot on, these temperatures will see the previous records of 39°C (Pretoria) and 38°C (Johannesburg) be broken. Both these records were set in 2015.
The extreme heat in Gauteng is expected to be broken by a rainfall prediction of 60% on Friday, although temperatures are still expected to reach the high 30s.
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