South African authorities have warned of a heatwave, with higher-than-average maximum temperatures expected in some parts of the country this week.
The weather service says that heatwave conditions resulting in persistently high temperatures were expected in parts of Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
The authorities have urged people to take precautions by avoiding exposure to the sun and drinking lots of water among other measures.
The heatwave forecast comes a week after parts of Gauteng province were struck by a hail storm.