CENTURION - Parts of South Africa have been experiencing extreme heat over the past few weeks, with temperatures in some areas reaching close to 40 degrees Celsius.
WATCH | More hot weather on the way
While it's still early in the summer season to be certain, meteorologists are predicting that South Africa could experience its hottest summer on record.
Professor Francois Engelbrecht from the Global Change Institute at Wits University spoke to eNCA.