Risk events in South Africa, February 2026
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10 events were recorded: 10 conflict events.
10 eventsSources: ucdp
10 events· South Africa
Conflict
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 10
- 10 in the list
- Unrest
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Signal
How the picture is moving
Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days
Events by type
Against the 90-day baseline
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening now
10 events · newest first
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in South Africa
2 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in South Africa
3 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in South Africa
3 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in East London, South Africa
1 fatality · East London · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Diepsloot, South Africa
1 fatality · Diepsloot · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in South Africa
1 fatality · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in South Africa
2 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in South Africa
1 fatality · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in South Africa
1 fatality · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in South Africa
1 fatality · Source: ucdp
Reference
What these risk types mean
- Earthquake
- Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
- Disaster
- Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
- Conflict
- Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
- Unrest
- Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
- Advisory
- Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.