Risk events in South Africa, April 2026
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966 events were recorded: 801 conflict events and 165 unrest events.
966 eventsSources: gdelt
966 events· South Africa
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 801
- 39 in the list
- Unrest
- 165
- 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-04 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2026-04-05 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2026-04-06 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2026-04-07 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 74 |
| 2026-04-08 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 87 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 114 |
| 2026-04-10 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 165 |
| 2026-04-11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| 2026-04-12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026-04-13 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 140 |
| 2026-04-14 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 66 |
| 2026-04-15 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 95 |
| 2026-04-16 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 100 |
| 2026-04-17 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026-04-18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2026-04-19 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2026-04-20 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 58 |
| 2026-04-21 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 74 |
| 2026-04-22 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 42 |
| 2026-04-23 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 63 |
| 2026-04-24 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| 2026-04-25 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026-04-26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| 2026-04-27 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 2026-04-28 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-29 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening now
966 events · newest first
- Conflict
Military force used in East London, South Africa
Severity 3 · East London · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in East London, South Africa
Severity 2 · East London · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Mass violence in Alberton, South Africa
Severity 4 · Alberton · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Manzini, South Africa
Severity 3 · Manzini · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa
Severity 3 · Mbombela · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Manzini, South Africa
Severity 2 · Manzini · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 4 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in East London, South Africa
Severity 3 · East London · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in East London, South Africa
Severity 3 · East London · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Masvingo, South Africa
Severity 3 · Masvingo · Source: gdelt
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.