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Risk events in South Africa, April 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

966 events were recorded: 801 conflict events and 165 unrest events.

966 eventsSources: gdelt

966 events· South Africa

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 16 events plottedMilitary force used in Port Elizabeth, South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military mobilization in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 4 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 4 Apr 2026Military force used in Port Elizabeth, South Africa · South Africa · 4 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 4 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 4 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 4 Apr 2026Assault in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 4 Apr 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
801
16 in the list
Unrest
165
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

966 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Port Elizabeth · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 2 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Port Elizabeth · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 4 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Assault in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 2 · Roodepoort · 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.