Risk events in South Africa, April 2026
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966 events were recorded.
966 eventsSources: gdelt
966 events· South Africa
ConflictUnrest
Events
What is happening now
966 events · newest first
- 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
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Evaton, South Africa
Severity 3 · Evaton · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Manzini, South Africa
Severity 3 · Manzini · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · 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 Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in South Africa
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Midrand, South Africa
Severity 3 · Midrand · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Midrand, South Africa
Severity 3 · Midrand · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Midrand, South Africa
Severity 3 · Midrand · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Midrand, South Africa
Severity 3 · Midrand · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 2 · Matlapaneng · 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 Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 2 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Alberton, South Africa
Severity 3 · Alberton · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Manzini, South Africa
Severity 3 · Manzini · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Martial law in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Alberton, South Africa
Severity 2 · Alberton · 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
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in East London, South Africa
Severity 3 · East London · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 2 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 2 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · 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.