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Risk events in South Africa, July 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.

1663 events were recorded: 1253 conflict events and 410 unrest events.

1663 eventsSources: gdelt

1663 events· South Africa

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Kimberley, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Assault in South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Manzini, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Assault in Kimberley, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Midrand, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Assault in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in East London, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Assault in Uitenhage, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Manzini, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Kimberley, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Jul 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Jul 2026Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Jul 2026Military force used in Midrand, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Jul 2026Riot in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Demonstration in Kimberley, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 31 Jul 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
1,253
41 in the list
Unrest
410
9 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

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 993.4
1,253
Unrest
90-day baseline: 336.5
410
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-07-010081790513
2026-07-020098470526
2026-07-030049270829
2026-07-04002590805
2026-07-050033150782
2026-07-0600621701106
2026-07-0700381601613
2026-07-0800361101583
2026-07-0900471301737
2026-07-1000311101301
2026-07-110021400
2026-07-120021800
2026-07-1300471900
2026-07-140042600
2026-07-150043600
2026-07-160040700
2026-07-170044801049
2026-07-180023501238
2026-07-190020101406
2026-07-200046701923
2026-07-210044901571
2026-07-2200351001285
2026-07-230036130861
2026-07-240038190936
2026-07-25001520535
2026-07-26002650770
2026-07-27004450868
2026-07-280063100580
2026-07-29003950461
2026-07-30003370412
2026-07-31003390862

Events

What is happening now

1663 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Kimberley, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Kimberley · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Assault in South Africa

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Manzini, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Manzini · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Assault in Kimberley, South Africa

    Severity 2 · Kimberley · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Midrand, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Midrand · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Assault in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 2 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 2 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in East London, South Africa

    Severity 3 · East London · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 2 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Uitenhage, South Africa

    Severity 2 · Uitenhage · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Manzini, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Manzini · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Kimberley, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Kimberley · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  34. Unrest

    Riot in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 4 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  36. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kimberley, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Kimberley · Source: gdelt

  37. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  39. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  40. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  42. Unrest

    Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 2 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Midrand, South Africa

    Severity 3 · Midrand · 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.