Risk events in South Africa, July 2026
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1663 events were recorded: 1253 conflict events and 410 unrest events.
1663 eventsSources: gdelt
1663 events· South Africa
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 1,253
- 33 in the list
- Unrest
- 410
- 17 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
1663 events · newest first
- Conflict
Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Midrand, South Africa
Severity 3 · Midrand · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 2 · Matlapaneng · 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 Evaton, South Africa
Severity 3 · Evaton · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Manzini, South Africa
Severity 3 · Manzini · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Queenstown, South Africa
Severity 3 · Queenstown · 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
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Mbombela, South Africa
Severity 2 · Mbombela · 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
Military force used in Evaton, South Africa
Severity 3 · Evaton · 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
Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 4 · Roodepoort · 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
Military force used in Midrand, South Africa
Severity 3 · Midrand · 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 Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · 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 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
- 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 Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in Evaton, South Africa
Severity 4 · Evaton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Manzini, South Africa
Severity 3 · Manzini · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 4 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in South Africa
Severity 4 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in South Africa
Severity 4 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in South Africa
Severity 4 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration 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
Demonstration in Evaton, South Africa
Severity 3 · Evaton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 4 · Matlapaneng · 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.