Risk events in South Africa, August 2026
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744 events were recorded: 626 conflict events and 118 unrest events.
744 eventsSources: gdelt
744 events· South Africa
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 626
- 39 in the list
- Unrest
- 118
- 11 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
744 events · newest first
- 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 South Africa
Severity 3 · 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 South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 4 · Roodepoort · 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 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 Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kimberley, South Africa
Severity 3 · Kimberley · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 4 · Roodepoort · 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
Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · Matlapaneng · 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 Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration 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 Midrand, South Africa
Severity 3 · Midrand · 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 Manzini, South Africa
Severity 3 · Manzini · Source: gdelt
- 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
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 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 Potchefstroom, South Africa
Severity 3 · Potchefstroom · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in South Africa
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Potchefstroom, South Africa
Severity 3 · Potchefstroom · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Midrand, South Africa
Severity 3 · Midrand · 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 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 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.