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South Africa: war and conflict map
What UCDP researchers recorded in South Africa in the 12 months to 31 August 2026:
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Deaths per month
Conflicts
| armed groups not named by UCDP | 81 killed |
| armed groups not named by UCDP | 15 killed |
| March and March, Operation Dudula - Civilians | 13 killed |
| CATA - Codeta | 7 killed |
| armed groups not named by UCDP | 7 killed |
| Government of South Africa - Civilians | 5 killed |
Latest verified events
- Cape Town city, 2026-08-25 · 1 killed
„CATA refutes claims of violence after taxi driver is killed”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Cape Town city, 2026-08-24 · 3 killed
„More than 145 murders on Cape Flats in three weeks”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Cape Town city, 2026-08-23 · 5 killed
„More than 145 murders on Cape Flats in three weeks”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Cape Town city, 2026-08-21 · 5 killed
„CATA refutes claims of violence after taxi driver is killed”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Knysna town, 2026-08-20 · 2 killed
„Two ANC members killed in South Africa after former mayor's death”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Cape Town city, 2026-08-17 · 1 killed
„Western Cape gang war death toll tops 1 200 – and it’s ‘way too much’ for Winde”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Johannesburg town, 2026-08-15 · 3 killed
„Three killed, two wounded in shooting at Newclare flat in Joburg”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Gugulethu Township, 2026-08-09 · 3 killed
„11 killed in three separate overnight shootings across Cape Town”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Langa township, 2026-08-08 · 5 killed
„11 killed in three separate overnight shootings across Cape Town”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Khayelitsha township, 2026-08-08 · 3 killed
„11 killed in three separate overnight shootings across Cape Town”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Boksburg town, 2026-08-07 · 2 killed
„Two Anti-Gang Unit officers shot dead in suspected ambush on Gauteng patrol”
armed groups not named by UCDP - Boksburg town, 2026-08-07 · 2 killed
„‘These are people’s children’: Families broken after 2 women killed in Reiger Park ambush”
armed groups not named by UCDP
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☕ Buy us a coffeeSources: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP, CC BY 4.0). UCDP publishes verified events about a month after they happen, so the newest days are on the live map, not here. This is an unofficial site. In danger, follow local authorities and official alerts.