ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,824,702 -29.80083 30.65196 South Africa A vigilante group kills five men for unknown reasons during the evening hours.
5,824,708 -26.1625 27.8725 South Africa Residents of the Princess informal settlement embark on multiple consecutive days of service delivery and housing protests against the local government in Roodeport. The group blocked roads and reportedly threw stones at passing cars in the fourth day. On the fifth day protesters attacked the home and family of a local resident, looting the house of their property. The group may have shown violent action in the sixth and seventh days, though this fact is not clear. The Right2Know was publicly supportive of the protest action, though it is unclear if they or their supporters were present during the demonstrations. The protesters vowed to continue protests until their "promised" houses were built. Calm was reached on the final day with a promise for housing from the appropriate government ministry.
5,824,713 -26.1625 27.8725 South Africa Residents of the Princess informal settlement embark on multiple consecutive days of service delivery and housing protests against the local government in Roodeport. The group blocked roads and reportedly threw stones at passing cars in the fourth day. On the fifth day protesters attacked the home and family of a local resident, looting the house of their property. The group may have shown violent action in the sixth and seventh days, though this fact is not clear. The Right2Know was publicly supportive of the protest action, though it is unclear if they or their supporters were present during the demonstrations. The protesters vowed to continue protests until their "promised" houses were built. Calm was reached on the final day with a promise for housing from the appropriate government ministry. Six reported dead over several days.
5,824,718 -24.70315 28.40412 South Africa The Waterberg ANC secretary is abducted and attack by three armed men around 9pm when he was coming out of a shop. He was released the following day. The motive for the attack is not known.
5,824,723 -26.1625 27.8725 South Africa Residents of the Princess informal settlement embark on multiple consecutive days of service delivery and housing protests against the local government in Roodeport. The group blocked roads and reportedly threw stones at passing cars in the fourth day. On the fifth day protesters attacked the home and family of a local resident, looting the house of their property. The group may have shown violent action in the sixth and seventh days, though this fact is not clear. The Right2Know was publicly supportive of the protest action, though it is unclear if they or their supporters were present during the demonstrations. The protesters vowed to continue protests until their "promised" houses were built. Calm was reached on the final day with a promise for housing from the appropriate government ministry. Six reported dead over several days.
5,824,728 -26.1625 27.8725 South Africa Residents of Durban Deep informal settlement protest violently poor service delivery; throwing stones and lighting fires. Police disperse the group with rubber bullets, one protester shot dead and fifteen arrested. It was later learned the death was caused by illegal live ammunition, causing a scandal which led to four police arrests and the suspension of others.
5,824,732 -25.74486 28.18783 South Africa Residents of Hebron, near Ga-Rankuwa outside Brits in Pretoria begin a march to Madibeng Local Municipality in protest of poor service delivery. They are complaining about service delivery in the township on the border between North West and Gauteng provinces. Adding to the protesters were mourners of a man killed by police in a earlier, similar protest in the area.
5,825,177 -33.92528 18.42389 South Africa NUMSA members protest outside the Parliament building, demanding for better jobs for black youth.
5,824,629 -23.90448 29.46885 South Africa Parents of pupils attending Ntji Ga-Mothapo Primary in Ramogale outside Polokwane protest alleged disrespect from members of the facility over two consecutive days. The parents called for the removal of three of the teachers.
5,824,634 -26.5333 27.85 South Africa Unidentified persons burn down a police officer's home. The arson may have been revenge for earlier police work. No injury reported.