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What happened in South Africa

  1. Election in South Africa turnout 48.7% South Africa · 3 · 3 hours ago
  2. Crash in Outeniqua, South Africa: 2 killed 2 killed Outeniqua, South Africa · 4 · 4 hours ago
  3. Local election in Johannesburg, South Africa ANC: about 32% Johannesburg, South Africa · 3 · 7 hours ago
  4. Arrests in Kwazulu, South Africa Arrested: reports differ Kwazulu, South Africa · 5 · 9 hours ago
  5. Arrests in Tzaneen, South Africa Arrested: reports differ Tzaneen, South Africa · 2 · 16 minutes ago
  6. Shooting in Mpumalanga, South Africa: 1 killed, none arrested 1 killednone arrested Mpumalanga, South Africa · 2 · 9 hours ago
  7. News in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 2 · 3 hours ago
  8. Explosion in Coldstream, South Africa: 3 arrested 3 arrested Coldstream, South Africa · 2 · 5 hours ago
  9. Arrests in Khayelitsha, South Africa Arrested: reports differ Khayelitsha, South Africa · 2 · 7 hours ago
  10. News in Johannesburg, South Africa 1 report Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 1 hour ago
  11. Fire in Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 1 hour ago
  12. Flooding in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 1 · 3 hours ago
  13. Rescue in Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa · 1 · 3 hours ago
  14. Stabbing in Polokwane, South Africa Polokwane, South Africa · 1 · 4 hours ago
  15. Stabbing in Polokwane, South Africa Polokwane, South Africa · 1 · 5 hours ago
  16. Deaths in Dwarsloop, South Africa Dwarsloop, South Africa · 1 · 6 hours ago
  17. Protest in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 2 · 14 hours ago
  18. Protest in Tshwane, South Africa: 7 arrested Killed: reports differ7 arrested Tshwane, South Africa · 8 · 33 hours ago
  19. Flooding in Kwazulu, South Africa Kwazulu, South Africa · 4 · 24 hours ago
  20. Arrests in Lenyenye, South Africa Lenyenye, South Africa · 1 · 9 hours ago
  21. Protest in Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 11 hours ago
  22. Arrests in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 1 · 11 hours ago
  23. News in Midrand, South Africa 1 report Midrand, South Africa · 1 · 11 hours ago
  24. Flooding in Mpumalanga, South Africa Mpumalanga, South Africa · 4 · 28 hours ago
  25. Court ruling in South Africa South Africa · 4 · 28 hours ago
  26. Deaths in Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 18 hours ago
  27. Fire in Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 · 21 hours ago
  28. Protest in Kwazulu, South Africa Kwazulu, South Africa · 2 · 29 hours ago
  29. Arrests in Pretoria, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa · 1 · 27 hours ago
  30. Arrests in Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa · 1 · 27 hours ago
  31. Arrests in Mpumalanga, South Africa Arrested: reports differ Mpumalanga, South Africa · 4 · 46 hours ago
  32. Arrests in Ngcobo, South Africa Ngcobo, South Africa · 1 · 31 hours ago
  33. Shooting in Kwazulu, South Africa Killed: reports differ Kwazulu, South Africa · 4 · 2 days ago
  34. Arrests in Ngcobo, South Africa Ngcobo, South Africa · 1 · 34 hours ago
  35. News in South Africa South Africa · 3 · 2 days ago
  36. Deaths in Midrand, South Africa Midrand, South Africa · 1 · 41 hours ago
  37. News in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa · 2 · 2 days ago
  38. Arrests in South Africa: 2 arrested 2 arrested South Africa · 2 · 2 days ago
  39. Arrests in Ventersdorp, South Africa Ventersdorp, South Africa · 1 · 46 hours ago
  40. Arrests in Makhadzi, South Africa Makhadzi, South Africa · 1 · 47 hours ago

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Last 30 days in South Africa · 81 events · busiest day 3 November 2026 (27)

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23 events in the last 24 hours · 1 countries · 2 with a confirmed death toll

  • Crime and arrests5
  • Killings4
  • Fires and explosions3
  • Other3
  • Accidents2
  • Elections2

Just in

  1. News in Johannesburg, South Africa1 hour ago · 1 independent report
  2. Fire in Johannesburg, South Africa1 hour ago · 1 independent report

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Reports differ

  1. Arrests in Kwazulu, South Africasources give figures that cannot all be true.
  2. Arrests in Tzaneen, South Africasources give figures that cannot all be true.
  3. Arrests in Khayelitsha, South Africasources give figures that cannot all be true.
  4. Protest in Tshwane, South Africa: 7 arrestedsources give figures that cannot all be true.

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