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South Africa – May 2017 Update

South Africa – May 2017 Update

Political violence and protests in South Africa over the first few months of 2017 have steadily increased. May 2017 witnessed an upsurge in conflict events and protests with levels of violence and protests not seen since October 2016. Given the

Daniel Moody June 20, 2017 South Africa Read more

South Africa – February 2017 Update

South Africa – February 2017 Update

Riots and protests continue to comprise the majority of events in South Africa. Last week saw some of the highest rates of demonstrations reported thus far in 2017 –  well above the average number seen in other weeks (see Figure

Roudabeh Kishi March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 South Africa Read more

South Africa – December 2016 Update

South Africa – December 2016 Update

2016 represents the second most active year in the ACLED dataset for South Africa. Although conflict and protest event levels have decreased overall since 2015, 2016 has borne witness to several crucial events and trends which have had serious ramifications

Daniel Moody December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 South Africa Read more

South Africa – October 2016 Update

South Africa – October 2016 Update

The number of conflict and protest events has steadily risen in South Africa due to student demonstrations in universities across South Africa concerning a rise in tuition fees. The recent spike in protest activity represents a repeat of the student

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd October 7, 2016October 7, 2016 Riots & Protests, South Africa Read more

The Geography of Riots and Protests

The Geography of Riots and Protests

Since 2013, riots and protests have been the dominant political expression recorded in African countries in the ACLED dataset. Populations took to the streets to express their grievances at a higher rate than more violent organised activity conducted by rebel

James Moody July 25, 2016October 7, 2016 Egypt, Riots & Protests, South Africa Read more

South Africa — May 2016 Update

South Africa — May 2016 Update

Last month witnessed a slight decrease in conflict and protest events in South Africa. Nevertheless both April and March represent the most active months in terms of political unrest since October 2015 and the nationwide student protests against fees (see

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd May 6, 2016 Riots & Protests, South Africa Read more

Conflict Resilient Investment

Conflict Resilient Investment

  Rates of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa have been increasing (United Nations, 2015). When selecting a location, investors place significant weight on stability – an optimal environment is where stability is high and risk is minimal (African Development

Roudabeh Kishi March 4, 2016 Ethiopia, FDI, Political Stability, South Africa Read more

South Africa — 2015 Update

South Africa — 2015 Update

2015 has so far been the most active year for South Africa in the ACLED dataset, with over 1,400 individual political violence and protest events taking place since the beginning of January. This represents a 33% increase over 2014. In

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd December 11, 2015 South Africa Read more

South Africa — November 2015 Update

South Africa — November 2015 Update

Levels of political unrest in South Africa decreased slightly in October. However, South Africa witnessed the highest levels of political unrest in mid-October since the country was hit with a series of xenophobic riots in April 2015. This spike in

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd November 5, 2015 South Africa Read more

South Africa — August 2015 Update

South Africa — August 2015 Update

Riots and protests increased this month in South Africa with Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape having the highest incidence of demonstrations (see Figure 1). In spite of this general increase, service delivery protests remained low and accounted for only

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd August 7, 2015 South Africa Read more
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This page contains data and analysis from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED). Users can access data, papers, trend analysis etc at acleddata.com. Both the data project and the data team's information is available on that site.
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project) is designed for disaggregated conflict analysis and crisis mapping. This dataset codes the locations, dates and types of all reported conflict events in over 50 countries in the developing world. Data are available for public download from the data page.
ACLED is directed by Prof. Clionadh Raleigh and has been supported by the World Bank's Development Economics Group Research Support Budget, the Irish Research Council, Minerva project funding through the CCAPS program and the European Research Commission.
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