South Africa

Metadata

• iso ZA
• region africa
• cameo_code ZAF

Active claims involving South Africa

• South Africa's confirmation of human-to-human hantavirus transmission on a cruise ship is drawing major international media attention after emerging from regional health reporting.
  67% ↓-1% 🟡 MEDIUM

Top connected entities (last 60 days)

• Johannesburg (place) edge-weight 44.452 · 79 shared events · gravity 0.0029
• Pretoria (place) edge-weight 27.280 · 56 shared events · gravity 0.0022
• Pandemic / outbreak (topic) edge-weight 8.695 · 12 shared events · gravity 0.0024
• Nigeria (place) edge-weight 8.169 · 18 shared events · gravity 0.0052
• Climate / extreme weather (topic) edge-weight 5.402 · 11 shared events · gravity 0.0012
• Netherlands (place) edge-weight 4.014 · 7 shared events · gravity 0.0023
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (org) edge-weight 2.935 · 6 shared events · gravity 0.0032
• Ghana (place) edge-weight 2.657 · 6 shared events · gravity 0.0011
• Intel (org) edge-weight 1.985 · 4 shared events · gravity 0.0028
• Abuja (place) edge-weight 1.932 · 4 shared events · gravity 0.0030
• Spain (place) edge-weight 1.919 · 4 shared events · gravity 0.0031
• Immigration (topic) edge-weight 1.562 · 4 shared events · gravity 0.0027

Where events happen

Recent events (15)

• 2026-05-06 14:30:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 036 Express intent to meet or negotiate · tone +1.77
  South africa continues its efforts to bring f1 back we are working methodically
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• 2026-05-06 14:30:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 036 Express intent to meet or negotiate · tone +3.25
  Bestseller supports south african regenerative agriculture program
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• 2026-05-06 14:30:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 042 Make a visit · tone -3.47
  Eighth patient confirmed in hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
  co-mentioned: Pandemic / outbreak
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• 2026-05-06 13:45:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 020 Make an appeal · tone -7.25
  Gauteng police officers linked to 27 rape cases since 2024 da
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• 2026-05-06 13:45:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 112 Accuse · tone -8.84
  Zille warns joburg is effectively bankrupt
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• 2026-05-06 13:45:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 192 Occupy territory · tone -3.09
  2026 05 06 south african rats dont carry hantavirus motsoaledi
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• 2026-05-06 13:45:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 120 Reject · tone -0.66
  Correcting pieter du toits agenda michael beaumont
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• 2026-05-06 13:30:00 · role: actor2 · gdelt · 173 Arrest, detain, or charge with legal action · tone -2.01
  Police seize r13 million cocaine haul at durban harbour
  co-mentioned: Johannesburg · Pretoria
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• 2026-05-06 13:30:00 · role: actor2 · gdelt · 070 Provide aid · tone -3.02
  South africa identifies hantavirus strain 2 passengers amid cruise ship outbreak
  co-mentioned: Berlin · Pandemic / outbreak
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• 2026-05-06 13:30:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 020 Make an appeal · tone +3.60
  Mahindra south africa durban assembly plant to expand
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• 2026-05-06 13:30:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 042 Make a visit · tone -6.76
  Madlanga commission hears evidence on r200m kzn cocaine theft
  co-mentioned: Pretoria
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• 2026-05-06 13:30:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 013 Make optimistic comment · tone -3.12
  3 patients are being evacuated to europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
  co-mentioned: Pandemic / outbreak
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• 2026-05-06 13:30:00 · role: actor2 · gdelt · 111 Criticize or denounce · tone -4.79
  Lawyer ejimakor knocks mtn multichoice firms over silence xenophobic attacks killings
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• 2026-05-06 13:30:00 · role: actor2 · gdelt · 112 Accuse · tone -6.82
  Nigerians may embark reprisal attacks yoruba union slams tinubu demands action alleged
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• 2026-05-06 13:30:00 · role: actor1 · gdelt · 111 Criticize or denounce · tone -10.69
  Cop among five arrested for zeerust atm bombing
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