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Explosions in South Africa

15 explosions have been recorded in South Africa by Global Incident Tracker, 12 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 30 September 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.

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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
12
In 2026
15
Total recorded

Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.

Most recent explosions in South Africa

Ethiopia army HQ rocked by explosion as Tigray fighting intensifies 30 Sep 2026 · GNEWS Minor Massive Pretoria power outage: Explosion reported at Villieria Substation 29 Sep 2026 · GNEWS Moderate Navigating South Africa’s summer fitness explosion 26 Sep 2026 · GNEWS Minor Box 171 explosion in Osdorp involved ‘criminal storage unit’ with bombs and heavy firearms, prosecutors say 16 Sep 2026 · GNEWS Minor Foreign nationals targeted in South Africa's extortion explosion 14 Sep 2026 · GNEWS Minor Chess coaching leads to explosion in popularity of the sport at Shakaskraal Primary 12 Sep 2026 · GNEWS Moderate 2 Workers Die After Explosions and Fire at Ohio Recycling Plant 18 Aug 2026 · GNEWS Minor Person killed in Portage, Indiana, house explosion during severe storms 11 Aug 2026 · GNEWS Minor Fire Explosions are Driving New Workplace Safety Measures 11 Aug 2026 · GNEWS Minor MotoGP, Marco Bezzecchi: "This podium is an explosion of emotions" 8 Aug 2026 · GNEWS Minor Did the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion burn this osprey? 23 Jul 2026 · GNEWS Minor Thousands still evacuated near Southern California chemical tank despite eased explosion fears 26 May 2026 · GNEWS Minor Sonic boom like an 'explosion' across the East, police logs show 29 Dec 2025 · GNEWS Minor WATCH | No gas explosion in Durban CBD, says eThekwini Municipality 7 Dec 2025 · GNEWS Moderate WATCH | No gas explosion in Durban CBD, says eThekwini Municipality - The Witness | Your compass in the community 7 Dec 2025 · GNEWS Moderate

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When they happen

September carries the most explosions we hold for South Africa — 6 of 15. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.

MonthRecorded
January 0
February 0
March 0
April 0
May 1
June 0
July 1
August 4
September 6
October 0
November 0
December 3

Where this data comes from

No agency anywhere publishes a live feed of explosions. These records come from news reporting — GDELT · our harvester · national press — so coverage follows media attention rather than what happened. We search in local languages to narrow that gap, not to close it.

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