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Intelligence assessmentSouthern AfricaSouth Africa · South AfricaRelevance: CountryAutomated ingestion — not analyst reviewed

Dataset update: South Africa IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) from API

South Africa · South AfricaEvent: 19 Aug 2026, 22:00 UTCLast updated: 20 Aug 2026, 03:35 UTC
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Reported detail
This dataset comes from the International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s displacement tracking matrix (DTM) [publicly accessible API]( This API allows the humanitarian community, academia, media, government, and non-governmental organizations to utilize the data collected by DTM. The DTM API only provides non-sensitive IDP figures, aggregated at the country, Admin 1 (states, provinces, or equivalent), and Admin 2 (smaller subnational administrative areas) levels. For more detailed information, please see the [country-specific DTM datasets on HDX](
humdatadata
Verification confidence
Unconfirmed
31/100
Multi-source verification score
2 sources · 2 layers

Single-thread or unattributed reporting. Treat as an early warning only, pending corroboration.

Six-layer coverage
  • L1 Conflict & armed groups
    No matched signal (ACLED, UCDP, GDELT)
  • L2 Early warning & emergencies
    HDX
  • L3 GEOINT & situational awareness
    No matched signal (Copernicus, NASA FIRMS, USGS)
  • L4 Cybersecurity
    No matched signal (AlienVault OTX, AbuseIPDB, URLhaus)
  • L5 Strategic & political risk
    GDELT
  • L6 Verification
    No matched signal (Analyst desk checks, OSINT verification)
How this score was reached
  • Independent reporting sources+17 / 30

    2 independent publishers report this event: HDX, GDELT.

  • Cross-layer corroboration+14 / 25

    Corroborated across 2 layers: L2 Early warning & emergencies; L5 Strategic & political risk.

  • Structured / instrument evidence0 / 15

    No conflict-event dataset (L1) or geospatial/GEOINT record (L3) has been matched — reporting is narrative only.

  • Traceable citation+10 / 10

    A direct link to the primary reporting is published with the record.

  • Location resolved0 / 8

    The event is not resolved to coordinates; only a place name is held.

  • Analyst verification (L6)0 / 12

    Awaiting analyst desk verification; the record stands as collected.

  • Integrity deductions-10

    Confidence reduced because the originating feed declares the report unconfirmed.

Score is computed from collection metadata (independent publishers, collection layers, citation, geolocation, analyst review). It measures how well the event is corroborated, not how severe it is.

Credibility
Confidence
Unconfirmed
Source reliability
Not graded

Inclusion in this library is not an endorsement of a source. Ungraded items have not yet been assessed by an analyst.

Source provenance
Source
HDX
Source type
Open source
Published
Not provided by source
Event date
19 Aug 2026 22:00 UTC
Data as of
19 Aug 2026 22:00 UTC
Last verified
20 Aug 2026 03:35 UTC
Drafting
Analyst desk
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Primary reporting
CitationHDX· Published Aug 19, 2026, 10:00 PM· Fetched Aug 20, 2026, 03:35 AM
data.humdata.org/dataset/zaf-iom-dtm-from-api(opens the original report in a new tab)
This dataset comes from the International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s displacement tracking matrix (DTM) [publicly accessible API]( This API allows the humanitarian community, academia, media, government, and non-governmental organizations to utilize th…
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