SAFTEY OVERNIGHT CAMPING TUGELA FALLS

Hi Ella, being a long weekend there are likely to be lots of people up there, especially with leftover snow likely.
I haven't heard of any incidents in that area for quite a while now, but still take the usual precautions

General precautions can be found here:
www.vertical-endeavour.com/blog/20-drakensberg/security/16-amphitheatre-hotspot-for-theft.html

It's true what Smurfatefrog mentioned, we haven't heard much recently but this doesn't mean nothing has happened. Sometimes less sensational incidents don't make it onto this forum (e.g. if someone's shoes are stolen at night, it might not be reported widely).

Our Berg Alert assessment currently (see Berg Alert threads):

Amphitheatre and Khubedu Valley: Raiding of tents at the Tugela Falls and surrounds in an old issue which is ongoing. Intimidation for handouts also occurs in the area, including the Chain Ladders, which has been known to result in stone-throwing. There was a nasty incident in the Khubedu Valley during 2016 which received a lot of publicity - the details of this incident can be read on   this thread  . There have been reports of hikers encountering individuals from the Lesotho Defence Force in the area, who sometimes ask to see passports, and there have also been cases where the hikers were harassed by them. The last reported incident of this nature was around 2019. Hikers venturing onto the escarpment may want to carry their passports on them.