South Africa

Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE invited to join BRICS at the summit meeting in Johannesburg

The contentious article in the Daily Maverick had falsely claimed that Prime Minister Modi had declined to exit his aircraft in response to the South African government's choice of sending only a cabinet minister to conduct his official welcome.

The live telecast of the landing operations will begin at 5:20 PM IST on Wednesday. Live actions of landing will be available on the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV from 5:27 PM IST on Aug 23, 2023.

South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all international participants, including Russia President Vladamir Putin and other Russian officials, at BRICS-related events to be held in the country, local media reported. 

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula in an exclusive interview with the BBC stated that he would want Putin to visit Africa and that the country would welcome him as part and parcel of BRICS.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2022 had urged the citizens to come with suggestions for cheetahs reintroduced from Namibia and South Africa to India. The Centre intended to create awareness among the general public about Project Cheetah.

Erasmus thought that his water bottle might have been leaking, however, when he looked down, he saw the cobra disappearing below his seat.

As per the Action Plan for Cheetah Introduction in India, yearly 10-12 cheetahs are expected to be brought from African countries for the next 5 years at least.

More than 17 people were found dead on Sunday inside a nightclub in a neighbourhood of East London, a city in southern South Africa.

The Gupta brothers, Ajay, 56, Atul, 53, and Rajesh, 51, are Indian-born and belong to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.