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Emergency services leave South Africa fire scene. Now comes the grisly task of identifying bodies

Emergency services teams have left the scene of one of South Africa’s deadliest inner-city fires Pathologists now face the grisly task of identifying dozens of charred bodies and some body parts that have been transported to several mortuaries across the city of Johannesburg

The Independent UK

Watch: South African president visits site of Johannesburg fire which killed more than 70

Watch as Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, is expected to visit the site of the Johannesburg fire that killed more than 70 people on Thursday 31 August.

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe opposition party calls for fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has demanded fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries

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China’s Xi Makes It ‘Next To Impossible’ To Do Business, Hedge Funder Protests

Xi Jinping has cast doubt on China's economic allure and foreign investors are frustrated due to the changing business climate.

Zenger

Saudi Arabia, Iran among six nations invited to join BRICS

Talks of expansion have dominated the three-day annual summit of major emerging economies in Johannesburg.

Al Jazeera

BRICS agrees to welcome six new members, says PM Modi

BRICS expansion to include six new members: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia. Expansion will take effect from January 1, 2024

The Hindu

‘Cyberattack from India’: South Africa portal which claimed Modi ‘refused to get off plane’

A day after a report in South Africa’s Daily Maverick claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “miffed” and had “refused to get off his aircraft” in Pretoria until deputy president Paul Mashatile arrived to receive him, the portal has now alleged cyberattack from India “with a purpose to deny…

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Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies

The Independent UK

Brics countries agree historic expansion as six new countries invited to join

Brics leaders pledge to champion cause of ‘Global South’ with expansion of bloc

The Independent UK

Watch live: Putin joins Brics leaders on final day of summit after Wagner leader ‘killed in crash’

Watch live as Brics leaders close the summit on Thursday, 24 August, with a news conference in Johannesburg.

The Independent UK

How did the world react to India’s ‘historic’ moon landing?

India becomes only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon after the US, Russia and China.

Al Jazeera

Putin defends invasion of Ukraine in Brics summit address

Russian president seeks to rally leaders meeting in South Africa to Moscow’s side by blaming west

The Guardian - UK

The power of needlework: how embroidery is helping South African women tell unspeakable stories

In June 2020, three months after South Africa entered the first of a series of hard lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID, the country’s president Cyril Ramaphosa described men’s violence against women as a “second pandemic”.

The Conversation

India ‘fully supports’ BRICS expansion as summit continues

South African officials say more than 40 countries from the Global South have shown interest in joining the BRICS bloc.

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PM Modi, South African President Ramaphosa discuss regional & multilateral issues of mutual interest

PM Modi met South African President Ramaphosa in Johannesburg to review bilateral ties, exchange views on regional & multilateral issues & strengthen the Global South.

The Times of India

Xi Jinping skips speech defending China economy at BRICS business forum

JOHANNESBURG: President Xi Jinping failed to attend a business forum in South Africa where he was expected to deliver a speech defending China’s economy and its support for emerging markets, as fears mount that the Asian nation’s struggles could cause global turbulence.

Al Jazeera

‘Hegemonism not in China’s DNA’: Xi calls for BRICS expansion

Xi says China seeks a more just and equitable international order, rejects ‘bloc confrontation’.

The Guardian - US

Putin says Brics should become trading bloc representing ‘global majority’

Russian president addresses group at South Africa summit, blaming western sanctions for causing volatility in global markets

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Al Jazeera

Can BRICS end ‘apartheid’ against the Global South?

As the grouping of five emerging economies meets in South Africa, here’s what to expect.

France 24

BRICS summit of emerging economies gets under way without Putin

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to Western dominance in global affairs. The so-called BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- represent a quarter of the global economy,…

The Independent UK

Russia's Putin stays away over arrest warrant as leaders of emerging economies meet in South Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be notably absent when Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies begin a three-day summit in South Africa on Tuesday

Radio France Internationale

Russia and China seek to further political agendas at Brics summit

Russia and China will be looking to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at the Brics summit in South Africa this week – when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling may take on a sharper edge as they move to bring Saudi Arabia closer.

The Guardian - AU

Putin tells African nations Russia can take Ukraine’s place as supplier of grain – as it happened

Russian leader, wanted under international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, gives speech by video link to summit in South Africa

The Guardian - UK

Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members

Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South Africa

The Independent UK

Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa

Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week

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