South Africa

South African president not hospitalised

South African president not hospitalised

The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa has been hospitalised, Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said. This comes after reports surfaced on social media that Ramaphosa had taken ill and was admitted to the …

BRICS expanding to Middle East

BRICS expanding to Middle East

Five countries will become new members of BRICS, a correspondent of Brazil’s UOL news portal reported on August 24, citing a draft final statement of the group’s summit. Iran Saudi Arabia …

Iran's membership in BRICS backed

Iran's membership in BRICS backed

 The South African President said at the talks with Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that his country supports the membership of the Islamic Republic of Iran in BRICS. "South Africa is interested …

Raisi may attend BRICS summit in South Africa

Raisi may attend BRICS summit in South Africa

Iranian President may attend the BRICS summit, which will be held in South Africa. The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic stated that this is very likely to happen.

Putin not to attend BRICS summit

Putin not to attend BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies in South Africa in August "by mutual agreement", South Africa's presidency said on Wednesday. Russia will instead be …

Bangladesh applies to join BRICS

Bangladesh applies to join BRICS

Bangladesh has submitted an application to BRICS. The group of states is negotiating with the country, a decision can be made in the summer.

Seven African countries to visit in 2023

Seven African countries to visit in 2023

The most underrated continent in the world, Africa, is experiencing a much-needed surge in demand for 2023. Numerous countries, both North and South of the Sahara, are breaking tourism records as crowd-wary tourists look to escape the overtourism and inflated prices plaguing the Western World

The world's most dangerous travel destinations for 2023

The world's most dangerous travel destinations for 2023

Each year, World Population Review calculates the crime rate of each country - the total number of reported crimes throughout the year divided by the total population. The result is then multiplied by 100,000 for ease of …

Why Iran wants to join BRICS

Why Iran wants to join BRICS

Recently, Iran applied to join BRICS, a group consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

Europe imports more South African coal as Russian ban looms

Europe imports more South African coal as Russian ban looms

European countries, scrambling to secure alternatives to Russian coal, imported 40% more coal from South Africa’s main export hub in the first five months of this year than over the whole of 2021, figures obtained by …

Putin holds talks with South African president

Putin holds talks with South African president

President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation. This was reported by the Kremlin press service. During the talks, Putin informed Ramafosa about the …

Russia reports first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant

Russia reports first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant

Russia on Monday reported its first confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in two people who returned from South Africa, according to the consumer health regulator Rospotrebnadzor. It was noted that Omicron …