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The G20 summit in Johannesburg concluded amid a U.S. boycott, highlighting South Africa’s push for global inequality and climate priorities, while raising questions about the bloc’s effectiveness in geopolitical crises.

PM Modi meets Starmer, Macron, Meloni & other world leaders at G20 sidelines in Johannesburg

Modi also met World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and said, “As always, a delight to meet Tulsi Bhai."

Fire engulfs illegal Johannesburg housing block killing 74

City authorities said the municipality-owned, listed building in a deprived, crime-ridden area had been turned into illegal housing after being abandoned.

Man narrowly escapes as buses go airborne, road rips open in South Africa blast. Video

Firefighters discovered a man's body pinned under a vehicle during their search of the area after the explosion in Johannesburg.

Johannesburg residents stunned by once-in-a-decade snowfall

While parts of South Africa regularly receive snowfall over the southern hemisphere winter months around June to August, Johannesburg last saw snow in August 2012.

Minor earthquake shakes Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city

Many South Africans in Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, said on social media they awoke to find the walls of their homes shaking.

Viral video: This wedding proposal in McDonald’s had a disastrous ending

A viral video shows a proposal gone wrong at a McDonald's outlet in South Africa.

Lions at South African zoo caught COVID-19 from their keepers, suggests study

COVID-19: Three lions at a private zoo in Johannesburg had fallen ill last year with breathing difficulties, runny noses and a dry cough. An investigation was launch into the cause of their illness.

Singapore quarantines SIA passenger from Johannesburg after two onward travellers test Omicron positive

The traveller, along with six others, had disembarked from SIA’s SQ481 which departed from Johannesburg on November 27 and arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport on the same day.

Nelson Mandela dies peacefully

Former South African President Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said.

Canara Bank seeks Rs 1,000 cr capital support from govt

State-owned Canara Bank on Monday said it has sought Rs 1,000 crore infusion from the government to fund its overseas expansion. "We have approached the government for Rs 1,000 crore capital infusion in the current fiscal," Canara Bank chairman and managing director RK Dubey told PTI in New Delhi.

Mandela family divided over final burying place

Mandela's oldest daughter, Makaziwe, and 15 other family members have pressed a court application to get Mandela's grandson to return the bodies of three of Mandela's children to their original graves in the eastern rural village of Qunu

Obama sees 'moral imperative' to help feed Africa

White House officials hope Obama's three-nation tour of Africa - his first substantial visit to the continent since taking office in 2009 - will compensate for what some view as years of neglect by America's first black president.

Myanmar to quadruple economy by 2030: McKinsey

Myanmar's growth will be driven by a few sectors that include energy and mining, agriculture, manufacturing and infrastructure - together they account for over 85 percent of the country's total economic potential, according to the report.

Gandhi out of Africa

It is in the details that the spirit of the Mahatma lives on in Johannesburg.

Canara Bank seeks licences to ramp up overseas biz

State-run Canara Bank is in advanced stages of getting banking licences to operate in Qatar, Johannesburg and Frankfurt as it looks to ramp up its overseas business, a top official told Reuters.