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Achievements of Russia’s Mining Engineering Education System to Gain International Promotion Through TV BRICS

Cooperation is aimed at strengthening scientific and educational ties among the BRICS+ countries and enhancingREAD MORE

BRICS Working Group discusses increasing number of flights between association’s countries

The BRICS Working Group has held a series of meetings to discuss sustainable transport solutions and improve air connectivity between member countries. These discussions are…

Pirates Coach Riveiro Remains Focused on Job at Hand

José Riveiro says he remains committed to Orlando Pirates despite the shock announcement that he’s on his way out. Early indications are that there’s a…

Shamila Batohi Wants Answers From Eastern Cape NPA After Tim Omotoso’s Prosecution Flop

The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi is demanding answers from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Eastern Cape after Timothy Omotoso’s…

Bafana on Course for Top 50 Spot in FIFA Rankings

In 1996, Bafana Bafana was ranked 16th in the world and 1st in Africa after winning the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on home soil…

ANC Retains Limpopo Ward with Landslide Victory in By-election

The ANC has retained ward nine in the Makhado Local Municipality after a landslide victory in the low turnout by-election on Wednesday. Despite a low…

ActionSA Vows  to Withhold Budget Support if  ANC Pushes VAT Increase

ActionSA, the kingmaker party that helped the ANC to pass the 2025-2026 budget without the support of its coalition partner the DA, says it would…

ANC Leagues Band Together in their call For Former ANC MP’s Suspension

Two Limpopo ANC structures – the ANC Veterans League (ANCVL) and the ANC Youth League (ANCYL)  – have joined forces and demanded that loose tongued…

Hong Ting Forum held in Kenya to advance China-Africa modernization drive

The 2025 edition of the Hong Ting Forum took place on Wednesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, bringing together senior government officials, diplomats, scholars, industry…

Mondlane Announces New Wave of Post-Election Protests Across Mozambique

Mozambique’s presidential runner-up, Venancio Mondlane, has announced a new wave of demonstrations set to take place from 13 to 15 November 2024, across various regions of the country. Speaking in a live social media appearance on Monday, Mondlane explained that these protests, marking the fourth phase of his ongoing campaign, would unfold in several stages, beginning on Wednesday.

“The demonstrations will be concentrated in provincial capitals,” Mondlane said, emphasising that the protests will involve citizens travelling to these capitals overREAD MORE

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Brazil’s Sugar Exports Hit New Annual Record By October

Brazil’s sugar exports in October this year reached a new record, surpassing the figures recorded in the previous year. This is reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS.

According to the Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX), this value corresponds to an increase in sugar purchases from Brazil by India, Indonesia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

Brazilian sugar exports reached 3.73 million tonnes, almost 1 million tonnes more than in the sameREAD MORE

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COP29 Aims To Get Developed Countries To Agree To Greater Financial Support For Poor Vlimate-Vulnerable Nations

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is to be held from 11 to 22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main goal of the conference is for countries to agree on a new climate finance target through which wealthy countries will pay to help poorer and climate-vulnerable nations to cope with climate change. On this occasion, ChinAfrica talked to Chukwumerije Okereke, director of the Centre for Climate Change and Development at the Alex-Ekwueme Federal UniversityREAD MORE

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Mozambique-South Africa Border Reopens Amid Revenue Loss Due to Post-Election Protests

The Ressano Garcia border, the largest Mozambican land crossing between Mozambique and South Africa, recorded a revenue loss of 400 million Meticais (€5.8 million) during its closure due to post-election protests challenging the election results.

The border was anticipated to handle goods worth 1,700 million Meticais (€24.8 million) in November alone. However, according to Mozambique Tax Authority spokesperson Fernando Tinga, last week’s closure resulted in “around 400 million Meticais (€5.8 million)” in losses, leading to a “shortage” of some goods,READ MORE

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Chile and South Africa To Join Efforts In Sustainable Use Of Ocean Resources

Chile and South Africa have concluded an agreement on cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture. This is reported by Cronica Digital, a partner of TV BRICS.

The signing of the document was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister of Chile Gloria de la Fuente, who was on a visit to South Africa, and Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment of South Africa Narend Singh.

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Shivambu Appointed MKP Secretary General As Residents of His Home Village Remain Indifferent

uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) President Jacob Zuma has appointed Floyd Shivambu as Secretary General a few months after joining South Africa’s third biggest party. 

Shivambu, the EFF’s former deputy president and the party’s co-founder, takes over from Dr Sifiso Maseko, who resigned in October to resume his duties in the Gauteng Department of Health.

Shivambu shockingly left the EFF in August amid a fallout with party leader Julius Malema, who later accused him of betrayal. He was later appointed theREAD MORE

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Football Events And Exchanges Bring Chinese And African People Together, Creating Lasting Bonds

Lin Yuexin, a student at Beijing No.12 High School, stands in front of a long roll of paper and looks closely at it. In the centre of the scroll are silhouettes of young Chinese and Africans playing football. In the background, cultural symbols of China, such as the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall, stand alongside those of Africa, represented by the pyramids of Egypt and other emblematic images. On the left is an inscription in Chinese: “We areREAD MORE

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Duma Boko Inaugurated As Botswana’s President

Multitudes of people thronged the National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital city, on Friday to witness the inauguration of Duma Boko as the southern African country’s sixth president.

Boko promised that his government would create a brighter tomorrow with support from the citizens during the ceremony. “We will create the Botswana we all desire. You have given me strength and hope, and I am prepared to return strength and hope to you a thousandfold. I say to you, dare toREAD MORE

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Facebook Serial Rapist Sentenced To 99 Years In Jail

The Polokwane High Court in Limpopo has sentenced Facebook serial rapist Ronny Maluleke to 99 years imprisonment for multiple counts of rape, counts of robbery aggravating circumstances, and housebreaking with intent to rape.

Maluleke’s sentencing on Tuesday came after he was arrested at Lenyenye Village outside Tzaneen in November 2021. He was remanded in custody until his case was finalised.

According to Provincial Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba, in May 2015, the convicted criminal intruded into one of hisREAD MORE

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Healthcare Company Set To Retrench Drug Recovery Centre Employees

Life Nkanyisa, a subsidiary of the Life Healthcare Group, has threatened to shut down the Witpoort Recovery Centre and the Life Nkanyisa Randfontein Recovery Centre, throwing substance abuse recovering addicts back to the streets, which are already full of drugs. This after it has served about 500 employees with Section 189 notice following the Gauteng Department of Social Development cutting funding due to budgetary constraints.

The facilities have a capacity of about 750 patients, with Witpoort Recovery Centre accommodating 300READ MORE

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