South Africa Current Affairs, GK & News
South Africa announces Joint Naval Drills with Russia, China
In the path of strengthening multilateral ties, South Africa, Russia, and China are to hold naval drills in the Indian Ocean. It is to be held in the month of February 2023. During the exercise, the countries will exchange knowledge and operational skills. Relationships among the countries have been prosperous and the exercise will improve ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: BRICS • China • Crimean Annexation • Military exercise • South Africa • Ukraine war
2022 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) Report
The 2022 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) report was released by the British weekly The Economist. In this report, South Africa overtook Tunisia to become the most food-secure country in Africa. What are the key findings of the report? Vulnerability to Shocks: The global food environment is deteriorating, making it vulnerable to shocks. Significant progress ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Food Inflation • Food security • Global Food Security • South Africa • The Economist • Tunisia
What is IBSAMAR?
The seventh edition of maritime exercise IBSAMAR was organized from October 10 to 12 in South Africa. Key facts Exercise IBSAMAR is a joint maritime exercise between South Africa, Brazil and India. The inaugural edition of this naval exercise was held in 2008 to converge the democratic values, economic interests and maritime cooperation. In 2016, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Brazil • Indian Navy • INS Tarkash • MARCOS • maritime exercise • Maritime Exercises • South Africa
UK :1st country to approve Omicron Vaccine
The United Kingdom has authorized the first ever covid-19 vaccine for Omicron variant. It is the first country to do so. Authorization of vaccine will now pave ways for autumn booster campaign using two-strain shot of Moderna. Highlights: Conditional authorisation for the vaccine was granted by “Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority”. It was also ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Coronavirus • COVID-19 vaccination • Omicron Vaccine • Omicron Variant • Omicron Variant of coronavirus • SARS-Cov-2 virus • South Africa • World Health Organisation (WHO)
BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting
The BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting will be hosted by China on 19th May 2022 via video conference. Since, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, this is the first meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers. Who will be hosting this meeting? This meeting will be hoisted by Wang Yi, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Brazil • BRICS • BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting • BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting • China • India • Russia • South Africa
South Africa Flood Disaster
The most industrialised of the African continent, South Africa has mostly escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbouring countries. But in the last week, storms pounded the east coast city of Durban which triggered landslides and heavy floods that resulted in the deaths of more than 440 people. Role of climate change Meteorologists ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Durban • flood-prone • South Africa • Unplanned Migration