South Africa Current Affairs, GK & News
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 Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Durban • flood-prone • South Africa • South Africa Flood Disaster • Unplanned Migration
Wildlife Conservation Bond
The world’s first wildlife bond has been issued by the World Bank, raising USD 150 million that will partly be used for the conservation of South Africa’s black rhinos. Overview: The Wildlife Conservation Bond is the world’s first-of-its-kind financial instrument that is outcome-based and will be channelling investments to conserve black rhino populations. International Bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: black rhinos • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development • South Africa • Wildlife Conservation Bond • World Bank
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
On 21st March 2022, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has been observed. This day is observed annually across the globe. Overview: In 1960, on this day, at a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid pass laws in South Africa the police opened fire which resulted in 69 deaths, and 180 injuries. In ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Apartheid • International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination • South Africa • United Nations General Assembly
Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa launch CBDC Scheme
Central banks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa launched a Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) Scheme on August 2, 2021. Key Points CBDC scheme is a cross border payments trial that uses different central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in order to assess if this allows transactions to be settled in a cheap and easy ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • CBDC Scheme • entral bank digital currencies (CBDC) • Malaysia • Singapore • South Africa