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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicJohannesburg

Topic: Johannesburg

9 killed, 10 injured in shooting near Johannesburg, SABC News reports

About 12 unknown suspects in a white minibus and a silver sedan opened fire at a tavern in Johannesburg's Bekkersdal, the police said in a statement.

Modi meets with South African President Ramaphosa during Johannesburg G20 summit

PM Modi also met with numerous world leaders, including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung & others.

US Secy of State Marco Rubio says, won’t attend G20 in Johannesburg, ‘South Africa doing bad things’

Rubio cited concerns over SA's actions, including the expropriation of private property, says it is not in the US's interest to 'waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism'.

Over 60 killed, 43 hurt after massive fire engulfs building in South Africa’s Johannesburg

According to reports, fire engulfed a five-storey building that had been abandoned at one stage but where people had been living. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire.

BRICS leader to discuss expansion plans in meeting in South Africa

South Africa hosted China's Xi Jinping for a state visit on Tuesday morning ahead of meetings with the grouping's other leaders later in the day.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.