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Johannesburg fire – latest: South Africa president Ramaphosa says blaze that killed 74 people ‘a wake up call’

Building in central Marshalltown neighbourhood was being used as ‘informal’ housing for some 200 homeless people

The Independent UK

Jokowi is right not to join 'BRICS' for now – but the alliance is still important for Indonesia

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 24 to attend the 15th BRICS summit, an informal grouping of five major emerging nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The Conversation

South Africa: Over 70 killed in Johannesburg fire

In tonight's Eye on Africa: In South Africa, scores of people die in Johannesburg after a fire at an abandoned apartment block that housed dozens of homeless people. Also, the African Union suspends Gabon after Wednesday's coup d'état, in which the elite Republican Guard placed President Ali Bongo under house…

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Johannesburg fire: survivors describe jumping from windows, as death toll rises to 74

Blaze at five-storey block puts spotlight on dangerous state of ‘hijacked’ city buildings occupied by vulnerable residents

The Guardian - UK

‘The fire ruined everything’: Lives, livelihoods lost in Johannesburg blaze

Survivors mourn losses after a massive fire at a ‘hijacked’ building killed at least 74 people in South Africa.

Al Jazeera

Johannesburg fire kills at least 74, including 12 children, as blaze sweeps derelict building

Tower was once the site of South Africa’s notorious apartheid-era ‘pass’ office

The Independent UK

Watch: South African president visits site of Johannesburg fire which killed more than 70

Watch as Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, is expected to visit the site of the Johannesburg fire that killed more than 70 people on Thursday 31 August.

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Up First briefing: McConnell freezes again; Johannesburg fire, Idalia aftermath

Concerns rise for Mitch McConnell after he froze at another press conference. Flood risks remain after Idalia swept the Southeast. A fire in Johannesburg has killed more than 70 people, many homeless.

WEKU

South Africa Fire: Death toll mounts to 63 after blaze in a Johannesburg building

As per the latest report, the fire had been largely extinguished, but smoke still seeped out of windows of the blackened building downtown. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Watch live: Aftermath of deadly Johannesburg fire as at least 60 people killed

Watch live as firefighters gather in the aftermath of deadly fire in Johannesburg that killed at least 60 people on Thursday 31 August.

The Independent UK

A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 74, many homeless, authorities say

At least 12 of those killed were children. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in the desperate scramble to evacuate, witnesses said.

WEKU

President laments ‘great tragedy’ as more than 70 die in Johannesburg fire

The building had been used as an ‘informal settlement’ with as many as 200 living inside

Evening Standard

More than 70 killed in building fire in South Africa's Johannesburg

The death toll from a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday has risen to at least 73, the South African city's emergency services said.

France 24

Johannesburg fire – latest: Children among 74 killed in one of the worst blazes in South Africa’s history

Building in central Marshalltown neighbourhood was being used as ‘informal’ housing for some 200 homeless people

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The Independent UK

At least 52 people have died in a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city, authorities say

Emergency services say at least 52 people died in a fire in a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city

The Independent UK

At least 73 dead in fire at multi-storey building in Johannesburg

Seven of the victims were children, a spokesperson for Emergency Management Services says

Al Jazeera

More than 70 killed in fire in South Africa’s Johannesburg

Emergency services say death toll may rise as blaze guts multi-storey building in central business district.

The Hindu

Xi tells Modi that China, India should consider ‘overall interests’ of ties and ‘properly handle’ border issue

China’s Foreign Ministry said that President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in talks on August 23 that both sides “should bear in mind the overall interests” of ties and “handle properly the border issue”. Beijing also said the meeting at the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg…

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The Hindu

PM Modi, President Xi call for speedy disengagement along LAC

PM Modi and President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg on August 23, 2023; announcement of talks kept under wraps until next day, just prior to the PM’s departure for Greece

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia, Iran among six nations invited to join BRICS

Talks of expansion have dominated the three-day annual summit of major emerging economies in Johannesburg.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Putin joins Brics leaders on final day of summit after Wagner leader ‘killed in crash’

Watch live as Brics leaders close the summit on Thursday, 24 August, with a news conference in Johannesburg.

The Hindu

India welcomes consensus-based approach to expand BRICS: PM

One of the main issues that is forming the backdrop of the expansion-related dialogue at BRICS is Russia’s quest to create an alternative to the G-7-driven global political-economic model. This has acquired urgency since the western nations unleashed economic sanctions against Moscow after Mr. Putin launched the war against Ukraine…

Fortune

Is de-dollarization coming? Depends whether you sit in Jackson Hole or Johannesburg

As BRICS leaders debate alternatives to the U.S. dollar, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has another solution: "digital dollars," or stablecoins.

The Hindu

PM Modi, South African President Ramaphosa discuss regional & multilateral issues of mutual interest

PM Modi met South African President Ramaphosa in Johannesburg to review bilateral ties, exchange views on regional & multilateral issues & strengthen the Global South.

Newslaundry

The West’s mishandling of Ukraine has made BRICS a brighter alternative for multipolarity

As the South African city of Johannesburg hosts the 15th BRICS summit from August 22 to 24, headlines have been devoted to the possibilities of certain anticipated bilateral meets on the sidelines. One such possibility is of Chinese president Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi having an in-person…

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