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  • Project Cheetah: An Overview

    Why the scheme is in the news? A team of experts from South Africa and India visited Kuno National Park to review the status of Project Cheetah. They found that 20 cheetahs were successfully translocated to KNP in September 2022...

    Published On May 8th, 2023
  • South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail quits international cricket

    Shabnim Ismail, the fastest bowler in women's cricket, has announced her retirement from international cricket. This is a significant blow to South Africa, who heavily relied on Ismail's pace and skill in their recent Twenty20 World Cup campaign, where they...

    Published On May 4th, 2023
  • Anjali Sharma conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, wearing Luanchari

    Anjali Sharma has made her state and country proud by successfully scaling the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in South Africa while wearing a traditional Gaddi dress (Luanchadi). She is the first Indian woman to achieve this feat while wearing the...

    Published On April 4th, 2023
  • ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia clinch 6th Women’s T20 World Cup title

    ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final: Australia won the Women's T20 World Cup for the sixth time when they beat South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands. Opening batter Beth Mooney...

    Published On February 27th, 2023
  • Russia-China and South Africa starts joint military exercise

    Russia-China and South Africa starts joint military exercise In what some nations claim is an endorsement of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, South Africa is beginning a joint military drill with Russia and China. The 10-day naval exercises, which will go...

    Last updated on February 20th, 2023 02:48 pm
  • Cabinet Approves Signing of the MoU between the India and South Africa for cooperation in Disability Sector

    The Union Cabinet approved the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the India and Republic of South Africa for cooperation in the 'disability sector'. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said that the bilateral MoU would encourage...

    Published On February 17th, 2023
  • 12 Cheetahs to be Flown from South Africa Under Cheetah Reintroduction Program

    Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced Twelve cheetahs will be flown in from South Africa on 18th February. Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction program, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first batch of eight spotted felines -- five females and...

    Published On February 16th, 2023
  • South Africa declares ‘State of Disaster’ over electricity crisis

    'State of Disaster' over electricity crisis declared in South Africa In order to speed up the government's reaction to an ongoing energy crisis, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa proclaimed a state of Disaster. He also promised to designate a minister...

    Published On February 10th, 2023
  • ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup Begins in South Africa

    The ICC T-20 Women's World Cup is to begin in South Africa on 10th February 2023, with the opening match between the host team, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This is the first time that the ICC T-20 Women’s World...

    Published On February 9th, 2023
  • India to get more than 100 Cheetahs from South Africa

    South Africa said that it had reached a deal to transfer more than 100 cheetahs to India as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted cats in the south Asian country. The environment ministry said an initial batch...

    Published On January 27th, 2023