Tag: Johannesburg
BRICS Summit in Johannesburg: Is there a Common Reserve Currency?
faq As of: 08/22/2023 4:34 p.m The BRICS countries trade in dollars on a large scale – but they want to become more independent. A separate currency is under discussion.…
How South Africa breaks free from the Russian embrace – Politics
Where does South Africa stand in the world? And above all: on whose side? Two days before the start of the Brics Summit in Johannesburg, Cyril Ramaphosa saw the time…
Detonation: Mysterious explosion in Johannesburg throws vehicles into the air – one person dies
For reasons that have not yet been clarified, a violent detonation occurs under the road network in Johannesburg, South Africa. Video footage captures cars being thrown upwards by the bang.…
Meeting of the Brics countries in Johannesburg: Putin does not travel to South Africa
Russia’s president is canceling his participation in the Brics summit – freeing the host from an agonizing dilemma. The decision was made “by mutual agreement”. But the opposite might be…
Johannesburg: First snowfall in eleven years
South Africa Snow is falling in Johannesburg for the first time in eleven years A Johannesburg resident rejoices in the snow – an extremely rare occurrence. © Wikus de Wet…
Death toll rises to 15 in Johannesburg fuel tanker explosion
The balance sheet is getting heavier. The explosion of a gas tanker on Saturday near Johannesburg, South Africa, killed at least 15 people, South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla announced…
Nine dead in tanker explosion near Johannesburg
Nine people died and forty others injured in the explosion of a gas tanker in Boksburg, about forty kilometers east of Johannesburg (South Africa), we learned on Saturday from the…
In Johannesburg, a flash flood kills 14 during a religious ritual
The consequences of Saturday’s violent storms in Johannesburg are dramatic. Fourteen people died in the sudden flooding of a river in this South African metropolis, and rescue efforts are continuing…
South Africa: Nine dead at christening ceremony in Johannesburg – Panorama
At least nine participants in a baptism ceremony drowned in a suburb of the South African metropolis of Johannesburg. A sudden flash flood and strong currents caught 33 people who…
Parking lot in South Africa: bumper to bumper with Ralf Schumacher – Panorama
Does the ex-racing driver remember where he parked his Land Cruiser? An SZ editor found him: pretty far away, on another continent. Three anecdotes from around the world. In the…