South Africa Shooting: Unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire at a bar (tavern) on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the early hours of Sunday. 9 people died in this attack, while 10 others were injured. Police said that this is the second such major shooting incident in the country this month.

The incident took place in the Bakersdal area, about 40 kilometers south-west of Johannesburg, which is a gold mining area. The attack took place around 1 am (2300 GMT). Police initially put the death toll at 10, but later revised it to 9.

Police issued statement

According to the police statement, about a dozen attackers traveling in two vehicles opened fire on the people present in the tavern and continued firing randomly while fleeing the scene of the incident. The dead also included a driver of an online car-hailing service, who was present outside the bar. Provincial Police Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana gave this information to SABC TV. Police said that they have started searching for the attackers.

A similar attack had happened earlier also

Earlier on December 6, gunmen attacked a hostel in Saulsville township near the capital Pretoria, killing 12 people, including a three-year-old child. According to the police, that place was a den for selling liquor illegally. Many people in South Africa keep licensed weapons for personal protection, but despite strict laws, the number of illegal weapons in the country is much higher.

Cases of violence are continuously increasing

Many people in South Africa keep licensed weapons for personal protection, but despite strict laws, the number of illegal weapons in the country is much higher. According to police data, an average of 63 people were murdered every day between April and September. Most of these deaths occurred due to mutual disputes, while looting and gang violence were also major reasons. In one of the most horrific incidents in recent years, 18 relatives were shot dead in a rural home in the country’s Eastern Cape province in September 2024.

A horrific incident of firing has come to light in South Africa. The death toll in this incident has increased to 11. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that 11 people were killed and 14 injured in a deadly shooting in Pretoria on Saturday morning.

11 killed, so many injured in the incident
Giving information about the shooting that took place at the Soulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria on Saturday morning, the SAPS said, “25 people were shot, 11 were confirmed dead, 14 people survived and all are hospitalised.

Police busy searching for suspects
The South African Police Service has started searching for three unknown suspects. Among those killed are three minors, including a 3 and 12 year old boy and a 16 year old girl. “The rest who died are adults.”

The incident occurred around 4:15 am
According to local media, the incident occurred just after 4:15 am, but police were alerted around 6 am. “We immediately dispatched our resources, including forensics and ballistics experts, who were already on the scene. Our detectives and the Serious and Violent Crime Unit are gathering information as to what may have led to this shooting,” local media outlet Independent Online quoted SAPS national spokeswoman Brigadier Ethelenda Matthey as saying.

3 gunmen opened fire
Citing Matthey’s statement, IOL reported that at least three unidentified gunmen entered the hostel, where some people were drinking, and suddenly opened fire.

what the officials told
The SAPS spokesperson also spoke about the huge problems being caused by illegal and unlicensed liquor shops. “Between April and September this year, we closed 11,975 unlicensed liquor shops across the country and arrested more than 18,676 people selling liquor illegally,” the IOL quoted the official as saying.

7 people died in the firing last month
Last month, seven people were killed in a mass shooting in Cape Town, South Africa. The incident happened on Road R53 in Philippi East, a suburb in the Cape Flats area of ​​Cape Town. In the incident, seven people aged between 20 to 30 years were shot dead.

After Johannesburg, Cape Town has also seen a rise in gun violence and gang-related murders in recent months. Because of this, civil society has warned that the Western Cape province is facing a major crisis.

While hosting the G-20 summit for the first time in Africa, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the task was more difficult than anticipated. While opening bilateral talks in Johannesburg, he said that perhaps we would have run away.

In his opening remarks at the talks with the Indian delegation, Ramaphosa thanked New Delhi for its support in Pretoria assuming the presidency. Ramaphosa said laughingly, “Thank you for India’s support to South Africa in hosting the G-20. You should have told us it was such a difficult task, we might have run away.” Prime Minister Modi and other representatives present in the room also laughed at this comment.

‘We watched India’s leadership closely’
Ramaphosa said that South Africa has closely watched India’s leadership in 2023. He said, “We have learned a lot from your hosting of the G-20 and your hosting was wonderful. Our hosting is really very short.” Prime Minister Modi immediately replied, “Small is always beautiful.”

In his concluding speech, Ramaphosa said that India, Brazil and Indonesia have laid the foundation for South Africa’s G20 presidency. “We have learned a lot from what Indonesia, India and Brazil have done,” he said. “In many ways, what we are seeing here is based on the foundation established by these three countries in the global South.”

What did Ramaphosa say in his speech
The President further said, “Our agreement on a declaration during this summit reflects the importance of the G-20 as a forum that can facilitate joint action on issues of common concern not only to leaders, but to the people of the world. Moreover, it reaffirms our renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation and our recognition that our shared goals outweigh our differences.”

Ramaphosa thanked all G-20 members and invited guests for their presence and said their commitment has been vital in re-establishing the G-20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation.

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At the G-20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed 6 new initiatives for global development. These include the establishment of a global traditional knowledge repository, the Africa Skills Multiplier Initiative, the Global Healthcare Response Team, the Countering the Drug and Terrorism Linkage Initiative, the Open Satellite Data Partnership and the Critical Mineral Circulation Initiative.

In the first session organized on development, PM Modi said that these initiatives will help in achieving all-round development. He said that India’s civilizational values ​​pave the way for progress. He said the G-20 will document global traditional knowledge reserves and traditional knowledge that reflect models of sustainable living and ensure that it is transmitted to future generations.

PM Modi on 3-day visit to South Africa
The Prime Minister said in the summit that India’s history is rich in this regard. This will help us advance our collective knowledge for good health and well-being. PM Modi, who is on a 3-day visit to South Africa, said that Africa’s development is important for global progress and India has always stood in solidarity with the continent.

Global Healthcare Response Team
PM Modi also proposed the establishment of a G-20 Global Healthcare Response Team, which will work strongly during the health emergency. He said, “When we work together to respond to health emergencies and natural disasters, we are stronger. Our effort should be to create teams of trained medical experts from fellow G-20 countries, ready for immediate deployment in the event of any global health crisis or natural disaster.

Countering the drug-terrorism nexus
Apart from this, he also suggested a G-20 initiative to tackle the challenge of drug trafficking and counter the drug-terrorism nexus to stop drugs like fentanyl. Prime Minister Modi said that under this initiative, we can take many measures related to finance, governance and security together. Only then can the economy of drug-terrorism be weakened.

Open Satellite Data Partnership
Referring to the Open Satellite Data Partnership, the Prime Minister said that satellite data of G-20 space agencies can be made available to developing countries for activities like agriculture and fisheries and disaster management. Prime Minister Modi also proposed a key mineral circular initiative to promote urban mining, second-life battery projects and other innovations.

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During his address at the G20 summit held for the first time in South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a deep rethinking of the parameters of global development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the G20 has shaped global finance and development for a long time, but the model currently in use has deprived a large population of resources.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday (November 21, 2025), where he is participating in the three-day G-20 summit to be held from November 21 to 23, 2025. During the G-20 summit, PM Modi addressed the session organized on the topic of ‘Inclusive and sustainable economic growth by taking everyone along’.

#WATCH Johannesburg, South Africa , Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the G-20 Summit

(Source: Reuters/Host Broadcaster Pool) pic.twitter.com/NtDmjfl0cF

— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the G-20 summit

PM Modi said, ‘In the last several decades, G-20 has given direction to global finance and global economic development, but due to the parameters of development on which work has been done so far, a large population has been deprived of resources. At the same time, over-exploitation of nature has also been encouraged. Africa is a big victim of this. Today, when Africa is hosting the G-20 Summit for the first time, here we should reconsider the parameters of development.

Spoke at the first session of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, which focused on inclusive and sustainable growth. With Africa hosting the G20 Summit for the first time, NOW is the right moment for us to revisit our development parameters and focus on growth that is… pic.twitter.com/AxHki7WegR

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 22, 2025

He said, ‘One way for this lies in the values ​​of Indian civilization and that way is Integral Humanism. That means we have to see human, society and nature as an integrated whole. Only then will harmony between progress and nature be possible.

Many communities preserved their traditional lifestyle – PM Modi

PM Modi said, ‘There are many communities in the world who have preserved their traditional and eco-balanced lifestyle. These traditions not only reflect sustainability, but also reflect cultural knowledge, social unity and deep respect for nature.

He said, ‘India’s proposal is to create a global traditional knowledge repository under the G-20. India’s Indian Knowledge Systems Initiative can become its basis. This global platform will help in transmitting the collective knowledge of humanity to the future generations.

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The countries participating in the G20 summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa have passed a historic declaration on climate change. Despite America’s protest and boycott on the declaration by the group of G20 countries, unanimous agreement has been reached. This step taken by the G20 group is being described as a departure from tradition, because the leaders of the world included in the G20 passed a joint declaration on climate change in the absence of America.

Actually, America has boycotted the G20 summit held in Johannesburg. America’s diplomatic differences with host South Africa have been cited as the reason behind this. According to Reuters report, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that America has objected to the wording of the joint declaration. However, he stressed that the declaration passed on climate change cannot be renegotiated. This statement given by President Ramaphosa has highlighted the ongoing tension between Washington and Pretoria.

Declaration passed at the beginning of the summit

Delivering his address at the summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the broad consensus for the joint declaration and said, ‘We must accept the declaration at the very beginning of this summit.’ Ramaphosa’s spokesman Vincent Magwenya said the declaration was accepted unusually early in the summit proceedings and that the move was prompted by the overwhelming support it had received.

According to news agency AP, Magwenya said that usually the declaration is accepted at the end of the proceedings, but we felt that we should take the initiative to pass the summit declaration earlier.

South African officials also confirmed that US President Donald Trump had put pressure on Pretoria not to accept the declaration of the G20 leaders in his absence. At the same time, spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said that we have worked all year to accept this manifesto and the last week has also been very strong.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (Friday, November 21) left for Johannesburg, South Africa, where he will participate in the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held from 21 to 23 November 2025. This conference is being hosted by South Africa and the special thing is that for the first time the G20 summit is going to be organized in the African continent. Also, this is the fourth consecutive time that the G20 conference is being held in the Global South.

Leaving for a visit on the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister Modi said that this conference is important in many ways. He reminded that under India’s G20 presidency (2023), the African Union was given permanent membership of the G20 and now holding this summit in Africa further strengthens that historic step.

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplanes for Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit. This will be the fourth consecutive G20 Summit held in the Global South. pic.twitter.com/ThAci60M2t

— ANI (@ANI) November 21, 2025

What is the theme of this year’s G20 conference?

The theme of this year’s G20 conference has been kept as ‘Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability’. This theme carries forward the continuity of the last two summits held in India and Brazil. PM Modi said that he will present India’s vision in the conference based on the thinking of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – One Earth, One Family, One Future.

PM Modi will meet people of Indian origin

During the conference, Prime Minister Modi will also attend the 6th IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Summit. Here strategic cooperation, global challenges, economic partnership and development agenda will be discussed between the three countries.

A large number of people of Indian origin live in South Africa and PM Modi said that he is also eager to meet the Indian community there. This Indian diaspora is one of the largest Indian diaspora groups in the world.

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Air india and air mauritius: India’s International Airline Air India and Mauritius’ National Airline Air Mauritius has further strengthened its Kodashare partnership. Passengers will now get better connectivity between India, Mauritius, Reunion, South Africa and Madagascar. The agreement was reached in New Delhi on the occasion of the 81st IATA annual general meeting, in which Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson and Air Mauritius Chairman Kishore Begu were present.

17 Both companies will do Kodashare on routes

Under this new agreement, both airlines will now do Kodashare on a total of 17 routes. Air India will now put ‘AI’ designator code on Air Mauritius flights, which will make it easier for passengers to visit Cape Town, Johannesburg (South Africa) and Antananarivo (Madagascar). All these connections will be available through Mauritius, so that the entire journey and baggage transfer on the same ticket will be easily possible.

Air Mauritius in cities in India Mk Designator will install code

At the same time, Air Mauritius will now put up its ‘MK’ designer code on Air India’s Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Goa. Apart from this, now Air India flights between Mauritius and Mumbai will also have an Air Mauritius code.

It is noteworthy that Air India was already doing Kodashare on Air Mauritius flights between Mauritius and Mumbai, Delhi, Reunion. On this agreement, Kishore Bigu said that we are happy with this cooperation with Air India. Indian travelers will now get better connectivity to Mauritius as well as Reunion, South Africa and Madagascar.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said about the agreement

At the same time, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said that India is a major tourism and business source for countries like South Africa and Mauritius. This partnership with Air Mauritius will further expand our global network. With this partnership, all the flights running between the two countries will be codes of both airlines, which will give more choice and connectivity to the passengers.

According to the information, these flights of Kodashare can be booked through Air India and Air Mauritius websites and travel agents from 1 July 2025.