The contentious article in the Daily Maverick had falsely claimed that Prime Minister Modi had declined to exit his aircraft in response to the South African government's choice of sending only a cabinet minister to conduct his official welcome.
The live telecast of the landing operations will begin at 5:20 PM IST on Wednesday. Live actions of landing will be available on the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV from 5:27 PM IST on Aug 23, 2023.
As per reports, China’s ambassador to South Africa Chen Xiaodong told while speaking to the media, "I am confident that as two nations, two countries, we will have direct talks, direct meetings. I cannot say there is tension between us, but as neighbouring countries we have many common interests at the same time we have some problems."
South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all international participants, including Russia President Vladamir Putin and other Russian officials, at BRICS-related events to be held in the country, local media reported.
"Whenever there was a crisis in power in South Africa, one of the communities that has always got the brunt of violence has been the Indian community", says Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi.