Global Energy Prize announces laureates

Among the winners are scientists from China and Russia

TV BRICS - 11 July 2025

The Global Energy Prize International Award Committee has announced the names of the 2025 laureates. Among the winners are researchers from China and Russia whose discoveries and innovations offer new solutions for the generation, transmission, and use of energy. The TV BRICS International Media Network served as an international partner of the event.

BRICS leaders endorse Tropical Forests Forever Fund as new model for climate finance

Participating countries will receive payments proportionate to the area of preserved tropical and subtropical moist forest

TV BRICS - 11 July 2025

At the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, the heads of state and government officially endorsed the Tropical Forests Forever Fund, a Brazilian initiative designed to deliver large-scale, predictable, and performance-based payments to countries conserving tropical forests.

WHO ARE THE BUTCHERS?

Opinion by Mikhail Kosarev, Press Attaché of the Embassy of Russia in South Africa 

11 July 2025

The ethnic cleansing campaign in Volhynia (Nazi-occupied part of the Soviet Union) which began in Feb 1943, reached its gruesome peak on 11 July 1943. On that day alone, death squads of Ukrainian nationalists simultaneously attacked over 160 Polish settlements, murdering around 10,000 people.

Hambalyo Somalia: 65 Years of Independence Marked in Pretoria

by Anisha Pemjee – TDS

Somalia marked 65 years of independence with a celebration held in Pretoria, South Africa, that highlighted both the country’s progress and its growing international presence. The occasion also saw the official inauguration of the new chancery of the Somali Embassy in South Africa, affirming a strengthened diplomatic commitment between the two nations.

China consolidates poverty alleviation achievements in five-year transitional period: report

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 28, 2024 shows a poverty-relief relocation site for the Baiku Yao People in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

BEIJING, 11 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- China has made continuous efforts to consolidate and expand its poverty alleviation achievements in a five-year transitional period after the country, in February 2021, solemnly declared a complete victory in eradicating absolute poverty, a think tank report said on Friday.

China an active promoter, continuous contributor to global poverty reduction: report

BEIJING, 11 July 2025 (Xinhua) -- China's success in poverty reduction can be largely attributed to its inclusive adoption of international best practices, as well as the localization and innovative application of global poverty alleviation experience -- all of which have collectively advanced global progress in poverty reduction, a think tank report said on Friday.

Dr Sibusiso Reuben Bakana: From Ivory Park to a PhD in Engineering in Beijing
Michael Andisile Mayalo

11 July 2025

When I first arrived in China in 2022, I was overwhelmed with uncertainty, fear, and a sense of cultural displacement. I had no real idea what to expect in this vastly different land, made even more alien by the lingering effects of a global pandemic.

2025 Esports World Cup opens in Riyadh with global participation

The Esports World Cup is part of Saudi Arabia’s broader strategy to position itself as a global hub for digital entertainment

9 July 2025

The 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) officially commenced in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking one of the most significant events in the global esports calendar, as reported by Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The tournament brings together 200 elite esports clubs and over 2,000 professional players from across the globe, competing in 24 game titles and 25 individual events.

OP-ED: Vietnam to enter new era with power, strength, belief

VNA - 7 July 2025

In his closing speech at the 10th plenum of the Party Central Committee in September 2024, Party General Secretary Lam declared: “With the position and strength accumulated over 40 years of renewal, and with the unity of the entire Party, people, and army, alongside new opportunities under the sound Party leadership, we now possess the essential conditions to enter a new era."

Call for inclusive multilateralism

By Gabi Khumalo

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 7 July 2025 - President Cyril Ramaphosa has underscored the need for BRICS countries to commit to multilateralism with equity, inclusive economic growth, and technology with humanity. The President was speaking at the 17th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tributes for  former Deputy President Mabuza

7 July 2025

• Parliament offers condolences following the death of former Deputy President
• United Nations Mourns the Passing of Former Deputy President David Mabuza
• President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the former Deputy President David Dabede Mabuza will be honoured with a State Funeral Category 2 on Saturday, 12 July 2025.