Australia’s Test team to play in Cape Town for first time since ‘Sandpaper-gate’

February 24, 2026 4:05 PM

Australia’s Test team to play in Cape Town for first time since ‘Sandpaper-gate’

Australia's test team will return to Cape Town for the first time since the 2018 'Sandpaper-gate' ball-tampering scandal when they meet South Africa in the final fixture of a three-match series from October 27. Though having played white-ball games in South Africa, Australia have not toured the nation for a test series since the scandal at Newlands which resulted in long bans for Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. Warner has retired from international cricket and Bancroft has not ...

Bhupender Yadav calls for global unity to tackle climate crisis at G20 Environment Ministers’ meeting

October 17, 2025 9:26 PM

Bhupender Yadav calls for global unity to tackle climate crisis at G20 Environment Ministers’ meeting

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Friday delivered India’s closing statement at the G20 Climate and Environmental Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Cape Town, urging member nations to act with collective responsibility to address the escalating climate and environmental challenges. Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yadav reminded the gathering that humanity must see itself as a “trustee of this planet” rather than its owner....

Bhupender Yadav calls for equity and collective action at G20 Environment Ministers’ meeting

October 16, 2025 9:28 PM

Bhupender Yadav calls for equity and collective action at G20 Environment Ministers’ meeting

Representing India at the G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav urged the international community to unite for a sustainable and equitable future. Extending gratitude to the host nation, he lauded the South African Presidency’s theme of “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability.” In his address, Yadav highlighted India’s climate leadership, noting that as the Paris Agreement mark...

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May 29, 2025 11:34 AM

Operation Sindoor outreach: Sule-led delegation conveys India’s resolute stance against terrorism in South Africa

An all-party Indian parliamentary delegation led by NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule held extensive meetings with South African leadership in Cape Town, reiterating India's firm and united stand against terrorism. According to a statement from the High Commission of India in Pretoria, the delegation met with South African Deputy Minister Kenneth Morolong and conveyed India's counter-terrorism approach, which includes holding both terrorists and their enablers accountable through prompt and decisive act...

INSV Tarini arrives in Cape Town, advancing Navika Sagar Parikrama II Expedition

April 1, 2025 5:19 PM

INSV Tarini arrives in Cape Town, advancing Navika Sagar Parikrama II Expedition

INSV Tarini has reached Cape Town, South Africa, successfully completing the fourth leg of the Navika Sagar Parikrama II (NSP II) expedition. The vessel and its crew were warmly welcomed by Ruby Jaspreet, Consul General of India in Cape Town, Rear Admiral (JG) Lisa Hendricks, Chief of Staff of the South African Navy Fleet, and Captain Atul Sapahia, Defence Adviser of India at Pretoria. The South African Naval Band also performed in honour of the crew’s arrival, the Ministry of Defence stated o...