Venezuela, with eye on BRICS, seeks closer relations with South Africa

Venezuela is getting closer to South Africa after submitting an application to join BRICS, the…

BRICS nations call for ceasefire in Gaza

BRICS countries called for a ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday in an extraordinary summit arranged…

Five facts about Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei

Argentina elected right-wing economist/TV pundit Javier Milei as president on Sunday. Milei won 56% of…

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Can BRICS dethrone the US dollar?

By Gershwin Wanneburg The great de-dollarization debate has dominated conversation about the future of BRICS.…

The historic spirit that drove the Springboks to World Cup victory

The thing that impressed me most about the Springboks’ World Cup triumph was not the…

South Africa riding high after historic BRICS summit

By Gershwin Wanneburg By now it is almost predictable that South Africa will respond with…

What the father of BRICS gets wrong in his ‘embarrassing’ analysis

By Gershwin Wanneburg Jim O’Neill, the man who coined the term BRICS, appears to have…

Round-up: 1 to 6 October

Brazil Brazil, Saudi Arabia sign MoU to boost aviation cooperation Saudi Arabia is looking to…