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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Incoming BRICS member Saudi Arabia to invest $533 million in African projects in Guinea, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Niger
Incoming BRICS member Saudi Arabia is set to invest SR2 billion ($533 million) in African…
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…