The business forum is to address central currency
The minister of trade and industry said South Africa will keep an eye on superpower’s slowing growth, given its effect on the global economy
The country’s trade is skewed towards the West, the finance minister said ahead of the Brics summit
The nuclear-armed nations have a tense relationship because of disputed territories at multiple border areas
The international relations minister called the bloc the chief architects of a new global order
The rapidly growing economy is commanding more and more influence
The president said that only dialogue, mediation and diplomacy would end Russia’s war in Ukraine
Critical of the greenback’s predominance in world trade, one of their goals is to free themselves from the dollar
South Africa recognises the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which controls part of Western Sahara and has been under Moroccan occupation since the withdrawal of Spain in the 1970s
South Africa would not subscribe to any expansion philosophy that could create more hostility in the world, according to the minister
The US acting deputy secretary of state said the US dollar was a driver of ‘global good’
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Stavros Nicolaou says Brics expansion will benefit SA businesses
Addressing his supporters, Malema called on presidents of Brazil, China and India to pull out of the Brics summit in solidarity with Russia’s Putin
Its strategic location, GDP and large population make the North African country a suitable candidate
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With both in Russia, will Jacob Zuma present his sick note to Cyril Ramaphosa?
The order was agreed three days after the government announced that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would not attend the Brics summit in August
Cyril Ramaphosa turned to China’s President Xi Jinping to sway Russia’s Vladimir Putin on virtual participation
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Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen will still have the chance to arrest Putin – virtually
Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will lead Moscow’s delegation instead of the Russian president
The president’s speech at a Brics dinner this week suggests the expansion of the bloc won’t happen any time soon
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The deputy president confirmed that South Africa would be forced to host the Brics summit and was likely to host the Russian leader in person
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Despite diplomatic tensions caused by Pretoria’s ties to Moscow, Ramaphosa said the US president was initially encouraged by his non-aligned stance
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Fasiha Hassan also said the league would agitate for a Brics youth secretariat
The presidency said a provision in the Rome Statute obliged ICC member states to deal with requests for assistance on a confidential basis
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Brics member states should solve their problems for themselves and by themselves, without interference from the West
The South African government has remained coy over its economic ties with the US, but Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s office has issued a subtle warning to Pretoria
The minister in the presidency said the country should look at hosting both presidents if it was serious about ending the Russia-Ukraine war
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Structural reforms are often offered as the solution to South Africa’s growth problem, but we should be wary when they are code for privatisation
An inter-ministerial committee wants the summit shifted to another host nation
A bigger alliance will give the group extra economic heft, but it remains to be seen whether its members can speak in one voice
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The dollar’s dominance provides a platform for Uncle Sam to protect his political power and enforce its geopolitical objectives
The United States did not sanction Reuben Brigety’s ‘revelation’ about weapons for Russia