BRICS Summit preview

BRICS ministers have expressed their support for continued cooperation of member states in areas of mutual interest including through regular exchanges amongst their multilateral missions. Foreign Affairs Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa held a meeting in Pretoria yesterday, as part of preparing for the block's 10th summit to be held in Johannesburg. The summit will be held under the theme, "BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the 4th Industrial Revolution". To assist us on this: • Dr Philani Mthembu, executive director of the Institute for Global Dialogue, (UNISA) • Luanda Mpungose, program director at the Governance and foreign policy program for South Africa Institute of International Affairs • Desmond D’Sa, coordinator at the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance