South Africa's BRICS policy will not change under new national unity government, says foreign ministry

Pretoria is now preparing to participate in the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, and the country's priority remains to ensure the economic growth of the countries of the association, the Director General of the South African Foreign Ministry Zane Dangor said.

Earlier, South African presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told Russian media that President Cyril Ramaphosa would visit Russia for the BRICS summit to be held in Kazan in October.

👉 The government of national unity of South Africa was formed on June 30 after the elections held in May. As a result, none of the parties won a parliamentary majority.

The government of national unity is supported by 10 parliamentary parties and includes representatives of the former opposition.

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🇷🇺 🇿🇦 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend BRICS Summit in Russia

“Ramaphosa will lead the South African delegation in Kazan, participating in the BRICS Summit,” Presidenrial Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya remarked during a briefing in Pretoria.

🤝 According to Magwenya, South Africa is pleased with the work Russia has done to strengthen cooperation among BRICS member countries during its Chairship. In his view, the recent expansion of BRICS membership creates new opportunities, but it also needs greater efforts in coordinating the collective work.

📌 The last time the President of South Africa visited Russia was to attend the Second Russia—Africa Summit in 2023.

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🇷🇺 🇿🇦 South Africa’s energy crisis is fueling a boom in consumer solar panels. Their capacity has increased by 453% in just two years.

📈 According to Eskom, the state-owned energy monopoly, residential rooftop solar panels in South Africa “grew” by 2.6 GW in 2023. And over the past two years, their capacity has increased more than fivefold. South Africa is projected to become the world’s tenth largest market for consumer photovoltaic systems in 2024.

🤝 Our experts estimate that the trend toward household autonomy and energy independence in South Africa is likely to continue for at least several more years, providing good export prospects for Russian manufacturers seeking to conquer growing overseas markets and their specialized niches. This, in fact, reflects Russia’s conceptual approaches to developing high-tech areas of production and export activities.

❓The key questions of the African energy agenda and the participation of Russian companies in the implementation of joint projects are planned to be discussed during the continent’s largest industry event, African Energy Week.

🗓️ 4–8 November
📍 Cape Town

The Roscongress Foundation is strategic partner of the event.

📌 Roscongress International is an independent platform with 212 business organizations in 86 countries and an entire network of international partners. It specializes in creating global business platforms.

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Mozambique & Angola:

https://odysee.com/@RT:fd/SADC00-yt:b

https://vk.com/video-154921046_456272670

https://rumble.com/v5bs3xx-rt-speaks-with-mozambique-and-angola-envoys-to-russia-on-role-of-sadc.html

The New Paragraph international book festival saw a presentation of the translated chapters of Jim Is Tired of Jo’burg, the book written by the Ambassador of South Africa in Russia, Mzuvukile Maqetuka.

Translator of the book Dr. Dmitry Pobedash and editor of the translation Dr. Mikhail Brodsky discussed pitfalls of literary translation and shared with the audience some interesting facts about South Africa.

Dr. Pobedash read an excerpt from one of the translated chapters.

The book is going to be published until the end of 2024.

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