JOHANNESBURG - International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor says
BRICS is about emerging countries providing leadership for sustainable development.
South Africa will use the 15th BRICS Summit, to strengthen cooperation and advance trade opportunities with the block’s members and invited countries.
At the same time, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Ebrahim Patel says the composition of trade with BRICS partners must change to ensure more goods are manufactured here to be exported.
Several heads of state already in the country for the event.
Thousands of personnel are deployed to Sandton, Johannesburg, Pretoria and key strategic areas that have links to the BRICS Summit.