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Jun
23
2026
By The African Mirror
Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

BRICS NEWS
SOUTH Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile used the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on 22 June 2026 to launch a concentrated bid for South Africa to move from commodity supplier to industrial partner - pitching the country as a manufacturing gateway to Africa, a source of critical minerals for the green transition, and a practical partner for Chinese investment under newly operational trade rules. Speaking at the Shunyi Exhibition Centre, Mashatile framed the moment as more than diplomacy: it was a commercial push grounded in policy tools now in force. The Framework Agreement on Economic Partnership for Shared…
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May
28
2026
By OWN CORRESPONDENTS
Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape

Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape

BRICS NEWS
IN a summit laden with symbolic and strategic weight, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping convened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, cementing what both leaders described as a relationship at an unprecedented level of depth and alignment. The meeting produced a sweeping joint statement on the further strengthening of their comprehensive strategic partnership and a separate declaration on the formation of a multipolar world order - twin documents that together constitute the most explicit articulation yet of a Beijing-Moscow vision for the post-unipolar age. The talks, held first in a restricted format and…
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May
25
2026
By VUSI MAVIMBELA
Blood, Bonds and the Avenue of Nations: Africa, Brazil’s long walk to each other

Blood, Bonds and the Avenue of Nations: Africa, Brazil’s long walk to each other

BRICS NEWS
THE street on which the South African Embassy in Brasilia stands is called the ‘Avenue of Nations’ – (Avenida das Naçôes). When Brasilia was built in the early 1960, the aim was to situate most embassies in the same location. A short secluded segment of this avenue is home to the embassies of the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, France and the United States of America – in that order of sequence. Interestingly, the Netherlands, South Africa’s former colonial master, is adjacent to the embassy of its former colony. I have often pondered the historical forces that conspired to…
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May
15
2026
By AIFANI CONFIDENCE TAHULELA and FULUFHELO NETSWERA
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: how they stack up on reusing waste

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: how they stack up on reusing waste

BRICS NEWS
THE global economy still largely follows a simple pattern: extract natural resources, manufacture products, use them, and then throw them away. This “take, make, dispose” model has driven economic growth for decades. But increasing use of resources has also damaged the environment, contributing to climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Circular economies could be a solution. The idea is to keep materials in use for as long as possible through reuse, repair, and recycling. In this way, goods circulate within the economy rather than ending up on dumpsites as waste. For rapidly developing economies, this approach is becoming increasingly important.…
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May
07
2026
By VUSI MAVIMBELA
South Africa and Brazil: Parallels and Similarities

South Africa and Brazil: Parallels and Similarities

BRICS NEWS
TO many of my interlocutors, it comes as a big surprise when I tell them of the many parallels and similarities between South Africa and Brazil. South Africa shares more historical parallels and present-day characteristics with Brazil than any other country in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this short paper, I will make no attempt to sketch out all of them, but only a significant few. I will also try to track the historical relationship between the two countries, culminating in bilateral relations within the current global conjuncture. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese voyager, landed in South Africa and called the…
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Apr
28
2026
By BRICS CORRESPONDENT
Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power

Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power

BRICS NEWS
FIFTEEN months after formally joining BRICS as a full member on 1 January 2024, Ethiopia is making an unambiguous statement: membership in the Global South's most consequential multilateral grouping is not symbolic - it is structural. The Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, presenting a 100-day review alongside a nine-month government performance report, has claimed "tangible progress" in building what it describes as a more competitive, inclusive and resilient economy, underpinned by structural reforms, sectoral transformation and enhanced global engagement. The timing of the report is deliberate. For a government navigating the complex aftermath of the Tigray conflict and…
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Apr
15
2026
By BRICS CORRESPONDENT
BRICS uses sport and screen to build a new cultural architecture

BRICS uses sport and screen to build a new cultural architecture

BRICS NEWS
WHEN Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova chose to address a media conference in Moscow by video link last week, she was not merely promoting a documentary series. She was articulating a doctrine. At a conference held at the All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature in Moscow on 10 April, diplomats, policymakers, media professionals, and civil society representatives from across the BRICS+ constellation gathered to mark the international rollout of The Art of Sport, a four-part documentary series produced by the TV BRICS International Media Network. The international distribution was launched through Brazil, with the series set to…
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Apr
07
2026
By The African Mirror
China’s Chery makes its move: a Beijing-Pretoria industrial bet that changes everything

China’s Chery makes its move: a Beijing-Pretoria industrial bet that changes everything

BRICS NEWS
WHEN Charlie Zhang, Vice-President of Chery Auto and Executive Vice-President of Chery International, took to the floor of the sixth annual South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC 2026), he delivered more than a corporate announcement. He delivered a geopolitical statement: China’s largest privately owned automaker is planting a flag in South Africa’s industrial heartland, and it intends to stay. Chery has confirmed a multi-billion-rand investment to recommission and retrofit the former Nissan manufacturing facility in Rosslyn, Pretoria — a plant that has produced vehicles since 1966 — transforming it into the anchor for the company’s African and European export ambitions. Nearly…
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Mar
30
2026
By The African Mirror
Russia activates new business committee as AI race reshapes the bloc’s south-south agenda

Russia activates new business committee as AI race reshapes the bloc’s south-south agenda

BRICS NEWS
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has issued a direct summons to Russia's private sector to embed itself inside a new National Committee for Business Cooperation within BRICS - a body standing up at the precise moment that AI, autonomous systems, and digital platforms are redrawing the boundaries of economic power. The instruction, delivered at the congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) on 26 March, is not merely an internal industrial directive. It is a geopolitical signal pitched squarely at the forty-plus percent of humanity that BRICS now represents. Putin's framing was unambiguous. The countries that advance in…
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Mar
27
2026
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
South Africa, China deepen strategic ties at 9th BNC, chart path through shifting global order

South Africa, China deepen strategic ties at 9th BNC, chart path through shifting global order

BRICS NEWS
SOUTH Africa and China have reaffirmed and substantially broadened their strategic partnership following the conclusion of the 9th Session of the South Africa–China Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town on Thursday, with the two nations signalling a coordinated push to deepen economic integration, advance multilateral reform, and position themselves as anchors of a multipolar global order amid rising geopolitical turbulence. The session, co-chaired by Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile and Chinese Vice President HAN Zheng, marked a substantive advancement in bilateral ties that have grown considerably in breadth and ambition since the 8th BNC. What emerged from the Cape Town…
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