There have been mixed reactions from political parties as South Africa prepares to host the 15th BRICS Summit.
. Over 60 leaders from across the globe are expected to attend the summit taking place in Johannesburg from the 22nd to the 24th of this month. Leaders from the core group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will discuss among others, the use of a common currency and the expansion of the BRICS bloc.
Political parties in South Africa are watching the event with keen interest. The Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of International Relations Emma Louise Powell says in as much as they welcome the mutual independence of countries of the world, they are concerned about some of the issues to be discussed, especially the possible expansion of the BRICS bloc.
The Pan African Congress Secretary-General Apa Pooe says the summit must discuss global peace and allow for the expansion of the BRICS bloc. “BRICS should be at a detriment of our traditional trade partners where a lot of job opportunity are created and if we lose that, let’s say if we kicked out of AGOA, we are going to lose a lot of jobs and people are going to fall into further poverty and we cannot allow that,” says FF Plus national chief elections officer Wouter Wessels.
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