‘It's a reminder of the glory days when Madiba strode the globe. Not because he was powerful, but because he was a great example of the importance of character and of the importance of values and the importance of democracy and as a way to avoid conflict,’ says Professor John Stremlau, visiting professor of international relations at Wits University.
JEREMY MAGGS: In a televised address last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated South Africa’s non-aligned position on the Russia-Ukraine war. He was giving that address just ahead of the Brics [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] Summit that starts in Johannesburg this week.
Brics is the wrong mechanism to do so, Jeremy. The African arena is the important, South Africa’s the only African member of the G20 [Group of 20] and it’s going to host the G20. JEREMY MAGGS: Having said that, John, there is increasing interest, is there not, from various African countries to join the grouping. Is that likely to happen, and if it did, what would change within the organisation do you think?
JEREMY MAGGS: John, there’s also, it seems to me, a philosophical element attached to all of this. You have Brics’ commitment to, it says, restructure global governance institutions. What does that mean and how could that impact, if it happens, South Africa’s role on the continent and its relationship possibly with other African nations?
JEREMY MAGGS: John, on a more practical level, looking at the agenda, it’s going to look at trade and investment facilitation, sustainable development, innovation, global governance, all rolls off the tongue very nicely.
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