The Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, said on Thursday that South Africa will host the BRICS Summit in Gauteng Province between August 22 and 24, 2023.
Gungubele said this while briefing the media about the cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
According to the minister, this year’s summit will be held under the theme: “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Multilateralism.’’
The BRICS consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. South Africa assumed BRICS chairmanship on January 1, 2023, taking over from China.
Part of the objectives of BRICS is to promote economic growth and expansion among the leading developing countries in an atmosphere of peace, harmony, and security.
Xinhua
