Your Excellency, President Lula da Silva, Fellow BRICS Leaders, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me start by thanking President Lula da Silva for convening this extraordinary meeting to discuss current global geopolitical and economic issues that affect the state of the world and its multilateral system. We are
President Ramaphosa to participate in virtual BRICS Leaders’ Summit President Cyril Ramaphosa will this afternoon, Monday 8 September 2025, participate in a virtual meeting of the BRICS Leaders’ Summit. The Summit is a platform for leaders to exchange views on pressing global issues, with particular focus on the current economic
Former President, Your Excellencies, Esteemed Delegates, Brothers and Sisters of Africa, We stand today at a crossroads of history. In the current world of heightened uncertainty, and the return of dangerous might-makes-right policies, new possibilities may emerge, with pronounced risks. Yet we come from the vantage point that risks could
Good afternoon. It is a great honour to be with you today, to represent the President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa. Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, if there is one thing we must take away from the comprehensive recommendations of this B20 platform, it
