Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed this during a press briefing with media houses to update them on the President’s diary in Cape Town.

The Russian Federation’s BRICS Chairship in 2024 is under the theme «Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security”.

Magwenya highlighted that South Africa’s participation in the summit is aimed at enhancing the country’s growth and development through its membership in BRICS, focusing on strengthening intra-BRICS relations and fostering mutually beneficial cooperation.

This includes advancing political and security cooperation, financial and economic cooperation, and cultural and people-to-people cooperation.

During its BRICS Presidency this year, Russia indicated that it will focus on «promoting the entire range of partnership and cooperation within the framework of the association on three key tracks -politics and security, the economy and finance, and cultural and humanitarian ties”.

Responding to Questions for Oral Reply in the National Assembly in Parliament, Cape Town in August, President Ramamphosa spoke of the value of the BRICS alliance to advancing Africa’s developmental agenda.

As Chair of BRICS last year, South Africa invited representatives from other African countries to attend the summit hosted in Johannesburg. Forty-six African countries attended, including 20 Heads of State and Government.