As the global centre of gravity shifts, diplomatic balance becomes urgent

The expansion of Brics is part of the increasingly multipolar dispensation in which South Africa needs to be one of the good guys

27 August 2023 - 00:00 By LINDIWE MAZIBUKO

As fighter jets shredded the sky above Sandton, and those lucky enough to be in the vicinity enjoyed a week mysteriously but blissfully free of load-shedding, a subtle but significant shift in the tectonic plates undergirding the global geopolitical order was taking place at the 15th Brics summit in Johannesburg...

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