Use BRICS leverage for sustainable development
May 01, 2021
3 minutes
ASHRAF PATEL
REUTERS
THE attention of foreign investors will be focused on two endeavours of the South African government – the unprecedented Covid-19 vaccination programme and Eskom’s lack of institutional capacity to keep the national power grid stable, thus eroding investor sentiment and the country’s vital manufacturing capacity.
The two issues could be better addressed by deepening co-operation with its BRICS partners, Brazil, Russia, India and China, and ultimately assisting South Africa with its post-Covid economic recovery.
So far, only some 300 000 people have received the Covid vaccine.
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days