opinion
THE 15th annual BRICS Summit held at the Sandton Convention Centre left me wondering about the role of women in high places.
Of course, it remains commendable that the chair of BRICS, President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with the heads of state of the member nations – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – came together to discuss important transformation challenges of our times. However, the absence of women at the high table left me wondering if their absence was due to meritocracy or sheer endurance of patriarchy.
Among the top priorities was notably the expansion of the BRICS bloc, and if so, the extent of that expansion. It resulted with the heads of state
