Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: Indonesia-South Africa Business Forum
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: Indonesia-South Africa Business Forum
Estelle Greeff
Thu, 10/23/2025 - 08:13


21 Oct 2025





Address by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, to the Indonesia-South Africa Business Forum, Jakarta, Indonesia



Programme Director, Mr Yunus Hoosen, Invest South Africa,
South African Ambassador to Indonesia, Ambassador Lekgoro,
Ambassador Daniel Tumpal S. Simanjuntak, Director General of Economic...  Read more »

Brazilian President Lula da Silva arrives in Indonesia

The first visit by a Brazilian President since 2008 comes as the Indonesia-Brazil strategic partnership gains further momentum

Deputy Minister Nonceba Mhlauli: Urban Agriculture Summit
Deputy Minister Nonceba Mhlauli: Urban Agriculture Summit
Vuyelwa
Thu, 10/23/2025 - 10:55


23 Oct 2025


Speech by Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli on the Occasion of the Urban Agriculture Summit, Zimbali. 
Topic: Urban Agriculture as a Pathway to Youth Empowerment, Food Security, and Inclusive Growth in South Africa

Program Director
Mayor of Ilembe District Municipality, Cllr Thobani Shandu
Mayor of Ndwedwe Local Municipality, Cllr Sam Mfeka
Dep...  Read more »

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: Indonesia-South Africa Business Forum
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: Indonesia-South Africa Business Forum
Londekile
Thu, 10/23/2025 - 13:22


21 Oct 2025


Address by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, to the Indonesia-South Africa Business Forum, Jakarta, Indonesia 
Programme Director, Mr Yunus Hoosen, Invest South Africa,
South African Ambassador to Indonesia, Ambassador Lekgoro,
Ambassador Daniel Tumpal S. Simanjuntak, Director General of Economic Relations...  Read more »

Iran and Russia conduct 80% of trade in local currencies, says official
More than 80 per cent of trade between Iran and Russia is now conducted using their national currencies, the rial and the rouble, a senior business official has said.

The move signals a major step toward closer bilateral cooperation, according to Leonid Lozhechko, Chairman of the Russian-Iranian Business Council, as reported by Mehr News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS.

Speaking at a joint me...  Read more »

🌐 South African leader talks trade during Asian tour
Cyril Ramaphosa has held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on strengthening bilateral ties Read Full Article at RT.com
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Brief Analysis of What’s Going on in the Middle East and Venezuela
Peter Koenig

What we observe today in the Middle East, is Israel’s attempting expanding to the “great-greater Israel”, including Iran and possibly Iraq. 

It is the Oded Yinon Plan, of the early 1980s, not known to most people, even Israelis. The plan goes way beyond the Greater Israel plan. Pursing this plan means endless war and bloodshed. Neither Israelis nor anybody else in the world wants this. So, its existence – let alone talking openly about – is mediately and politically silenced.

On...  Read more »

President Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa–Vietnam Business Forum
President Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa–Vietnam Business Forum
Londekile
Fri, 10/24/2025 - 11:37


24 Oct 2025


South Africa–Vietnam Business Forum address by President Cyril Ramaphosa during a State Visit to Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
Programme Director,
His Excellency, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Phạm Minh Chính,
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa, Mr Parks Tau,
Ambassador Vuyiswa Tulelo,
All the Ministers Present,
B...  Read more »

🌐 Five Reasons Why Trump Is Once Again Escalating Against Russia
They’re all primarily due to his belief (however possibly mistaken) that Putin won’t risk tensions spiraling out of control in response. It was earlier assessed that “The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Migh... Read more →

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Brian Berletic: Future Global Order Pivots on Ukraine Proxy War
https://journal-neo.su/2025/10/21/future-global-order-pivots-on-ukraine-proxy-war/

Russia’s gradual advance in the Donbass region appears to be forming an operational encirclement of Ukraine’s last major defensive line—its “fortress belt”—a development that could decide not only the fate of the war but also the shape of the emerging global order.

Future Global Order Pivots on Ukraine Proxy War

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The RICs realm: from regionalism to globalism
The idea of an alliance of Russia, India and China (RICs) has served as a crucial catalyst to the creation of the BRICS bloc and the reinvigoration of regional cooperation in Eurasia. This vision of cooperation among the three non-Western Eurasian powers is currently going through a period of renaissance on the back of the thawing of bilateral ties between China and India. While the geopolitical importance of this Eurasian triad has been widely acknowledged in terms of its role in boosting South...  Read more »

🌍 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐒.

🎥 Every Wednesday, 2PM GMT — one guest, one bold conversation.

Coming up:
🔹 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐉𝐫. – Former VP of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). He was in the room when alternatives to Western financial power were being built.
🔹 𝐂𝐲𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧 – American commentator cutting through the media fog around China, BRICS, and emerging powers.
🔹 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐢 – Political economist who unpacks the logic behind a multipolar world and the Global South’s growing voice.

This series isn’t just about BRICS but about what’s next for the global system.

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Western sanctions meant collapse, but Moscow found a new strategy: Repositioning, not Ruin.

🤯 Russia’s economy absorbs the turbulence, pivots hard to #BRICS, and achieves rapid de-dollarization, turning pressure into strategic flexibility.

Find out why Europe refused to seize €140 BILLION in frozen Russian assets due to "panic among European banks", and why China strongly rejects US-EU attempts to curb trade.

Click for the full geopolitical analysis on the New Playbook of Economic Resilience! 👇

Why Russia’s Economy Is Defying Western Sanctions
https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/why-russias-economy-is-defying-western

#Russia #Sanctions #BRICS #DeDollarization #Geopolitics #GlobalShift #Economy #UkraineCrisis 💰📈

2025 marks 70 years since Bandung. With all the global shifts and threats, isn’t it time to rethink ideas like "Third World" and "Global South"?

Can we find new ways to honor Bandung’s spirit and build a more peaceful, equal future?

#Bandung70 #GlobalSouth #Museum

🌐 World needs real multilateralism, equal cooperation — Russian diplomat
Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya also emphasized that regional organizations, including BRICS and SCO, are strengthening their positions and this process is irrev...
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Asean draws founding BRICS leaders in show of Global South unity
BRICS currently comprises 10 members – Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa and the UAE. Malaysia joined as a partner last year. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship has drawn praise from a former senior diplomat and an analyst for bringing all five founding BRICS nations onto the same stage at the 47th Asean Summit, a move seen as a rare display of Global South alignment.

Ilango Karuppannan, Malaysia’s former high commissioner to Si...  Read more »