SOUTH Africa’s future as an influential power in a fundamentally changed world is increasingly tied to its willingness to lead the rest of the African continent to peace and prosperity.
Its membership of Brics (with Brazil, Russia, India and China) should be able to strengthen its hand in Africa so long as it maintains its leadership position, South African Institute of International Affairs CE Elizabeth Sidiropoulos argues in the Human Sciences Research Council’s annual State of the Nation report.
