South Africa in BRICS

South Africa attracts BRICS investors

South Africa is attracting new attention from Chinese, Indian and Russian investors - including a planned visit by Chinese buyers who aim to spend R5-billion in the country later this year, says Department of Trade and Industry director-general Lionel October.

SA firms lead BRICS carbon disclosures

South Africa has the highest percentage of companies that publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions in the BRICS group of countries, according to a study conducted by the London-based Environmental Investment Organisation.

SA to supply security vehicles to Brazil

South Africa's largest privately owned defence and aerospace firm, Paramount Group, has won an international bid to supply security vehicles to Brazil, which is preparing to host the 2014 Fifa World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.

SA has big role to play in BRICS: O'Neill

South Africa has a important role to play within the BRICS grouping, both as a gateway to the continent and as a catalyst for African integration, Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill - the man who coined the original "BRIC" acronym - said in Cape Town this week.