10.09.26
Zanele Sabela, spokesperson for Congress of South African Trade Unions: it’s time to see what BRICS can really achieve
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Photo source: Soweto TV
Ahead of the BRICS Summit, TV BRICS and its media partners conducted a series of interviews with leading experts.
TV BRICS is an officially accredited media outlet for the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with Soweto TV, a TV BRICS partner, Zanele Sabela, spokesperson for the Congress of South African Trade Unions, emphasised that South Africa’s participation in BRICS is highly significant. She noted that the country’s 2023 chairmanship helped amplify Africa’s voice within the association and contributed to the admission of new African countries to the group.
Find out more in the interview.
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