Brics Roadshows in North West, Gauteng and Northern Cape, 20 February 2013
As part of the build-up towards South Africa’s hosting of the BRICS Summit in March 2013, Government is hosting a series of roadshows in all nine provinces. The purpose of the roadshows is to raise awareness around the importance of South Africa’s membership of the BRICS bloc and the benefits thereof.
BRICS is an acronym for the powerful grouping of the world’s leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS mechanism aims to achieve peace, security, development and cooperation.
ROADSHOWS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FOLLOWING PROVINCES AS FOLLOWS:
North West Province
Venue: Mmabatho Convention Centre
Date: 21 February 2013
Messenger: Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Elizabeth Thabethe
Gauteng Province
Date: 23 February 2013
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre
Messenger: Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Derek Hanekom
Northern Cape Province
Date: 28 February 2013
Venue: Kimberley, CRC
Messenger: Minister of Agriculture, Ms Joemat-Pettersson
All media are invited. For more information on the BRICS, please visit the official Summit website at www.brics5.co.za
RSVP:Curtis Singo,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ 072 625 7060
Enq: Nelson Kgwete, +27 76 431 3078
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
OR Tambo Building
460 Soutpansberg Road
Rietondale
Pretoria
