Russian Ambassador To Ethiopia: BRICS Group’s Influence Continues To Grow

Ambassador of Russia to Ethiopia, Evgeny Terekhin, has voiced confidence in Ethiopia’s potential to make substantial contributions to the BRICS group. In a recent interview with ENA, a partner of TV BRICS, Evgeny Terekhin emphasised that Ethiopia’s active participation will significantly bolster the group’s collective development and mutual growth objectives. Ethiopia marked a historic milestone… Continue reading Russian Ambassador To Ethiopia: BRICS Group’s Influence Continues To Grow

SADC Calls For ‘Immediate and Unconditional’ Removal Of Sanctions On Zimbabwe

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for the “immediate and unconditional” removal of economic sanctions on Zimbabwe, describing them as “illegal measures that violate the basic human rights of ordinary Zimbabweans.”  This call came on the 25th of October, which SADC has designated as Anti-Sanctions Day, a day set aside annually to spotlight… Continue reading SADC Calls For ‘Immediate and Unconditional’ Removal Of Sanctions On Zimbabwe

BRICS+ Directors’ Films To Be Screened At The South African Film Festival

The seconds annual Thokoza Film Festival will be held in South Africa from 29 October to 2 November. The event will be taking place in Thokoza in the province of Gauteng in the north of the country. TV BRICS is the media partner of the event. The organisers position the festival as an opportunity for… Continue reading BRICS+ Directors’ Films To Be Screened At The South African Film Festival

China, South Africa Committed To Broadening Economic Exchanges During Ramaphosa’s State Visit To China

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, on 5 September. Photo: South African Government

The South African branch of Bank of China, in partnership with the School of Economics and Finance of the University of the Witwatersrand, launched the Chinese Investors’ Confidence Index for South Africa in 2023. A first of its kind, the index reports on South Africa’s economic and investment environment based on the views and experiences… Continue reading China, South Africa Committed To Broadening Economic Exchanges During Ramaphosa’s State Visit To China

FOCAC Sends Powerful Message That China And Africa Are Pursuing Joint Development, Modernisation And Growth

The recently held 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing under the theme Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future unequivocally demonstrated that FOCAC remains the most important flagship collaborative platform between China and Africa and continues to deliver wide-ranging, tangible economic and… Continue reading FOCAC Sends Powerful Message That China And Africa Are Pursuing Joint Development, Modernisation And Growth

1,296 Families Receive New Housing Under Brazilian My Home, My Life programme

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva handed over the keys to new homes to residents of Fortaleza, the capital of the state of Ceara in the north-east of the country, as part of the “My Home, My Life” programme. This is reported by Prensa Latina, a partner of TV BRICS. The new homes were given… Continue reading 1,296 Families Receive New Housing Under Brazilian My Home, My Life programme

Xi Says China To Develop Friendly Cooperation with Iran Despite International Situation Changes

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, Oct. 23, 2024. Photo: Xinhua/Yue Yuewei

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that no matter how the international and regional situation changes, China will unswervingly develop friendly cooperation with Iran. Xi made the remarks when meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit. Iran, Xi said, is a country with important regional and international… Continue reading Xi Says China To Develop Friendly Cooperation with Iran Despite International Situation Changes

Steenhuisens ‘Silly Claims Putin Is Ramaphosa’s Ally, Not South Africa’s, Shows DA Still Pursuing The Apartheid Government’s Foreign Policy’

Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader John Steenhuisen’s claims that President Cyril Ramaphosa represented himself when he described Russian Leader Vladimir Putin as South Africa’s “valuable ally” are “silly” and show that the party is still pursuing the apartheid government’s foreign policy. According to Andre Thomashausen, a Professor Emeritus of International and Comparative Law at the University… Continue reading Steenhuisens ‘Silly Claims Putin Is Ramaphosa’s Ally, Not South Africa’s, Shows DA Still Pursuing The Apartheid Government’s Foreign Policy’

Interview: BRICS Mechanism Conducive To Cooperation Among Developing Countries – UN Economist

ALTERNATIVE GLOBAL ORDER: On August 20, 2025, just days after US President Donald Trump's tariffs hit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was on the phone with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, discussing global issues and reaffirming commitments to cooperation. Both conversations struck similar notes – bolstering BRICS unity and vowing to stand against economic coercion. Photo: Xinhua/Li Xueren

The BRICS mechanism plays a key role in promoting cooperation among developing countries and emerging markets against the background of global geopolitical turmoil, said a UN senior economist. The BRICS countries have become an important force in the world economic landscape, and their development experience is worth learning for the Global South countries, said Liang… Continue reading Interview: BRICS Mechanism Conducive To Cooperation Among Developing Countries – UN Economist

Feature: Tea Connects China, Russia, Xi Tells Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan, Russia, Oct. 22, 2024. Photo: Xinhua/Ding Haitao

“Around 400 years ago, the Great Tea Road that connected the two countries went past Kazan, through which tea leaves from China’s Wuyi Mountain region found their way into many Russian households,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Xi recalled the history in his meeting with Putin on the… Continue reading Feature: Tea Connects China, Russia, Xi Tells Putin

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