South Africa’s 2025 citrus export season has officially concluded, as reported by the Russia-South Africa Business Council, a partner of TV BRICS. South Africa remains one of Russia’s leading suppliers of fresh fruit, alongside Egypt. Owing to complementary harvesting seasons and South Africa’s varied climatic zones, these imports do not compete with Russian domestic production. Instead, they ensure that consumers across the Russian Federation have year-round access to fruit. Citrus – unproduced in Russia – accounts for a major share…

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has confirmed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding 17 South African men reportedly taken to the Ukraine Russia conflict zone, following cases opened by two daughters of former President Jacob Zuma. The first enquiry was lodged at the Sandton Police Station by Nkosazana Zuma Mncube, and the second was opened on Sunday 24 November 2025 by Duduzile Zuma. Both raised concerns about the whereabouts and movement of the men. In a statement issued on…

Scientists from the Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have created an innovative technology that significantly increases the accuracy of assessing the quality of petroleum products and specialised hydrocarbon fractions. This is reported by the official website of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The method takes into account error correlation at every stage of data processing, improving the efficiency of automated monitoring and…

The official opening of the Russian-African Raw Materials Dialogue “Development Path: Raw Materials and Personnel as the Basis of Economic Sovereignty” will take place on 30 October at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. Participants in the dialogue plan to develop joint approaches to advancing the national economies of African countries, taking into account Russian experience. Special attention will be given to cooperation in the field of mineral extraction and the creation of educational programmes for the training of engineering personnel. Representatives…

Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timotheos were held in Moscow. Following the meeting, the parties held a joint press conference. According to Lavrov, the sides agreed to promote the intensification of trade and economic cooperation and to advance mutually beneficial projects in the energy sector, including nuclear energy. The Russian minister emphasised the importance of educational ties, noting that Russia is ready to increase annually the number of scholarships offered to…

TV Russia supports Zimbabwe’s application to join the BRICS group. The statement was made by Russian Ambassador to Harare Nikolay Krasilnikov in an interview with The Herald, a partner of TV BRICS. “Russia strongly supports Zimbabwe’s keen interest in engaging with BRICS. There are several levels of involvement, and it’s up to Zimbabwe to choose its path – whether as an observer, an invited participant at the next summit in India or by focusing on joining the New Development Bank,”…

Russia plans to double its trade with African countries by 2030, announced Pavel Kalmychek, Director of the Department for Bipartite Cooperation Development at the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Kalmychek made the remarks at the II International Symposium “Inventing the Future.” He described Africa as one of the world’s most promising regions for economic growth and highlighted the continent’s demographic potential, with its population expected to reach 1.7 billion by 2030. Currently, Russia’s exports to African markets are…

Tatyana Dovgalenko has been Director of the Department for Partnership with Africa at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since January 2025. She graduated from MGIMO University in 1996. She speaks English, Italian, and French. She has been working in diplomacy since 1996. From 2016 to 2023, she was Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to UNESCO in Paris. In 2023–2024, she was Deputy Director of the Department for Multilateral Humanitarian Cooperation and Cultural Relations, concurrently acting as Executive…

On 6 August, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow with the Supreme Head of the Federation of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim, who arrived in Russia on a state visit. This is reported by the official website of the Russian President. Vladimir Putin noted that diplomatic relations between Russia and Malaysia have been maintained for almost 60 years and that political dialogue is developing. “Trade turnover is growing, and at a very good pace […] I would…

Currently, more than 200 South African citizens are enrolled in higher education programmes at Russian universities. This was reported by Roman Ambarov, Russian Ambassador to South Africa, in an exclusive commentary for TV BRICS. According to him, students choose universities not only in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also in Saratov, Tambov, and Astrakhan. The most sought-after specialties are medicine and engineering, as well as mathematics and computer science. “Higher education obtained in Russia is valued even taking into account…