“Rest assured, BRICS is a great benefit to our country and it’s an association that we are very proud of and that we intend to continue with.” These were the words of President Cyril Ramaphosa as he fielded questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on the benefits of South Africa being part of the BRICS group of countries. The group is now known as the BRICS Plus group following the addition of six new member countries - namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. “We, as a country, have benefitted a great deal [through] the...