The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Marius Fransman, will address the Western Cape province's leg of the nation-wide fifth BRICS Summit road show.
BRICS is an acronym for the group of some of world's largest emerging market economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
South Africa will host the fifth BRICS Summit on 26 to 27 March 2013 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province.
The purpose of the road shows is to raise public awareness around the importance of South Africa's membership of the BRICS and the benefits thereof.
All media are invited as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Venue 1: Cape Sun Hotel, Cape Town (stakeholder engagement)
Time: 08h45
Venue 2: Swartklip Sports Complex, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
Time: 14h00
RSVP: maliwas@dirco.gov.za
Enquiries:
Nelson Kgwete
Cell: 076 431 3078
