Issued by Ismail Joosub on behalf of the FW de Klerk Foundation:
The FW de Klerk Foundation commends its University of Pretoria representatives, Ngcwelekazi Dlanjwa and Gugulethu Ngwenya, for their insightful contributions at the recent policy dialogue on “South Africa’s Chair of BRICS: A Retrospective Review,” hosted by the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship. Their involvement underscores the Foundation’s commitment to youth leadership and advancing constitutional values in global economic discussions.
Gugulethu Ngwenya, Political Officer of the University of Pretoria Chapter, stressed the importance of addressing deep-rooted inequalities within the global financial system. “BRICS is not about replacing one currency with another, but about ensuring that the economic frameworks we develop promote fairness and equity. It’s crucial that we address the structures that have kept historically….continue reading this article HERE.
Rob Davies: {2009 – 2019} Rob Davies was the Minister of Trade and Industry from 2009 to 2019. He was instrumental in developing South Africa’s industrial policy and trade agreements. Davies has a strong background in economics and has worked on initiatives to enhance the competitiveness of South African industries in the global
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Fun South African Fact: The Cape Floral Kingdom is one of the world’s six floral kingdoms – and the only one which is wholly contained within a single country.
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Van der Merwe is approached by SANRAL one day who want to build a new highway through his donkey farm. Van is really concerned with how his donkeys can get from one side of the farm to the other without having to cross the highway and risk being injured or killed. He is promised that they will build bridges the highway so that his donkeys can cross under the highway. Van agrees and gives them the go-ahead.
The highway is built and a year later the same rep goes to the farm to go see how Van and his donkeys are. He eventually finds Van under one of these bridges chipping away at the roof of the tunnel with a hammer and chisel.
\”Mnr Van de Merwe, what are you doing damaging the highway bridge?\”