Calls to enlarge the Brics -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- has dominated the agenda at its three-day summit in Johannesburg. Read: Brics summit to begin in South AfricaOn Wednesday, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said Brics leaders had "agreed on the matter of expansion". "We stand at the cusp of expanding the Brics family," said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The bloc makes decisions by consensus and no new members have been admitted since South Africa in 2010. "There is definitely a divide on Brics members at the moment," he said.

Source: Daily Nation August 24, 2023 17:25 UTC