SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-BRICS ENVOY-INTERVIEW

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-BRICS ENVOY-INTERVIEW

(240709) -- CAPE TOWN, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Anil Sooklal, South Africa's BRICS sherpa, pauses in an interview with Xinhua in Cape Town, South Africa, July 3, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: China plays important role in Global South, says South Africa's BRICS envoy" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Lei)

Xi's attendance at the 15th BRICS Summit and state visit to South Africa

STORY: Xi's attendance at the 15th BRICS Summit and state visit to South Africa DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIFISO MAHLANGU, Editor-in-chief of The Star (South Africa's leading newspaper) 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHEIKH TIDIANE GADIO, Former Senegalese foreign minister 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): CLAYSON MONYELA, Official, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): FIKILE MBALULA, Secretary General of the African National Congress 10. SOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President STORYLIN

Int'l observers applaud BRICS expansion

STORY: Int'l observers applaud BRICS expansion DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Johannesburg and 15th BRICS Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLAYSON MONYELA, Official, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAHMOUD ABOU-ZEID, South African reporter 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): CLAYSON MONYELA, Official, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review STORYLINE: Observers around the world speak highly o

Xi calls for more just, equitable world order at BRICS forum

STORY: Xi calls for more just, equitable world order at BRICS forum DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Africa and the 15th BRICS Summit 2. various of BRICS countries 3. various of South Africa 4. various of South Africa's economic sectors 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIAZONGO SIAKALENGE, Zambian Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet-Finance and Economic Development 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa 8. various of South Africa's infrastructure and economic sectors 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services 10. various of Sino-African cooperation 11. shot of natural landscape STORYLINE: Xi calls for more just, equitable world order at BRICS forum Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed China's willingness to deepen solidarity and

BRICS brings Global South together in turbulent world: South Africa's BRICS ambassador

STORY: BRICS brings Global South together in turbulent world: South Africa's BRICS ambassador DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of Johannesburg 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS ambassador 3. various of street view of Johannesburg 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS ambassador STORYLINE: The 15th BRICS Summit has brought together the Global South to ensure its voice is heard in a world defined by power imbalances, said South Africa's BRICS ambassador Anil Sooklal. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS ambassador "I think there's a level of impatience in terms of how we have been treated by our partners in the North. We continue to be marginalized, we continue to be ignored in terms of global decision making, and yet the world has changed. The Global South cannot be ignored in terms of what's happening on the global stage. And I think BRI

Xi calls on China, S. Africa to strengthen four partnerships in golden era

STORY: Xi calls on China, S. Africa to strengthen four partnerships in golden era DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: PRETORIA, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese President Xi Jinping paying a state visit to South Africa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FIKILE MBALULA, Secretary General of the African National Congress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAROPENE RAMOKGOPA, Minister in Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DAVID MONYAE, Director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and South Africa to strengthen their partnerships in four dimensions during his state visit to the African nation. Ahead of his arrival, Xi says in his signed article published in South African media that the blossoming China-South Africa relationship "has entered a 'golden era,'