South Africa has been invited by China to join the group of four of the fastest growing emerging economies in the world, Brazil, Russia, India and China,  the BRICs, Reuters reports. The country which is Africa’s top economy was invited officially today by China’s foreign minister according to a statement released by South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

More: http://www.cp-africa.com/2010/12/24/breaking-south-africa-invited-join-bric-bric-henceforth-called-brics/

BRICS - Nigeria is coming! Jim O'neills who coined the accronym BRIC 9 years ago has predicted that our economy will overtake South Africa by 2023 and we are a sure bet to joining the prestige club of the BRICS along with the Phillipines, Iran etc. Read more of his analysis here: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BC2NS20101213

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BRICS - Nigeria is coming! Jim O'neills who coined the accronym BRIC 9 years ago has predicted that our economy will overtake South Africa by 2023 and we are a sure bet to joining the prestige club of the BRICS along with the Phillipines, Iran etc. Read more of his analysis here: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BC2NS20101213

Yea, I like the sound of BRI[b]N[/b]CS. . . .if it ever happens.

^^^

Thanks Ileke for bailing me out of the dilema of acronyms I was battling with,couln't figure out how nice BRICS[b]N[/b] would've sounded