The 15th BRICS Summit 2023 is taking place from 22 - 24 August 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Wits University scholars and academics are available for media comment in their fields of expertise:
Professor Tshepo H. Mongalo
Business Law and Corporate Governance
+27 11 717 8573
Professor Lawrence Halton
Global Politics
+27 82 494 9939
Professor Lumkile Mondi
Economics
+27 71 231 7603
Professor John Stremlau
US-Africa relations; China; International politics and relations
+27 76 930 1860
Professor Alex van den Heever
Economics and social security
+27 11 717 3944
+27 82 339 5243
Professor Imraan Valodia
Employment, labour markets, informal economy, gender and economics, industrial development, general economic issue, climate change
+27 11 717 8011
+27 83 633 5069
Dr TK Pooe
Politics
+27 76 431 7885
Professor Kola Akinsomi
Real Estate Finance and economics and housing
+27 11 717 7677
+27 78 136 3246
Professor Jannie Rossouw
Global political economy, economic sanctions
+27 83 288 7707
Patrick Lukusa Kadima
International law, global geo-politics, international cooperation, multilateralism
+27 82 891 2777
Professor Rod Alence
International political economy - particularly global and regional trade
Professor Nthatisi Khatleli
Megaprojects and infrastructure, Public-private partnerships
+27 81 583 4442
Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika
International law, international trade Law, African trade, geo-politics, governance, leadership
+27 11 717 3638
thelela.ngcetane-vika@wits.ac.za
Dr Kennedy Manduna
Increased influence of the South Africa, Chinese and Russian mining companies in (southern) Africa, particularly Zimbabwe and South Africa
Dr Yan Yang
Academic partnerships and exchange with Chinese institutions
+27 11 717 9733
+27 83 473 9669
Professor Karen Hofman
Public health, commercial determinants of health, PRICELESS
+27 11 717 2083
+27 76 439 2486