{"id":140,"date":"2013-09-01T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/2013\/11\/08\/lesedi-16-september-2013\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:18:11","slug":"lesedi-16-september-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/publications\/lesedi\/lesedi-16-september-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesedi #16 &#8211; September 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lesedi16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lesedi16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lesedi16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lesedi16-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lesedi16-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The focus of this issue is the BRICS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolina Milhorance de Castro looks at &#8220;The 5th BRICS Academic Forum: Towards a Long-Term Vision and Partnership with Africa?&#8221;, Agathe Maupin investigates &#8220;A New Trilogy? 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