The Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science & Innovation, Mr Buti Manamela, will participate and give a keynote address at the BRICS Youth Trade Convention hosted by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in CSIR Campus.

The National Youth Development Agency will be hosting a BRICS Youth Trade Convention which will take place on the 5th of May at the CSIR International Convention Centre under the theme “Making Trade Accessible”.

The Convention brings together over 200 stakeholders in Trade to interact on intra-Africa and BRICS Trade, and how young people can play a catalytic role in contributing to the transformation of multilateral platforms.

It is critical for young people to actively participate in contributing towards shaping the discourse and infusing ground-breaking ideas that can be beneficial to the growth and development of our country, continent and BRICS.

Source: Government of South Africa