Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Wednesday hailed the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (Brics) alignment as a force that could promote global inclusive economic growth and help develop Africa. He was delivering the keynote address at the Brics Business Council mid-term meeting in Johannesburg. “Brics is about the future of the global economy,” he affirmed. This included reshaping the global economy. He pointed out that the Brics countries represented billions of the world’s population. “The Brics countries together are huge.”