AS ZIMBABWE continues in its push to join the BRICS bloc, a move that could redefine its global economic standing, experts have weighed in with cautious optimism and warnings about how it could backfire.
This comes amid reports of recent discussions between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Russian and South African counterparts regarding the initiative.
The potential membership of the group comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — countries known for challenging the traditional Western-centric economic order — has sparked lively debate among Zimbabwe’s economic thinkers.
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