The Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) and the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), under the South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT), will host a dialogue this coming Thursday, 24 November 2016. Themed-Imagining South African Higher Education through the Lenses of the Global South and BRICS, the discussion will be held at the NIHSS offices in Parktown.

The South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT) and the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) hosted another fascinating policy dialogue on 3 July 2017. The dialogue was held at the NIHSS offices under the topic: BRICS in Africa.

Three keynote speakers from IGD namely, Dr Philani Mthembu, Sanusha Naidu and Arina Muresan delivered their presentations. "The world is no longer multipolar. Development in Africa is being spearheaded by global south actors, led by China and India," Dr Mthembu said.