South Africa envoy slams ‘dollar domination’, says arresting Putin in Johannesburg will be ‘bizarre’

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New Delhi: Two months ahead of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit in August, where national currency trade is likely to be a key issue, the South African High Commissioner to India, Joel Sibusiso Ndebele, slammed the “domination” of the US dollar in the world economy and said it does not benefit developing countries. The summit, which is expected to see the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders, is scheduled to be held between 22 and 24 August in Johannesburg. South Africa is the current chair...