JOHANNESBURG—Senior members of the South African government have told The Epoch Times they are working hard to make it possible for Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the country, free of concern about being arrested. 
Putin is supposed to attend the summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries in Cape Town in early August. Analysts see the meeting as hugely significant, given that possible expansion of the organization is on the agenda. 
Several Middle Eastern nations, including Iran, have expressed interest in joining the BRICS alliance, with many observers considering an expanded BRICS to be the possible beginning of a “new world economic order.” …