The minister's plane landed at the South African Air Force base Waterkloof, TASS reports.

It is noted that in the capital of South Africa, Pretoria, Lavrov is scheduled to meet with Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor.

Earlier, the South African Ambassador to Russia said that about 13 countries are interested in joining the BRICS.

It was also reported that Sergey Lavrov spoke about the transition to settlements in national currencies with African countries.