South Africa’s risk is not expulsion, which the G20’s rules do not allow, but a year of disruption that could blunt the gains of its presidency
President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration
Advocacy group Women for Change argues that South Africa ‘cannot host the world’s most powerful leaders while a woman is killed every two-and-a-half hours’
‘There should be no bullying of one nation by another. We are all equal’ the president said after Washington warned Pretoria against pursuing a joint G20 leaders’ statement this weekend
Ramaphosa’s confirmation now places the United States back in the room for the weekend negotiations at Nasrec
The US has now shifted its position and wants to attend the G20 leaders summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cast the annual forum as a test of whether multilateral cooperation still matters
In his weekly newsletter, the president said the G20 must urgently address the fiscal conditions that have left low- and middle-income countries unable to build resilience or recover from shocks
The government noted that it has responded to similar claims before, including clarifications on farm murders and refugee policy
Pandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings