The government said it would not be handing over the G20 presidency to any junior United States official
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
The absence of US President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin puts the spotlight squarely on President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa
The people of Johannesburg have cried many tears over the past decade and become accustomed to temporary service delivery ‘solutions’
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cast the annual forum as a test of whether multilateral cooperation still matters
Business and economic leaders warn that diplomatic tension, tariffs and shifting global alliances could shape whether the country remains part of the renewed agreement
A ‘Social Summit’ will be held before the G20 Leaders’ Summit to ground macroeconomic talks in the everyday realities of people’s lives
A 0.3% tax would generate enough to secure life’s necessities for many tens of millions of the world’s most vulnerable
The country is officially the most educated in the world, and its economy has benefited greatly from this
The Y20 summit revealed disparities in youth-driven calls for climate justice, inclusive growth and sovereignty between the Global South and North
The G20, and countries like South Africa, must work out practical safeguards, framed by ethical responsibility and democratic values to regulate AI
Civil society says officials should break the cycle of grand promises and weak follow-through if Johannesburg is to be rebuilt into a world-class city
The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races
Forging ties with other markets as they navigate trade wars with the US is a wise strategy.
The countdown to Meetings Africa 2025 has begun! With less than a month to go, excitement is building. Today, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was busy with the Meetings Africa 2025 media launch event
The world is becoming more multipolar, and the latest meeting of elites is testament to that
‘The China threat’ provides Sunak with a way to divert attention from his domestic problems but he needs to tread carefully
The negotiations in the financial hub will be the first face-to-face discussions since President Trump agreed to a truce with President Xi Jinping
Clearly the problem lies not in the G20 per se but in its member nations
The long-running trade war between the world’s top two economies looked poised to dominate the agenda of the group of 20 summit
The ceasefire follows months of tensions and tit-for-tat custom duties on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods
Here are five moments from the first day of the summit
It is not just the splits in the West that could make this year’s G20 memorable.
The world’s 20 major economies have agreed to a plan aimed at pushing their combined growth beyond the 2% they were initially targeting.
Tony Abbott has promised to ‘shirtfront’ Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit about the MH17 plane crash, in which 38 Australians died.
The world’s top economies have adopted several soft targets, signalling optimism that the worst of crisis-era austerity has finally passed.
Profit shifting and base erosion have been watchwords of the G20 this year.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has said the outcomes of the G20 summit shows that everyone is aiming towards balanced economic growth.
Five potential flashpoints may well derail any global recovery.
Currency reserves are hoped to guard against financial shocks, while China has committed to contributing the "lion’s share".
IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be taking her European rescue talks to Russia in her first official foreign trip, before visiting China and Japan.