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.
President Jacob Zuma says all G20 countries should help curb the negative effects of the global financial crisis on poor and developing countries.
Hundreds of anti-capitalists have poured into the French city of Nice for a march to protest corporate greed ahead of the Group of 20 summit.
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The IMF is not seeking more funds from Gulf Arab oil exporters to bolster its resources and the region faces no major danger from the eurozone crisis.
If the continent opens up he could emerge as Africa’s champion.
The G20 summit has symbolic importance because for the first time the world’s new top table has met outside countries of the G7.
Leaders of G20 nations must put the interests of the global economy ahead of their national economies, President Jacob Zuma said in Seoul on Thursday.
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday urged China to work closely with the G20 and introduce greater political freedoms.
Canadian police are a confusing bunch. With Toronto locked down for the G20 summit, several have been cycling around the deserted streets on bikes.
Toronto police clashed with protesters for a second straight day on Sunday, in the downtown core near the just-finished G20 summit of world leaders.
Masked protesters rioted across downtown Toronto on Saturday, setting police cars ablaze and smashing store windows in opposition to the G20 summit.
As the Group of Eight (G8) Nations meet for the 2010 summit on Friday, it will be a significant moment in their history.
Jeffrey D Sachs and Brett House highlight the problems with aid distribution.