In a national address, Ramaphosa said South Africa would attend the 2026 summit in Miami despite the US president’s suggestions otherwise
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
Dangor said the US argument that if one G20 member was absent from the leaders summit, then there could be no consensus, had been voted down
Director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said South Africa’s G20 presidency highlighted the importance of trade within WTO rules and reforming the system through local mineral beneficiation
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said countries understood ‘that there’s a bilateral issue between South Africa and the US, but that must not, in any shape or form, undermine or imperil the work of the G20’
President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration
The government said it would not be handing over the G20 presidency to any junior United States official
‘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
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
The effects of offshore gas projects contribute to a humanitarian crisis, and mainly only the companies and countries of the north benefit from the profits and commodities
Democracy – government of the people, by the people, for the people – cannot prevail while wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few
Historic parallels of authoritarian states are a cautionary tale for the country known as ‘the land of the free and the home of the brave’
The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters
Shifting geopolitics is highlighting new and old arenas of conflict and violations of international law
As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, ‘If you are neutral in the face of suffering, you are on the side of the oppressor’
The government is relieved by the reduction in the tariffs from the threatened 50% to 15%
While the government negotiates a mutually beneficial deal with the US, it says it is making plans to diversify its export marke
African Development Bank warns that economic growth could drop to 0.5% next year
Kigali’s bilateral agreements with Maputo and Bangui are underpinned by mining ventures
China plans to lead the world through building state, economic and diplomatic capabilities and not through war
I find myself in Trump’s MAGA, which is more accurately MAWA – Make America White Again
The trade truce between the US and China might be fragile and conditional but it’s a step towards dialogue and stability amid ongoing rivalry
The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran
The United Nations Security Council needs reform. The US has, since 1946, exercised its veto more than 80 times, many of those to block resolutions critical of Israel
This creeping form of observation marks a dangerous evolution in how power is exercised and dissent controlled
Most rejections by European countries and the US are based on ‘reasonable doubts about the visa applicants’ intention to return home’. Many Africans believe otherwise
There is no factual evidence that deindustrialisation, poverty, inequality and unemployment is caused by black economic empowerment, as argued by William Gumede
US anti-rights groups are working against inclusivity, non-racism and decolonisation
South Africa must rid itself of issues that prevent a fair, rights-based approach to people’s mobility