News24 | Trump’s G20 decision to bar SA sparks backlash and calls for inclusivity
US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to exclude South Africa from the 2026 G20 Summit in Miami has sparked opposition on the global stage.
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News24 | Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla resigns from MK Party amid Russian war recruitment scandal
MK Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has resigned from Parliament and the party.
South Africa shrugs off Trump theatrics post G20, plans to attend 2026 summit
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
Matlala paid Bheki Cele R500 000 for police protection
Matlala claims he paid Bheki Cele and Senzo Mchunu for police favours and protection
Men trapped in Ukraine war promised MKP jobs
MK party says it knows nothing about the ill-fated Russian trip involving 17 South Africans
News24 | EFF slams Trump’s ‘tantrum’ over G20, defends SA against false claims of white genocide
The EFF has called on other G20 member states to publicly reaffirm South Africa’s rightful standing in the grouping after US President Donald Trump threatened to exclude the country from the next G20 Summit in Miami, Florida.
News24 | Cash and carry: Cele got R300k from ‘Cat’ Matlala in Woolies shopping bag, MPs hear
Tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala arranged for his sister to withdraw R300 000, which was allegedly given to former police minister Bheki Cele in a Woolworths bag.
News24 | MKP takes Mandeni ward in KZN from ANC
The MK Party has snatched yet another ward from the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, signalling that the momentum from the general election continues for the party.
Matlala says he was caught between Cele and Mchunu
Matlala said he funded both the suspended police minister and his predecessor as a quid pro quo
‘I never spoke to Mchunu about political killings task team budget before disbandment,’ says police service CFO
The chief financial officer told parliament’s ad hoc committee that the suspended police minister used an information note calling for the police service’s restructuring to support his decision to disband the unit
Collen Malatji: I would rather support Magashule’s return to the ANC than that of Jacob Zuma
The ANC Youth League president also warned that removing Cyril Ramaphosa as president would plunge the country into chaos
News24 | Fair Pay Bill: BOSA pushes for pay transparency to tackle income inequality
BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane says South Africa’s high levels of income inequality ‘render our society unstable’, as he addressed a public engagement session on the Fair Pay Bill.
News24 | Policy in focus: DA tackles immigration, healthcare, and AI adoption at policy conference
An extended meeting of the DA’s federal council is under way, with the party expected to make it its formal policy that it opposes the District Development Model.
G20 presidency handover to the US set for Tuesday, Dirco director general Zane Dangor says
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
News24 | DA to probe top leadership feud as tensions between Steenhuisen and George erupt
The DA’s Federal Legal Commission will probe the ongoing spat between two of its senior office bearers, a meeting of the party’s Federal Executive resolved on Sunday.
Erdoğan backs SA on Palestine, eyes bigger trade push after G20 summit
The Turkish president pledged deeper trade and strategic cooperation with South Africa while reaffirming his strong support for its stance on the Palestinian cause
News24 | ‘We are done… It’s up to them,’ says Lamola about US G20 presidency handover
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says the US has not indicated whether it will be at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s offices for the handover of the G20 presidency.
‘World not doing tit for tat with US,’ WTO head says at G20 summit
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
Ntshavheni: ‘I don’t care if the US revokes my visa’
The minister in the presidency said Washington would have to account to other members if it blocked South Africa’s participation in the G20 next year
News24 | Ramaphosa calls for inclusive growth, global solidarity to build resilient future
President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised that a resilient world can only be achieved through inclusive economic growth, strengthening global partnerships, and reforming international institutions, highlighting the need for global preparedness.
Official handover of the G20 presidency to the US will take place in the coming week
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said since the US had assigned a chargé d’affaires to the handover, an equivalent level official would represent South Africa