FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY 2026, 06:23
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
In an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s absence, Ramaphosa warned against allowing ‘anything to diminish the value, the stature or the impact of the first African G20 presidency’
The government said it would not be handing over the G20 presidency to any junior United States official
The G20, under South Africa’s presidency, has reached a consensus on adopting a summit declaration, though the details remain under wraps until it is published.
Several nations have raised $11.34 billion for the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, with $36 million coming from the South African government and business community.
He said Africa remains woefully underrepresented across global institutions, and this must change
The chairperson of parliament’s standing committee on appropriations wants an updated breakdown of the hosting costs, warning that the summit must not pressure the national budget
‘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
The US formally warned SA against pushing for a joint statement at this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg that the Trump administration is boycotting.
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, met intelligence peddler Brown Mogotsi to facilitate meetings, but maintains they are not close associates.
The party’s secretary general admitted there were some in the national executive committee who wanted to see the president gone
The ANC has stated that it expects former minister and MP Malusi Gigaba to step aside after he appeared in court on fraud and corruption charges.
The US has once again taken what appears to be a subtle jab at South Africa’s G20 presidency, this time in comments made by US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.
The party’s top seven officials will handle the selection after the rules were tightened
MK Party MP Des van Rooyen has been appointed as the official opposition’s parliamentary caucus leader, replacing John Hlophe, who was suspended for promoting none other than Van Rooyen to chief whip without party leader Jacob Zuma’s approval.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has survived a motion of no confidence after the majority of parties in the Gauteng legislature voted against the motion.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cast the annual forum as a test of whether multilateral cooperation still matters