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
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‘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
‘G20 declaration future-proofed, despite US non-participation’, says South Africa’s presidency
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’
Breaking with G20 custom, world leaders adopt declaration at start of annual summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration
Ramaphosa: G20 leaders summit reaches consensus on adopting a 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’
South African government marks US ‘absent’ for G20 leaders summit
The government said it would not be handing over the G20 presidency to any junior United States official
News24 | G20 Leaders declaration adopted by ‘unanimous’ consensus – Ramaphosa
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.
News24 | G20 | World leaders pledge $11bn at global health summit to tackle deadly diseases
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.
Guterres urges G20 to lead on global peace, climate action and economic reform
He said Africa remains woefully underrepresented across global institutions, and this must change
Mmusi Maimane demands a full cost breakdown for South Africa’s G20 Summit
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