South Africa: Ramaphosa Secures Papal Blessing for G20 Values, While Trump (Yet Again) Dumps On SA

A day after US President Donald Trump declared a US boycott of the upcoming G20 Summit, Pope Leo XIV endorsed the G20's positions on debt and inequality as resonant with his… Read more »

Africa: G20 Task Force Urges Formation of Global Panel to Tackle 'Inequality Emergency'

The establishment of such a panel 'would be a permanent legacy' of South Africa's G20 presidency, says the G20 Inequality Committee. Read more »

South Africa: El Fasher Descends Into Chaos With UN Reporting Mass Killings and Unprecedented Human Rights Violations

South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation called upon 'all external actors and countries involved in this crisis to adhere to international law'. Read more »

Africa: SA's G20 Agenda Draws Broad Support - - but It Could Be Undone By Trump's Opposition

South Africa is pursuing an ambitious G20 agenda for the November Summit in Johannesburg -- an agenda which, say some, is overly ambitious. Read more »

South Africa: Midddle East Crisis - - 'Activists Are the Antibodies of a Healthy Society,' Says UN's Francesca Albanese

On the eve of giving the 2025 Nelson Mandela annual lecture, an interview with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian… Read more »

South Africa: G20 Johannesburg Summit Set to Address Crucial Global Challenges

The G20 Summit's prospective achievements flow from a bottom-up approach, based on this year's 24 ministerial meetings, which were led by finance ministers, foreign affairs… Read more »

South Africa: SA Pushes Debt Sustainability, Green Financing and Disaster Response Before G20 Summit

A month before South Africa hosts the first G20 Leaders' Summit on African soil, the country is pushing key issues of debt sustainability and the cost of capital, mobilising… Read more »

Africa: G20 Delivers On Promise to Support Africa's Economic Development

The work of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors this year will leave a lasting legacy for Africa's economies. South Africa must ensure it makes the most of hosting… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Demands Israel Free South African Activists Seized On Gaza Flotilla

Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say an estimated 443 flotilla volunteers are expected to arrive at Ashdod, in southern Israel, where they are expected to be 'processed under… Read more »

South Africa: 'I'm Impatient With Bureaucratic Rhetoric' - Cachalia Tells Global Cops He's Tired of Lip Service

The international police organisation Interpol is having a conference in Cape Town. A speech by SA's acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, who filled the position after corruption… Read more »

South Africa: UN Report Highlights Need for Social Protection to Promote Gender Equality

In 2023, two billion women and girls and 1.8 billion men and boys had no access to social protection. Even when women are relatively well covered, benefit levels remain inadequate. Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs a Voice On Information Integrity and Media Freedom At G20 Summit

South Africa's G20 presidency shouldn't drop the baton passed by Brazil on this crucial issue that underpins good governance. Read more »

Southern Africa: Southern African Countries Removed From UN 'Hunger Hotspot' List As Harvests Improve

For southern Africa at least, this is a welcome development which will blunt the twin blades of hunger and food inflation while lifting growth in economies that rely heavily on… Read more »