Cyril Ramaphosa vainly hopes Trump’s threats – on racial redress, woke G20 management and calling out Israel’s genocide – will be retracted over a round
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the opening session of the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/)
The finance track of the global bloc is currently meeting in Cape Town in a second set of meetings of deputy finance ministers and central bank deputy governors following the inaugural session in Johannesburg in December.
In the face of a barrage of attacks from US leaders about the progressive values South Africa has set for the G20, President Cyril Ramaphosa says he believes that SA and the US could still work together and find solutions to their differences.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg, called for global inclusivity, cooperation, and reform as South Africa assumes the G20 Presidency for the first time.
Ramaphosa expressed concern about a number of conflicts in Africa, as well as tensions between Israel and Palestine.
President Cyril Ramaphosa defended the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana after the first GNU budget speech was postponed to 21 March. SA reacted.
Despite concerns over land policy, President Ramaphosa reassures that South Africa and the US will continue to work together diplomatically.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine.
Ramaphosa says South Africa is joined to the hip with the US in a number of ways, including trade and historical ties.