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From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.
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Trump yanks G20 invitation from South Africa over false genocide claims
The US president has repeatedly accused South Africa of perpetrating human rights abuses against white Afrikaners.
G20 fails to deliver on sovereign debt distress
Hopes that world leaders would use the G20 summit to tackle sovereign debt distress were dashed.
From: Inside Story
Was South Africa’s G20 summit a success, despite a US boycott?
The hosts hailed the gathering, but others warned about the G20’s future.
Published On 23 Nov 2025
S Africa says G20 shared goals outweigh differences as it concludes summit
G20 declaration shows commitment to multilateralism, reflects common purposes larger than disagreements, Ramaphosa says.
From: Quotable
G20 struggles to fix a “broken global economy”
“The G20 has been good at fighting fires … but much less good at fixing the foundations of a global economy.”
Published On 23 Nov 2025
From: NewsFeed
South Africa’s president delivers G20 summit closing remarks
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered closing remarks at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
Published On 23 Nov 2025
From: NewsFeed
G20 leaders adopt new declaration, even as US boycotts summit
World leaders broke with tradition and quickly adopted a new declaration at the start of the G20 summit.
Published On 22 Nov 2025
Historic South Africa G20 summit declaration prioritises developing world
The summit declaration urges more help against the climate crisis and reduced debt burden for poor countries.
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G20 summit in South Africa: Who’s attending and what’s on the agenda?
US President Donald Trump is boycotting the summit but South African leaders say the meeting will go ahead.
From: The Take
How are Palestinians from Gaza ending up in South Africa?
A charter flight of Palestinians landed in South Africa, but how ‘voluntary’ was their escape from Gaza?
Published On 21 Nov 2025