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South Africa’s G20 presidency: diplomatic victory, but a weak final declaration

US president Donald Trump’s efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic channels not to sign a communiqué. Nevertheless, the 19 remaining countries and regional organisations signed a 30-page declaration. This called for,…

The Conversation

Japan PM fails to achieve breakthrough in row with China – but polling shows public backs her

Sanae Takaichi gets no meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Johannesburg after her comments about Taiwan sent tensions soaring

The Guardian - AU

G20 summit ends with commitment to multilateralism, despite US boycott

The G20 summit in Johannesburg closed on Sunday with South Africa claiming a diplomatic victory after securing agreement on a wide-ranging declaration – despite a boycott by the United States and warnings from several leaders that the forum is struggling to remain relevant in a fragmenting world.

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Moment Keir Starmer stumbles while meeting business leaders ahead of G20 summit

Prime Minister Keir Starmer stumbled over his own feet as he arrived to meet with senior business leaders in Johannesburg ahead of the G20 summit on Friday (21 November).

The Independent UK

Africa's first G20 summit adopts declaration as EU leaders respond to US peace plan for Ukraine

The summit, the first to be held in Africa, opened on Saturday with EU leaders and their counterparts from leading and emerging economies coming together as Washington's proposed peace plan for Ukraine loomed large on the sidelines.

Euronews

South Africa declares gender-based violence a national disaster amid G20 protests

Women’s groups welcomed the announcement on the eve of the international leaders’ summit in Johannesburg

The Guardian - UK

South African women protest femicide with powerful demonstration

Johannesburg saw a powerful protest against gender-based violence, with women marking the 15 daily femicides. The government later declared it a national disaster.

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South Africa closes G20 year framed as ‘presidency for all of Africa’

South Africa ends its G20 presidency this weekend with a two-day head of states summit focused on debt relief and global inequality – a meeting the United States says it will boycott. Pretoria says it has held talks with Washington about possible limited participation, but the White House insists the…

Radio France Internationale

South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit

Hundreds of women wearing black have gathered in a Johannesburg park to protest gender-based violence in South Africa

The Independent UK

US in talks to attend G20 summit after initial boycott, South Africa says

Cyril Ramaphosa says US has had ‘change of mind’ but does not confirm Trump’s attendance in Johannesburg

The Guardian - UK

Albanese locks in Indian PM meeting during G20 summit

Anthony Albanese plans to sit down with a number of world leaders during a visit to Johannesburg for the G20 summit.

AAP

South Africa deploys 3,500 police and braces for protests ahead of G20 summit

Demonstrations are expected from anti-capitalists, climate activists, women's rights campaigners and anti-migrant groups, some of which are raising South Africa's own problems with poverty and inequality.

Euronews

South Africa deploys 3,500 extra police officers and braces for protests around the G20 summit

South African authorities say they are planning for multiple protests by local and international activists around this weekend's Group of 20 world leaders summit in Johannesburg

The Independent UK

Africa hosts its first G20 and urges the rich world to do more against climate disasters

World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa

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The Guardian - UK

South Africa to investigate ‘mysterious’ arrival of 153 Palestinians on plane

Passengers held on runway for 12 hours after landing in Johannesburg without travel documents

International Business Times UK

Trump Pulls US Officials From G20 Summit in Protest of Alleged Bias Against White South Africans

President Donald Trump has announced that no U.S. officials will attend the G20 summit in South Africa, accusing the host nation of "discriminating against white citizens" and committing "human rights abuses." South Africa's government has dismissed the allegations as false.

The Guardian - UK

‘You can do hard things!’ The young cycling enthusiasts reclaiming the streets of Johannesburg

Bike culture, once seen as an elite hobby or a last resort for the poor, is flourishing in the post-apartheid City of Gold

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss offers ‘support’ to laid-off CBS News staffers on ‘enormously difficult day’: ‘My door is open’

The steep cuts to the news division included the entire race and culture unit, two streaming shows and the bureau in Johannesburg. Additionally, the network’s Saturday morning news show was gutted and its two hosts were let go.

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‘Every day’s a fight’: join the commuters in Africa’s rapidly growing cities

With more and more people moving to big cities such as Nairobi and Abidjan, daily commutes are becoming tougher

The Conversation

Ethiopian quarter: how migrants have shaped a thriving shopping district in South Africa’s city of gold

Since its founding in 1886, Johannesburg, has been a city of migrants, internal and international. But the economic capital of South Africa has undergone big changes since 1994 when South Africa became a democracy. One such change involves migration into the city by people from other African countries.

Radio France Internationale

Saving South Africa’s forgotten story of sport that defied apartheid

Black, Indian and mixed-race South Africans built their own sporting world during apartheid, defying segregation with parallel clubs and competitions. Archivists in Johannesburg are now working to save that history.

The Conversation

South Africans are going off the service grid: what happens when citizens replace the state?

South Africa’s constitution promises all citizens access to adequate housing and basic services – water, security, sanitation and electricity. In practice, people from rich to poor experience persistent water cuts, sewage overflows, electricity blackouts and uneven policing. Fiona Anciano, Charlotte Lemanski, Christina Culwick Fatti and Margot Rubin are urban researchers…

Evening Standard

Gated, exclusive, white: What this whites-only town means for Brits

From Johannesburg to the Ozarks, towns built on ancestry and exclusion show how the dream of a whites-only enclave refuses to die - a new doc shows why Britain should pay attention

The Independent UK

From London to Manila, world’s biggest cities face alarming rise in heatwaves

Nine cities, including Washington, Tokyo, Cairo and Johannesburg, registered record numbers of very hot days last year

The Conversation

Helen Zille: will competence, courage and a dose of arrogance be enough to get her elected as Johannesburg’s mayor?

Love her or loathe her, it is hard to deny that Helen Zille is one of the most remarkable politicians South Africa’s democracy has yet seen. Remarkable because she has served in so many high-profile public roles – as mayor of Cape Town, premier of the Western Cape province, leader…

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