Tue 25 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Will the G20 presidency gavel change hands today? “The agreement is that we should do it low-key. It’s not just a South African issue; the US also doesn’t want a very big handover event. So we will hand over at the level of […]
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The AI revolution risks deepening inequality between the global north and south. Clarote & AI4Media/betterimagesofai.org, CC BY-SA Mon 24 November 2025: If it’s steered correctly, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate development. It can drive breakthroughs in agriculture. It can expand access to healthcare and education. It can boost financial inclusion and strengthen democratic […]
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Mon 24 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today: ◼️ SA sees US trade negotiations continuing: South Africa’s efforts to secure a trade agreement with the U.S. have been complicated by issues including Trump’s unfounded accusations of persecution of South Africa’s white minority. Trump imposed a 30% tariff on imports from South Africa […]
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Sun 23 November 2025: Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for the release of over 300 hostages taken from a Catholic school in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria. “I learned with immense sadness the news of the kidnappings of priests, faithful, and students,” he said, making “a heartfelt appeal for the immediate release of the hostages”. […]
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Sat 22 November 2025: On Thursday, the UN stressed that the humanitarian situation for people escaping violence in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions is worsening rapidly. Needs are described as “massive” and growing quickly as large numbers of people are displaced. “Our humanitarian colleagues say that more than 100,000 people have fled El Fasher and […]
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Sat 22 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ How South Africa used the ‘G20 megaphone’: Throughout its presidency, South Africa championed four key themes: ensuring debt sustainability; strengthening disaster resilience and response; mobilising finance for a just energy transition; and leveraging critical minerals for inclusive growth. Ramaphosa, in a G20 research […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: South Africa is the first African country to lead the G20, assuming the rotational annual presidency last December and due to hand over to the US. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a Chargé d’Affaires after the US reiterated that it would […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa will not hand over to a Chargé d’ Affaires: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says on X that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a chargé d’ affaires after the US reiterated that it would not attend the […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: The US will not attend the G20 summit on Nov. 22-23 in South Africa, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday. “I’d be happy to explain because there is not a shift. The United States is not participating in official talks at the G20 in South Africa,” Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Her remarks came after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said […]
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Thu 20 November 2025: Around 70 people are missing after a boat capsized in a river in Kasai Province in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo, local media reported Wednesday. The boat was headed to the capital, Kinshasa, from the port of Bena Dibele, more than 800 kilometers (497 miles) away, when it sank […]
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