World Dec 06 Mass shooting at South African hostel bar leaves 11 dead, including 3 children By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
Politics Nov 26 Trump says he’s barring South Africa from participating in next year’s G20 summit President Donald Trump also said he'll “stop all payments and subsidies” to South Africa over its treatment of a U.S. government representative at this year’s global meeting. By Josh Boak, Associated Press
World Nov 23 G20 summit in South Africa ends with glaring U.S. absence after Trump’s boycott The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest and… By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Michelle Gumede, Associated Press
World Nov 21 Leaders arrive for historic G20 summit overshadowed by rift between South Africa and U.S. World leaders arrived Friday for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top of the global agenda. But the talks have been undermined by a rift between host South Africa and… By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
World Nov 20 WATCH: Leavitt says South African president ‘running his mouth’ in suggesting U.S. joining G20 talks White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was responding to comments from President Cyril Ramaphosa that the U.S. had “changed its mind” and said his comments were “not appreciated by the president or his team.”… By Associated Press
Nov 20 U.S. now wants to reverse its boycott and join the G20 summit, South African president says By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The United States government has indicated that it has had a “change of mind” and wants to participate at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa in a reverse of its boycott, the South African president said Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 19 At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urge the rich world to do more against climate disasters By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 10 South Africa’s apartheid-era crimes inquiry is delayed over legal objections By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press An inquiry into allegations that South Africa’s Black-led governments interfered with investigations into apartheid-era crimes has been postponed on its first day. Continue reading
Nov 10 How Trump’s support for white South Africans led to a U.S. boycott of the G20 summit By Gerald Imray, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump says his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump says U.S. will boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating claims about ‘abuses’ of white farmers By Seung Min Kim, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said he’s told Trump that information about the alleged discrimination and persecution of Afrikaners is “completely false.”… Continue reading