News briefs
Regular digests of news on the countries SALO follows, compiled by SALO researchers.
News Briefs 12 October 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency South Africa remains ‘upbeat’ on US G20 participation despite high-level snubs The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, expressed confidence today that the United States …
News Briefs 03 October 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency Europe is fully behind South Africa to make the South Africa’s G20 presidency a success President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission met President Ramaphosa in New York on 24 September 2025 in the …
News Briefs 29 August 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency (2025) South Africa’s Presidency enters last 100 days before G20 Summit With more than half of the country’s G20 meetings having already taken place, South Africa’s Presidency of the grouping has entered the …
News Briefs 22 August 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency End of a Cycle? South Africa’s G20 Presidency and the Future of Global Cooperation South Africa closes the first cycle of G20 presidencies with a call to refocus on development, equality and cooperation amid …
News Briefs 15 August 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency Middle powers must step up to salvage G20 and the fragile multilateral order As the world stares down a vortex of geopolitical instability, the challenge facing South Africa during its presidency of the G20 is …
News Briefs 05 August 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency G20 needs to fix debt revamp framework, top African banker says The Group of 20 should consider improving its debt restructuring framework for poor nations, the former vice president of the African Development …
News Briefs 29 July 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency South Africa’s G20 Meeting: Tackling illicit financial flows and advancing social protection It was a busy week for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) with the 4th G20 Development …
News Briefs 23 July 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency 2025 G20 South Africa 2025: a defining moment for the nation and the continent South Africa is preparing to welcome the world in 2025 as it assumes the presidency and hosts the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, a …
News Briefs 11 July 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency US Treasury’s Bessent to skip South Africa G20 meeting, heading to Japan U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in South Africa next week, sources familiar with …
News Briefs 02 July 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency COMMENT: Time for South Africa to lead: Nelson Muffuh As the world prepares for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), the imminent Compromiso de Sevilla marks a critical …
News Briefs 20 June 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency What the G20 can do to help countries share electricity South Africa’s G20 presidency aims to establish at least three projects to share energy across borders in Africa within the next 10 years. South Africa …
News Briefs 06 June 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency G20 TechSprint 2025 & The South African Reserve Bank Voice on Regulation and Innovation In this episode of the TechAfrica News Podcast, Chief Editor and Founder, Akim Benamara, sits down with Lyle Horsley, Head …
News Briefs -16 May 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency 2025 Will Donald Trump attend the 2025 G20 Summit? South Africa says it’s up to the US US President Donald Trump appears unlikely to attend the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit scheduled for November in …
News Briefs 09 May 2025
South Africa’s G20 Presidency 2025 G20 conference champions financial inclusion and women’s economic empowerment Advancing women’s economic empowerment through inclusive financial systems will take centre stage this week, as the G20 …
News Briefs 02 May 2025
The G20 Presidency of South Africa G20 EC chapter | Ndabeni engages township entrepreneurs As G20 events continue countrywide, the Eastern Cape leg of the G20 provincial launch has wrapped up in New Brighton, Gqeberha. Small Business …
News Briefs 8 September 2023
Southern Africa Focus Mozambique The end of Cabo Delgado’s most wanted man His parents named him Bonomade Machude Omar. His comrades called him Ibn Omar or Abu Sulayfa Muhammad. Many called him a terrorist — especially the Mozambican and …
News Briefs 7 July 2023
Southern Africa Focus Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s opposition says 8 held after campaign rally ban Zimbabwe’s leading opposition said on Thursday that police arrested eight of its supporters after banning a campaign rally, in a move the party …
News Briefs 2 June 2023 -
Southern Africa Focus: Mozambique Russia’s Lavrov rejects US accusations against South Africa Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, where he arrived on …
News Briefs 5 May 2023
Southern Africa Focus Mozambique Japan vows to help Mozambique fight insurgency Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that Tokyo would help Mozambique counter Islamist insurgents in the restive north. Mozambique’s gas-rich …
News Briefs 14 April 2023
Southern Africa Focus Mozambique Over 50 Law Officers Dismissed The president of Mozambique’s Supreme Court, Adelino Muchanga, revealed on Tuesday that over 50 law officers have been dismissed from the Mozambican public administration for …