The no-show by some leaders at the G20 Leaders Summit is “not a snub” as South Africa has confirmed participation from 42 countries and organisations, international relations and co-operation minister Ronald Lamola says.

Breakfast with Martin Bester got the inside scoop on all things G20, from the food and gifts to the processes and outcomes of the summit, after speaking to Jacaranda FM journalist Anastasi Mokgobu and South Africa's Sous Sherpa Ambassador, Xolisa Mabhongo.

The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro kicked off on Monday with an unexpected breakthrough as members issued a final declaration on the first day of talks, though it only included broad statements on the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. Brazil, as the ...

The world's 20 largest economies will grow by just 2.9% in 2030 amid headwinds from protectionism and policy uncertainty, their weakest medium-term outlook since the global financial crisis of 2009, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

World leaders are arriving 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.

The summit will take place at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg this weekend, beginning on Saturday and ending on Sunday.

Born of crisis but torn by years of tensions among its members, the Group of 20 major economies scored a rare victory this weekend for multilateralism after overcoming the boycott and objections of its most powerful member,

The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage. Preventing further climate change means a global fossil fuel phase-out must happen by 2050. Climate change ...