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President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to officially open and address the highly anticipated Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Thursday afternoon in Johannesburg.<\/span><\/p>\n The two-day event, hosted by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, will be held at Nasrec Expo Centre, from February 20 to 21.<\/span><\/p>\n The meeting is part of South Africa’s G20 Presidency, which carries the theme of \u201cSolidarity, Equality and Sustainability”.<\/span><\/p>\n South Africa\u2019s G20 Presidency began in December 2024, with the country scheduled to host approximately 130 working group meetings and 23 meetings at ministerial level throughout 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n Vincent Magwenya, the Presidency spokesperson, said the Foreign Ministers’ meeting will focus on global geopolitical dynamics and review South Africa\u2019s G20 Presidency High-Level Deliverables, as well as the G20\u2019s impact over the two decades.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cG20 Summits of heads of state and government bring together leaders from the world\u2019s largest economies to address pressing global challenges and foster economic cooperation,\u201d Magwenya said.<\/span><\/p>\n Since its formation in 2008, the G20 has evolved from a crisis-management platform to a broader forum addressing financial stability, climate change, sustainable development, and global health.<\/span><\/p>\n During its presidency, South Africa is prioritising Africa\u2019s development, with a focus on the African Union Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, o<\/span>utlined the country\u2019s three key priorities: inclusive economic growth, industrialisation, employment and reducing inequality, food security and artificial intelligence, data governance and innovation for sustainable development.<\/span><\/p>\n Ramaphosa is scheduled to address the opening session of the Foreign Ministers’ meeting at 2pm.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not participate in the meeting, citing concerns over South Africa\u2019s land reform policy following Ramaphosa\u2019s signing of the Expropriation Bill into law.<\/span><\/p>\n The US will instead be represented by embassy staff.<\/span><\/p>\n Politics<\/strong><\/p>\n Get your news on the go, click <\/span>here to join the News WhatsApp channel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to officially open and address the highly anticipated Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Thursday afternoon in Johannesburg. The two-day event, hosted by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, will be held at Nasrec Expo Centre, from February 20 to 21. The meeting is part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[8781,12564,2016,2938,2546,4337,1184,426],"class_list":["post-232698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-politics","tag-foreign","tag-g20","tag-johannesburg","tag-meeting","tag-ministers","tag-officially","tag-open","tag-ramaphosa"],"yoast_head":"\n