Ahead of the two-day G20 leaders summit in Johannesburg this weekend, leading business, political and economic analysts have thrown their weight behind South Africa to deliver a successful event despite the absence of global leaders Donald Trump , Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin .
The US president is boycotting the summit, while high-level officials will represent the Chinese and Russian presidents.
South Africa will still be able to issue a consensus declaration on Sunday, reinforcing the importance of global multilateralism in driving world affairs, the analysts believe. Trumps administration said it would oppose any G20 declaration beyond the chairs statement.