South Africa is standing firm after a bruising week of diplomatic tension with the United States over the G20 . As a result, President Donald Trump vowed not to invite the country to next years summit in Florida after he snubbed this past weekends forum in Johannesburg.
Angry that South Africa refused to agree to President Cyril Ramaphosa handing over the G20 presidency to a junior US representative, Trump took to social media to say he had directed that South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year.
Despite Washingtons political theatrics, Pretoria is moving to consolidate the gains of its successful G20 presidency and to rally other members around the principle of consensus. Government officials say the focus now is on ensuring the US takeover does not derail the workstreams on debt relief, climate finance and inclusive growth that defined the Johannesburg summit.