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Mashatile addresses uncertainty over SA's G20 participation
Cape Argus
|December 05, 2025
DEPUTY President Paul Mashatile said it was still too early to know whether US President Donald Trump will completely prevent South Africa from attending the G20 in Miami next year.
Mashatile said all the other countries in the G20 were supporting Africa's participation despite US hostility towards South Africa and that the country will continue to engage with other countries.
“We have not raised the issue of boycotting the G20 in the US. It does not really arise even from our other partners. If they raise it, of course, we will discuss, but that’s not our preference,” he said.
“Our view is that we should do everything to seek to participate in the G20 in the US next year in Miami.”
The deputy president acknowledged the unpredictability of Trump's decisions, hinting that the fluctuating political landscape makes it difficult to anticipate if South Africa will indeed receive an invitation to the summit.
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of Cape Argus.
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