International News
Trump ends US initiative to boost electricity access in Africa
By: Bloomberg 26th February 2025 A US initiative to increase electricity supply in Africa has been dismantled by the Trump administration after more than a decade of work,... →
Erosion of multilateralism a threat to global growth, stability – Ramaphosa 
By: Sashnee Moodley 26th February 2025 “At this time of global uncertainty and escalating tension, it is now more important than ever that the members of the G20 work together.” This was... →
G20 finance ministers, central bankers to meet amid fractious geopolitics
By: Reuters 26th February 2025 Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 top economies gather in South Africa on Wednesday and Thursday, for a meeting marred by the... →
Trump tariff turmoil casts a shadow over G20 meeting
By: Bloomberg 26th February 2025 The club of finance ministers and central bankers who’ve steered the global economy through a quarter century of market meltdowns, recessions, wars... →
Egypt rejects displacement of Palestinians, threats to countries' national security
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 Egypt rejects proposals to displace the Palestinian people in order to not "liquidate" the Palestinian cause and to avoid threatening the national... →
Russia will not return to the G7, German finance minister says
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 Russia will not be readmitted into the Group of Seven nations as US President Donald Trump has requested, German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies told... →
India sees ‘notable’ progress with China as top ministers meet at G20
By: Bloomberg 21st February 2025 India’s foreign minister met with his Chinese counterpart Friday, saying there’s been “some notable developments” made between the two nations in a... →
Ramaphosa invites Zelenskyy for State visit to S Africa
By: Sashnee Moodley 21st February 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended an invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a State visit to South Africa, following a... →
