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Sonnobax15:
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You guys should be talking about who shot him and not by digging out his past posts that doesn't matter anyhow

Four people were taken in for questioning in relation to the murder of Warrick Stock, known as DJ Warras, on Thursday night.

Members of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) conducted a raid at Zambesi House in the CBD, an eight-storey apartment that Warras had been contracted to secure through his company, Imperium Ops.

Warras was gunned down outside the building just after midday on Tuesday.

Last Friday, Warras applied for a protection order against six tenants of the building who had allegedly threatened him and his security personnel.

Speaking to EWN during the raid, MMC for Public Safety Mgcini Tshwaku confirmed that four of the six people Warras had applied for protection orders against were taken for questioning by members of JMPD’s tactical response unit.

“We confiscated a phone from a lady, and when we looked at the messages, there is some laughter where she says, ‘Oh, he died’. So, the extraction team has taken them for questioning. We have taken all their phones; we are going to go through them and all these conversations. So, someone in this building knows what is happening.”

Tshwaku said that they received intel from tenants in the building about certain threats Warras received from members of a committee who refused to pay rent in an attempt to hijack the building.

“There has been talk in the building itself, [with] some of the tenants talking about dealing with the security that is here, dealing with him [Warras] as well, because he has taken the six for the protection order. They were saying, ‘You want us to be evicted, you want us to be arrested, but we are going to deal with you’.”

The late DJ Warras – full name Warrick Stock – was on a mission to “clean up” Johannesburg CBD (downtown) before his untimely death, and that included ridding the city of illegal immigrant occupation.

Tragically, the 40-year-old was shot dead outside one of the buildings, whilst actively doing just that.

Warris was gunned down at close range while undertaking a mass eviction.

DJ Warras, an outspoken media personality, used his social media platform and podcast to share his views on a variety of topics. One he was most passionate about was the restoration of the Johannesburg CBD.

“I LOVE THIS CITY! So sad to see how it’s being destroyed. By people who don’t give a f*** about preserving it”, he tweeted in July.

In October, Warras backed Herman Mashaba’s bid to clean up the city.

“Please come to Joburg. There is a whole CBD here that needs a clean up, a takeover, and a mass deportation”, he tweeted.

The 40-year-old – who owned his own security business – posted a picture of himself armed in a bulletproof vest alongside his crew.

Through his company, DJ Warras often worked on tackling buildings that had been overrun, or “hijacked” by illegal immigrants for exploitation.

He shared: “These buildings are worth saving. Solid Structures that were built to last. Unfortunately, most are in a shocking condition. These neglected buildings can accommodate thousands of people in low-cost units. But nobody cares. So the buildings get to this stage, and people are forced to live in poor conditions. Because hijackers and bad actors in the CBD, who profit from this poverty, don’t care as long as they get paid.

“We took this building back. And now we will fix and secure this building.

“And maybe it can motivate other building owners, the COJ [City of Johannesburg], and South Africans in general to take back their city”.

On who he would back to govern Joburg as mayor, Warras tweeted: “I’ll vote for whoever is in favour of cleaning up the CBD, taking back hijacked buildings, and dealing with illegal immigrants, crime, and collapsing infrastructure”.

In the lead up to his death - believed to be a hit – DJ Warras took out five protection orders against individuals living in Zambesi House, where he managed the security.

Authorities confirmed that the media personality claimed he had received death threats.

seppuku:
This is why I say bantu education is blasphemy.

The Nigerian middle class did exist beginning right after independence in the 60's and began to dwindle in the early to late 80's after the worldwide crash of oil prices and at the end of the Shagari regime.

Unfortunately, you can't see the parallels with the huge exits of viable multi nationals aka Anglo American which will decimate your middle class coupled with the disintegration of the ANC.

No more money to spread to your gangsters.

Por brecito. Hang on to hope neh?

Wishful thinking - Nigeria's downfall over the decades had been an over reliance on oil exports and a lack of diversification. Mining is no longer the bedrock of the SA economy so Anglo can go - we aren't called Africa's most advanced economy for nothing

Manufacturing, services, tourism, etc will keep us afloat as we continue to diversify even our export markets - looking to Asia, Middle East and the AfCTA.

So no SA downfall anytime soon, sorry 'ogre'. Did you hear we're building 2 new nuclear plants with a joint capacity of around 9,000MW? Great times ahead🇿🇦👍🏽🏆🏆🏆

seppuku:
Our corrupt leaders created a people who "create" their own destinies/wealth from "nothing".

Your corrupt leaders stole state resources and handed them to gangsters in the form of BEE and tenders to "create" a so called black middle class.

You are right, we are not the same "Mfethu"

Remind us again how the white population got their wealth - was it not through state empowerment during colonialism and apartheid?

As for Nigeria, there's still no middle class to point at - hence there's no customer base for ShopRite, let alone Walmart to even look your way.

Iceberg3:
You mean infrastructures orchestrated by the Afrikaans,ok
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Keep crying 🇳🇬👎🏽. Every time you lose to black South Africans you credit white people - LOSER MENTALITY!

3 black men are driving South Africa's resurgent power sector - where are the Nigerian scientists ANC engineers you wanna convince us are the best thing since sliced bread? Your grid collapses every second day 🇳🇬💩💩💩😂😂😂

seppuku:
We are the same. The biggest black middle class of Africa were created by mafia gangsters that hijacked the state and now they are killing anyone who opens their mouth to expose the rot.

Welcome to Africa my brah!

Like you said, our mafia created the largest middle class in all of Africa in less than 30, expanded literacy rates to 90%+, rolled out extensive electricity and other infrastructure.

What did your mafia give you since 1960? 🇳🇬👎🏽
So, we're not the same 'ogre'.

IronGalaxy:
Bruv, this is rich from a Nigerian.. pipe down..

Imagine.

Bandits, ritualists, drug dealers, yahoo, fantastically corrupt national mindset, etc etc.🇳🇬👎🏽

tishbite41:
Black SAns are the dumbos of Africa
No popular novelists
No popular scientists
Just junkies everywhere

And yet you don't have light or roads 😂😂😂. Last I checked 250 million people were sharing 1MW of electricity after the grid collapsed for the umpteenth time this year. The you run to South Africa 🇳🇬👎🏽

KingCold:
Lol.. just look at how excited this numbbnuts is. . its bad news from SA innit?

When this same OP posts about SA infrastructure development on his next thread dont start asking why is he posting that here.. let's keep the same energy

Not my thread btw - thought I should post some facts before it turned into some "they thought he was Nigerian" Lucky Dube fairytale 😂😂😂

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba has condemned the murder of DJ Warras, describing it as a brutal attack on those who stand up against crime in Johannesburg’s inner city.

In a statement following the brutal murder, Mashaba said reports indicated that DJ Warras was “actively involved in tackling the rampant criminality across hijacked buildings in Johannesburg’s CBD at the time of his murder”.

Mashaba said those responsible had shown “no regard for human life”, adding that the killers had “declared war on law-abiding South Africans, particularly those who stand up against crime and work to reclaim our communities from these destructive elements”.

He warned that the killing would not deter efforts to reclaim the city, saying: “If the thugs behind his assassination believe they have stopped the fight to reclaim Johannesburg’s inner city, they are gravely mistaken.”

“All they have done is make it clear to patriotic, law-abiding citizens that we must step up and fight back,” Mashaba said.

Mashaba reiterated ActionSA’s stance on leadership in Johannesburg, saying: “Now, more than ever, Johannesburg needs a tough, no-nonsense leader to do the hard work of reclaiming our city from illegal foreigners, drug dealers and criminals who have no respect for the law and who operate with near impunity.”

He extended condolences to the slain DJ’s family and friends, saying ActionSA “extends its deepest condolences and strength” during what he described as a devastating time.

While President Cyril Ramaphosa projected confidence at this week’s ANC National General Council (NGC) and consolidated support, the meeting is the beginning of the end of his tenure in office.

This is because the ANC holds an elective conference in 2027, so he is winding down his term as party president (Cyril Ramaphosa).

To prevent two centres of power, in both party and state, or for other reasons, ANC presidents have not completed two terms. Nelson Mandela, famously, chose to quit after one.

So, talk turns to who comes after Ramaphosa: pollsters have taken the national pulse on the likely candidates named so far — two women have come into play, one name is too late for the first polls.

Soccer boss and business baron Patrice Motsepe has said he will not stand, but was included in the polls after suggestions that he could be persuaded.

The billionaire, who leads CAF (Confederation of African Football) and owns Mamelodi Sundowns, as well as a successful suite of businesses from mining to banking, is the outlier candidate, scoring five percentage points more than the deputy president, Paul Mashatile. Motsepe leads in a poll of general voters by the Social Research Foundation (SRF).

Among ANC voters, Fikile Mbalula (ANC Secretary-General) got 15 percentage points more than Paul Mashatile (ANC & SA Deputy President) in the SRF poll.

Mbalula (ANC SG) is also regarded a smidgeon more positively than Mashatile (SA DP) in an Ipsos poll from July/August, with Motsepe far more highly regarded than either Mashatile or Mbalula.

The Ipsos poll retained Cyril Ramaphosa to test positive, and he scored high among those who gave eight, nine or 10 points out of 10 to the named leaders.

The ANC primary race has opened up, with Mashatile in, Mbalula in, and the electricity minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, reportedly putting his hand up too. Because the ANC Women’s League wants a woman president, two veterans, the ANC deputy secretary-general, Nomvula Mokonyane, and the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, are now being publicly mooted.

IronGalaxy:
Cairo has nothing on Cape Town..this is a fact.. They are only now building "New Cairo" which is an upgrade on the old Cairo which doesn’t look good at all

Sandton is miles ahead. Like the title says, SA is the most powerful and has been for decades. One Worst African cow-ntry with loud mouth has been claiming giant but doesn't come close to SA and Egypt, even Namibia👇🏽

ogaemma:
Your pictures of cape town are interesting.
I was in the Middle East for 7 years and also spent so much time in Egypt and Dubai.
The City of Alexandria is the second Florida in the World 🌍.
Alexandria is far more beautiful than many European cities.
You will enjoy their food, culture and life style.
They are not Islamic extremist. Very free and receptive people. Many of them speak English.

Then about Cairo-
Cairo is often considered among beautiful cities in the world 🌍 due to its unique blend of ancient wonders like the Pyramids, the historic Nile River, and stunning Islamic architecture (mosques, minarets, bazaars) alongside the Belle Époque boulevards.
Cairo offers a rich tapestry of history and vibrant modern life, sometimes even earning historical accolades like "most beautiful city" in the early 20th century.
The Cairo International Airport was recently voted one of the most beautiful and best Airport in world.f

View some images of the City of Alexandria.

Ok, Alexandria looks nice (better than Cairo). Your last picture with multiple road lanes is a computer graphic though.

These are real Cape Town pictures (below) - voted best city in the word multiple times. Also, South Africa is a founding member of BRICS and G20 (only African country). That's because it's so much ahead of other African countries in multiple indices and it's clear to see how.

ogaemma:
When you go to Egypt and South Africa, you will agree that they deserve it, most especially Egypt.
It is wrong to address Egypt as a developing country.
Definitely Nigeria will not make the list, even if the numbers will increase to the most powerful 500 countries in the world 🌍.
Nigeria will still be missing.
A country where farmers pay tax to bandit's can never be on that list.

Can you allow me start a SA-Egypt contest? Which parts of Egypt are more developed than these parts of Cape Town and Johannesburg?

Let's post pics and see who wins!

1 + 2 Cape Town
3 + 4 Johannesburg

Africa rankings. Some countries not ranked.

The year of South Africa leading the G20

South Africa has been named the most powerful country in Africa for 2025, also ranking as the 28th most powerful country in the world. Egypt is the only other African country that made the global Top 50, ranking 32nd and number 2 in Africa.

The 2025 World Population Review based the rankings on economic strength, political influence, exports, alliances and military power.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-powerful-countries

As South Africa we sometimes have to keep quiet and let people fool themselves with fake studies.

See Cape Town and Johannesburg below.

Discussion: What's been the impact of South Africa's G20 presidency?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfy487C_jk?si=yIHkh6_TWRCb8ZUt

adamkkk:
Ayam not understanding ur hyping of South Africa in a Nigerian forum.

what happened to 2go ?

You sound hurt in the bum. What's the matter oga?

Final post.

Ramaphosa announced to the G20 leaders and invited guest nations that a declaration had been adopted on numerous issues including finance and debt sustainability for low-income countries, partnership for Africa and conflict resolution in Sudan, DRC, Palestine and Ukraine.

South Africa then handed the one-year long G20 presidency to the United States.

Summit began on Saturday with President Cyril Ramaphosa welcoming world leaders.

Local and international media set up shop in Soweto for the 2-day summit that ended on Sunday.

Did you know the G20 summit was actually held in Soweto (Johannesburg) right next to the FNB Soccer City stadium that hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening and closing ceremonies? Now it also holds the record for hosting leaders of the 20 richest countries' summit.

Tour of media center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8DrXdlBLk?si=DVfmvDu_1XuMBGic

International media delegates and guests have lauded South Africa’s world-class hosting of the G20 Summit, praising the country’s warmth, organisation and an exceptional media experience that many described as among the best they have ever encountered.

Speaking to SANews on the ground at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, journalists and researchers reflected on a summit that not only delivered diplomatically, but also demonstrated South Africa’s capacity to host global events with precision and heart.

Over the past week, thousands of journalists, researchers and communication specialists descended on the purpose-built media hub, a centre South Africa’s government prepared with meticulous detail, extensive facilities and round-the-clock support.

From seamless logistics to generous catering and an atmosphere described as “warm” and “inclusive”, the media centre became a showcase of South Africa’s ability to host global events at scale.

Tour of media center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB0tBnFA_JE?si=tjdzvaGHfiB_FgTg

For Ching Yi Chang of the Shanghai Media Group in China, this was his sixth G20 and one that immediately stood out.

“South Africa is one of the best, I feel. People [are] very welcoming. The atmosphere and people [are] very nice. All the facilities in the media center and everything is just perfect. I love it,” he told SAnews.

Chang, like many others, spoke glowingly about the catering.

“It's good. I definitely want to try the lunch again and see different kinds of food. The experience is really great", he said with a laugh.

Canada’s G20 Research Group, based at the University of Toronto, described South Africa’s hosting as a benchmark for future summits.

Researcher Irene Wu said the experience exceeded expectations from the moment she arrived.

“I just want to share my key takeaways and how I found the overall summit in South Africa. It's been absolutely amazing. The people have been so welcoming and hospitable, and we really felt the warmth of the country.

“It really just shows you your future directions for how summits will go in terms of inclusiveness, and [representation] of countries in the Global South,” she said.

Wu said she was struck by the efficiency and accessibility of the media centre.

“The minute I stepped in here, I was shocked by how well organised everything was. I attended the Rio Summit last year, and I will say the level of organisation, the networks of people, in terms of the staff, also with the road closures and all that, it was done in a very well organised way, and also considerate of foreigners, who aren't really used to the geography here,” she explained.

She praised the availability of information, the openness of staff and the ease with which researchers and media could navigate briefings.

“It's been a really great process, and it helps us in doing our research,” she added.

Her colleague Mahek Kaur, a co-chair of Summit Studies at the G20 Research Group, echoed the sentiment.

“From the moment we walked into the media center, we knew this was going to be different. It was very well organised, and there's a space again for media briefings in the main hall, which is always incredible,” she said.

Kaur praised the hospitality and warmth of South Africans inside and outside the summit venue.

“Everyone here… has been so hospitable and so lovely. Sometimes it's really difficult to be able to get into the right room and figure things out. Everyone here has been so wonderful," she told SAnews.

Reflecting on the summit’s progress, she said the early adoption of the leaders’ declaration spoke to the success of the South African presidency.

SA gets G20 leaders to reach agreement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfchSu6ycXM?si=LJTgFA0bm0i2CUOn

“Compared to some other summits that we've been a part of, we think this has been incredibly well organised and well run. We're very pleased to be here,” Kaur said.

For seasoned US-based SABC correspondent, Sherwin Bryce-Pease, covering the G20 at home – and witnessing the competence of the hosts – was a “beautiful moment”.

“What a beautiful moment, as South African media, in particular, what a beautiful moment to observe the proficiency of the South African government, how they've led this process, how Member States have coalesced around this presidency,” he said.

Calling it a historic milestone, the first G20 in South Africa and the first on African soil, Bryce-Pease said the outcome reflected Africa’s growing influence.

SABC preparations as the host broadcaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70JSQ7K7hfM?si=eONbti2nD6eQGNXf

“Critical minerals are going to be important. I think South Africa has put on a good show.... South Africa... has hosted the World Cup, they've hosted the Rugby World Cup, they've hosted major events. This is not new terrain for South Africa,” he said.

For him, covering the summit was witnessing history in real time.

“I'm very pleased to have been part of a process that has been historic… in terms of development on the African continent, development around the world, but also in terms of economic prosperity for all people everywhere,” he said.

Across interviews, one thread was consistent: South Africa’s G20 media centre was not just functional, it was exemplary.

Delegates described it as welcoming, efficient, well-staffed and thoughtfully designed, with many calling it one of the best media environments they have experienced at any global summit.

For many who travelled thousands of kilometres to Johannesburg, it wasn’t just the summit or the media centre they will remember; it was the warmth, food, energy and generosity that made South Africa’s G20 experience unforgettable.

Thundafireseun:
I have said this before and I will gladly say it again…

Black South Africans are funny creatures

Trump supporters and whites protesting against migration all over Europe are what?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIALmR6JxKs?si=8B2pjDlVS0K-KNfM

Leader of the anti-immigrant activist group Operation Dudula, Zandile Dabula, was hit with teargas and pepper spray on Saturday as members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) clashed with protesters near the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, where President Cyril Ramaphosa and world leaders are attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

IOL reported earlier that SAPS officers pushed back a group of Umkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK) members and Operation Dudula activists who had gathered near the heavily fortified venue, demanding to speak to President Ramaphosa and visiting dignitaries.

Officers deployed teargas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd, while water cannons were also positioned at the scene.

Videos circulating on social media showed Dabula sitting in a vehicle, rubbing her eyes and coughing after being caught in the cloud of chemical agents.

Speaking to reporters later, Dabula criticised police for using excessive force against South African protesters instead of targeting criminals.

“The sad thing is that the force they are showing to us as South Africans, they can’t show it to criminals. That is why we are having the Madlanga Commission today,” she said. “When they are supposed to do the right thing to the criminals, they don’t do it. Some of us are arrested for fighting crime — for fighting illegality that is happening in the country.”

Dabula accused some police officers of corruption, claiming they were “working against” citizens.

“We took people who are illegal in the country to the police station, and some of our members were arrested. What’s the job of the police if they can’t protect citizens? They are working against us — they are corrupt. Because we don’t have 20 rands to give a bribe, that is how they behave. We know their agenda, and it’s not going to work,” she said.

Police briefing on arrests

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxTzjTTPiJ8?si=k75vDStcAXDBi_R8

Earlier, a leader of the group wearing MK regalia told IOL that protesters had been restricted to an area nearly a kilometre away from the G20 venue.

“The whole point of picketing is to ensure that we send a strong message to the dignitaries attending the G20,” the protest leader said. “The situation is that we are placed almost a kilometre away from the Nasrec Expo Centre, whereas Section 17 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa allows us to protest — to picket at least 100 metres away.”

He said the group was frustrated at being confined to a public area far from the summit site.

“Here we are placed in front of ordinary traffic, people going to Southgate Mall. It is not them we want to talk to. The people we want to talk to are President Ramaphosa and all the dignitaries, the world leaders attending the G20 Summit. What SAPS is doing is actually unfair, and they are depriving us of our constitutional rights.”

Some Operation Dudula activists said they were prepared to face arrest if necessary.

“If they want to shoot us, they must shoot us,” one activist said defiantly.

Climate change wording in the final declaration is what the US is objecting to, not that the summit was about climate change. Sometimes reading is essential.

World Leaders Arrivals at the Summit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vEbbYkwfh0?si=gtfCO9yYE8dDuVax

A Group of 20 (G20) leaders' summit in South Africa adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges on Saturday after it was drafted without U.S. input in a move a White House official called "shameful".

The declaration, using language to which Washington has been opposed, "can't be renegotiated," South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson told reporters, reflecting strains between Pretoria and the Trump administration over the event.

"We had the entire year of working towards this adoption and the past week has been quite intense," spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said.

Ramaphosa, host of this weekend's gathering of Group of 20 leaders in Johannesburg, had earlier said there was "overwhelming consensus" for a summit declaration. But at the last minute Argentina, whose far-right President Javier Milei is a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, quit the negotiations right before the envoys were about to adopt the draft text, South African officials said.

"Argentina, although it cannot endorse the declaration ... remains fully committed to the spirit of cooperation that has defined the G20 since its conception," its foreign minister Pablo Quirno said at the summit. Ramaphosa noted this, but went ahead with it anyway.

In explanation, Quirno said Argentina was concerned about how the document referred to geopolitical issues. "Specifically it addresses the longstanding Middle East conflict in a manner that fails to capture its full complexity," he said. The document mentions the conflict once, saying members agree to work for a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in ... the Occupied Palestinian Territory".

DECLARATION MENTIONS CLIMATE CHANGE

Envoys from the G20 - which brings together the world's major economies - drew up a draft leaders' declaration on Friday without U.S. involvement, four sources familiar with the matter said.

“It is a longstanding G20 tradition to issue only consensus deliverables, and it is shameful that the South African government is now trying to depart from this standard practice," a senior Trump administration official said on Friday.

The declaration used the kind of language long disliked by the U.S. administration: stressing the seriousness of climate change and the need to better adapt to it, praising ambitious targets to boost renewable energy and noting the punishing levels of debt service suffered by poor countries.

The mention of climate change was a snub to Trump, who doubts the scientific consensus that global warming is caused by human activities. U.S. officials had indicated they would oppose any reference to it in the declaration.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

SA Foreign Minister on the Declaration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rNjx_X-bLY?si=A-fRjxat9Jx6cvsw

In opening remarks to the summit, Ramaphosa said: "We should not allow anything to diminish the value, the stature and the impact of the first African G20 presidency".
His bold tone was a striking contrast to his subdued decorum during his visit to the White House in May, in which he endured Trump repeating a false claim that there was a genocide of white farmers in South Africa, brushing aside Ramaphosa's efforts to correct his facts.

Trump said U.S. officials would not attend the summit because of allegations, widely discredited, that the host country's Black majority government persecutes its white minority.

TRUMP REJECTS SOUTH AFRICA'S G20 AGENDA

The summit came at a time of heightened tensions between world powers over Russia's war in Ukraine and fraught climate negotiations at the COP30 in Brazil.

"While the G20 diversity sometimes presents challenges, it also underscores the importance of finding common ground," Japan Cabinet Public Affairs Secretary Maki Kobayashi told Reuters.

Commenting on Argentina's absence from the final envoy meeting to agree on the text, Magwenya said: "Argentina (had) been participating quite meaningfully ... in all the deliberations," then never showed up to endorse the declaration on Friday. He added: "We have what we call sufficient consensus."

G20 Leaders Take Family Photos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMx2wN1WXbw?si=z8Ok4pWc8_JsYYPt

The U.S. president had also rejected the host nation's agenda of promoting solidarity and helping developing nations adapt to weather disasters, transition to clean energy and cut their excessive debt costs.

"This G20 is not about the U.S.", South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told public broadcaster SABC. "We are all equal members of the G20. What it means is that we need to take a decision. Those of us who are here have decided this is where the world must go."

But in a sign of the many geopolitical fissures underlying the agreed text, EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen warned in a speech about the "the weaponisation of dependencies" which she said "only creates losers".

This was an apparent veiled reference to China's export curbs on rare earths vital for the world's energy transition, as well as defence and digital technology.

The United States will host the G20 in 2026 and Ramaphosa said he would have to hand over the rotating presidency to an "empty chair". The South African presidency on Saturday reiterated its rejection of a U.S. offer to send the U.S. charge d'affaires for the G20 handover. "The president will not hand over to a junior embassy official the presidency of the G20. It's a breach of protocol that is not going to be accommodated," Magwenya said.

Lamola later said that South Africa would assign a diplomat of the same rank as a charge d'affaires to hand over the G20 presidency at the foreign affairs department.

SpaceX:
A deserving nation

You snooze, you lose. Some nations are proactive while others wait for invites.

SpaceX:
South Africa is an underdeveloped nation why are they hosting the event?

Who was supposed to host it?