Hundreds of women wearing black gathered in a Johannesburg park on Friday, one day before the start of the Group of 20 summit, to stage a 15-minute lie-down protest symbolizing the 15 lives lost daily to gender-based violence in South Africa.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to three Australians who played pivotal roles in the fight against apartheid, adding them to the Wall of Names at Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum in Pretoria.

The White House hit out Thursday at South Africa’s leader for “running his mouth” over the United States’ boycott of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg in another diplomatic rift between the U.

South Africa and the European Union vowed to defend multilateralism on Thursday, ahead of the G20 summit, as they signed a partnership on critical minerals. South Africa is hosting this year's G20 gathering amid a boycott by its most powerful member,

Johannesburg this weekend will host the first G20 meeting on African soil. Protesters are using the moment to draw attention to domestic problems.

South Africa has decided not to hand over the annual G20 Presidency to a junior US official at the end of the leaders' summit, even as a White House official cautions Cyril Ramaphosa over running his mouth against the US and President Donald Trump.

South Africa is said to be insulted by the US’s decision to send a junior diplomat to the G20 presidency handover

As the G20 meets in Africa for the first time, South Africa wants the meeting to spotlight urgent challenges facing poorer countries — from climate-driven disasters to the slow pace of green developme