G20: Africa CSO G20 Climate, Energy & Sustainable Finance Network calls for acceleration of a people-centred Just Energy Transition

The Africa CSO G20 Climate, Energy & Sustainable Finance Network (ACG20) says the second Global Tipping Points Report has confirmed that the world has already breached its first major climate tipping point, the widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs.  The network highlights the urgent need…

G20: Women20 Summit urges G20 leaders to prioritise policies that advance s gender equality and women's economic empowerment

The Women20 South Africa Summit that took place earlier this week urged G20 leaders to prioritise policies promoting entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and access to education and healthcare for women and girls worldwide. The Women20 engagement group advances gender equality and women's econom…

G20: Alkebulan Immigrants Impact Awards (AIA) to host the Immigration-20 (I-20) Summit

As the Group of Twenty (G20) countries continue to seek solutions to migration challenges linked to legal pathways, displaced populations, and ageing workforces in many member states, new digital visa systems, employment policies for foreign nationals, and enhanced border security measures are bein…

G20: Empowerment of Women Working Group (EWWG) Women to Africa Summit

As South Africa’s Women’s Month draws to a close, our G20 feature today turns to a powerful gathering that places women at the heart of Africa’s economic future, the Women to Africa Summit. Standard Bank, in collaboration with the G20 Empowerment of Women Working Group, will on August 29, 2025, ho…

G20: Listed, Unlisted Financial Instruments as an option for funding Infrastructure in Africa 

South Africa's (SA) National Treasury and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) are jointly supporting cross-border infrastructure in Africa through the "Legacy Initiative: The Ubuntu Approach," a priority project under South Africa's G20 Infrastructure Working Group. The G20: PIC Perspective …

G20 Finance Ministers meet to address pressing global challenges

G20  Finance ministers and central bank governors are meeting in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The Finance Track meeting is focusing on fostering global economic stability, while enhancing international financial cooperation and addressing pressing global challenges. Key among the issues i…

Civil 20 pushes for a people-centred development agenda that prioritises inclusive economic transformation over economic dominance

The Chairperson of the C20 under the G20, Thulani Tshefuta, says that during a challenging geopolitical climate and increasing trade uncertainty, the C20 is pushing for a people-centred development agenda that prioritises inclusive economic transformation over economic dominance. Tshefuta was speak…

SA finalised priorities ahead of the November G20 meeting

As we continue with our G20 coverage, today we are looking at the work South Africa has to do ahead of the summit in November. Since the country took over the G20 presidency, there have been 13 working groups that met to come up with South Africa's G20 priorities. The G20 working groups are made up…

Russia's G20 Sherpa Pledges Support for Africa on Energy, Infrastructure, and Climate Resilience

Russia's G20 Sherpa, Svetlana Lukash, says the country is positioning itself within the G20 framework to support developing regions-particularly Africa-in key areas such as energy security, infrastructure investment, and climate resilience. She adds that, amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and sanc…

SA's NYDA Hosts G20 Intergovernmental Youth Roundtable Ahead of African G20 Summit

South Africa's National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), hosted the High-Level G20 Intergovernmental Roundtable in Sandton, Johannesburg on Friday to ensure young people were not left behind as the government prepares to host the dubbed Äfrican G20 in November this year. The NYDA is a government en…