South Africa has hit back at United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he announced that Washington will not invite Pretoria to the G20 during the US presidency. In a detailed response, the South African government says no single country has the authority to bar a founding G20 member. Pretoria dismissed Rubio's claims that South Africa harbours racism or tolerates violence against Afrikaner citizens, calling the allegations false and misleading. SA's International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola has penned a strongly worded statement reasserting Pretoria's constitutional commitments, its democratic transformation, and its continued push for inclusive economic growth. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Dr. Kingsley Makhubela, Former Diplomat & Conflict Resolution Expert