When global realities rule


South and South partnership: Ramaphosa (left) and Anwar with their respective officials meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg last week. — Bernama

THIS weekend was supposed to be South Africa’s big moment as G20 President hosting the G20 Summit for the first time.

But then the unpredictable predictably happened: a recalcitrant Trump administration representing nominally the world’s biggest economy boycotts the annual gathering of the world’s leading economies.

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