{"id":93313,"date":"2025-11-22T16:21:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/g20-sa-wont-bend-rules-for-any-country"},"modified":"2025-11-22T17:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:02:53","slug":"g20-sa-wont-bend-rules-for-any-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/g20-sa-wont-bend-rules-for-any-country","title":{"rendered":"G20: SA Won\u2019t Bend Rules for Any Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said South Africa won\u2019t bend the rules for any country as it prepares to handover the G20 presidency to the United States (US).<\/p>\n<p>Magwenya has also reiterated the South African government\u2019s stance that it won\u2019t be handing over the G20 presidency to what he called &#8220;junior embassy officials&#8221; from the US, which chose to boycott the summit.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the work done before this weekend\u2019s summit has been \u201cfuture proofed\u201d and can\u2019t be undone by any country when it takes over the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Magwenya was addressing journalists shortly after President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, in this case, one must give consideration that you have more than one country. It\u2019s the G20 plus the African Union, plus the European Union, therefore we can\u2019t then bend the rules just for one country. We need to respect the countries who are part of the process who\u2019ve worked tirelessly to make sure that this G20 is a success that it is now.\u201d said Magwenya<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said South Africa won\u2019t bend the rules for any country as it prepares to handover the G20 presidency to the United States (US). 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