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UN Chief tells Global Industry Summit that sustainable industrialisation is vital to tackle poverty, climate crisis, unequal supply chains

World leaders, business executives and civil society groups are meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the Global Industry Summit.

French President commends SA for successful G20 Summit

French President, Emmanuel Macron, has commended South Africa (SA) for hosting a successful G20 Leaders’ Summit. The two-day summit, which ended yesterday, was held in African for the first time

IMF Managing Director tells G20 that global economy is ‘doing better than we feared, but worse than we need’

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says the world economy remains resilient in the face of multiple shocks.

G20 summit ends with commitment to multilateralism

The 20th Group of Twenty (G20) Summit, which spanned two days, concluded on Sunday in Johannesburg with world leaders reaching consensus on a wide-ranging declaration

Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau votes in presidential, legislative elections

Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau has voted in presidential and legislative elections, with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in a tight contest to become the first leader in three decades to win a second consecutive term in the West African nation

SA Mayor vows to sustain service delivery beyond G20 Summit

The Mayor of the South African city of Johannesburg, Dada Morero has meanwhile committed to ensure that the improvement of the delivery of basic services is sustained beyond the G20 summit