{"id":16677,"date":"2025-06-18T08:50:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T06:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/special-project\/sa-president-concludes-g7-visit-emphasises-sas-role-as-incoming-g20-host\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:47:20","slug":"sa-president-concludes-g7-visit-emphasises-sas-role-as-incoming-g20-host","status":"publish","type":"special-project","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/special-project\/sa-president-concludes-g7-visit-emphasises-sas-role-as-incoming-g20-host\/","title":{"rendered":"SA President concludes G7 visit, emphasises SA\u2019s role as incoming G20 host"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor elementor-1047 elementor-location-single post-11186 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-type-general_news entry elementor-motion-effects-parent\" data-elementor-type=\"single-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1047\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dab82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"10dab82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5192d63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5192d63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3833c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3833c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to South Africa (SA) following a working visit to Canada, where he participated in the G7 Outreach Programme alongside several other world leaders.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3016c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"3016c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Reflecting on the summit, Ramaphosa said the engagements had been highly productive, especially in light of SA\u2019s upcoming role as host of the G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe visit has been extremely valuable, particularly because we are assuming the G20 Presidency,\u201d he said. \u201cIt offered us the chance to hold direct discussions with a number of heads of state and government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Ramaphosa, SA used the platform to push for stronger global cooperation on climate change and fair support for countries undergoing energy transitions. He noted that the current global response often overlooks the unique challenges faced by developing nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe highlighted the need for the international community to treat climate action and energy transition in a way that is both equitable and responsive to differing national circumstances,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The G7 Outreach Programme brings together leaders from invited countries to deliberate on shared challenges and priorities. This year\u2019s dialogue placed emphasis on climate resilience, sustainable development, and global security.<\/p>\n<p>SA is expected to welcome G20 leaders later this year, in what will be a pivotal moment for the country\u2019s global diplomacy efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13104,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"featured-post":[],"class_list":["post-16677","special-project","type-special-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"South Africa is expected to welcome G20 leaders later this year.","count_down_image":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/special-project\/16677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/special-project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/special-project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"featured-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured-post?post=16677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}