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Vol 66 No 4

Published 21st February 2025


South Africa

Ramaphosa’s G20 and growth plans sideline Trump threats over funding

An internal coalition spat was resolved just hours before the President’s State of the Nation address

The government’s determination to hit its 3% GDP growth target and to push its policy agenda as it chairs the G20 this year dominated President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at opening of Parliament on 6 February. Barbs against Ramaphosa’s policies from President Donald J Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio were diplomatically glossed over in the hour-long speech and neither man was mentioned by name in his lengthy statement.

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