SA won’t beg US regarding G20 exclusion: Ntshavheni

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefing members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on December 5, 2025.

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says South Africa will not plead with the United States (US) regarding its intention to exclude it from the G20 meeting next year.

Her comments come as US President Donald Trump announced that he will not be inviting South Africa to the Miami meeting.

This is despite South Africa being one of the founding members of the G20.

Ntshavheni briefed the media in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon on government’s Post Cabinet Meeting.

She says, “Why should we plead with the US? We are not in the business of pleading with the USA. We are a sovereign state, they are a sovereign state. They can take their decisions, we will take the decisions that are in the interest of South Africa and we acknowledge that the US is a very strategic trading partner that’s why we continue to engage with them on the trade related matters on South Africa and matters of mutual interest.”