South Africa is set to host Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on a state visit, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on X without giving a specific date. The invite comes at the end of a week which saw Kyiv excluded from US-Russia talks on how to bring an end to the three-year war in Ukraine.

Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, on the last day of their meeting in South Africa.

A view of an ilmenite open pit mine in a canyon in the central region of Kirovohrad, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

There is a lull in the political trepology of the West. Everyone kind of made their moves, threw the cards on the table and waited for the enemy to respond. The euphoria that arose in the early days from Trump's desire to establish peace is passing.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he looks forward to hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a state visit soon, although he hasn’t announced an official date. The two

A “window for peace is opening” in Ukraine, China’s top diplomat told a meeting of G20 foreign ministers on Thursday, as the Trump administration ramps up its push to end the war in close coordination with Russia.

Foreign ministers from the G20 top economies have gathered in South Africa’s Johannesburg, amid geopolitical rifts, tensions over the Ukraine war and with the top US diplomat a notable absentee.

South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as finance chiefs from several leading economies skipped a gathering of Group of 20 nations in Cape Town held against a backdrop of foreign aid cuts.

South Africa's rand strengthened on Monday after soft U.S. data and ahead of a data-packed week, as investors shrugged off the return of rolling blackouts to Africa's most industrialised economy.