Enhancing community-led initiatives for women’s financial inclusion supports the South African G20 presidency’s emphasis on inclusive development.
As the first African-hosted G20 summit, Johannesburg offers a pivotal platform to amplify African priorities.
Decisions today will shape the digital future of future generations, giving the Global South and South Africa a chance to push their agenda and set policies.
Data plays a crucial role in T20 discussions at the G20, influencing online interaction and civic engagement. The G20 should use its influence to create a multi-stakeholder agenda for Digital Public Infrastructure design.
The G20 must make sure that when power stations are closed down, new jobs are offered to workers and the pollution left behind is cleaned up.
South Africa’s G20 presidency presents a crucial opportunity to shape the just energy transition in the Global South, which bears the brunt of climate change despite contributing the least to global greenhouse gas emissions.
The G20 is crucial for climate finance. By leveraging their resources, members can ensure that funding is accessible, predictable and fairly distributed.
The G20 created key institutions in response to the 2008–2009 food price crisis, and we must consider these as we face similar food price volatility today.
Biogenic carbon is vital for transforming industries toward climate neutrality and supports developing countries in achieving sustainable economic growth.
By prioritising digital transformation in the G20 agenda, South Africa has the opportunity to redefine global partnerships by emphasising co-creation over charity. Africa offers a young, dynamic, and digitally-ready future.
South Africa and other Global South countries should prioritise economic freedom by establishing institutions that uphold the rule of law and promote private sector growth.
As G20 president, South Africa can highlight the importance of digital sovereignty for ensuring dignity, economic justice, and resilience.
G20 policymakers should prioritise investing in digital capability rather than just another platform. By enhancing people's skills, the G20 can promote shared prosperity across all regions, not just the most connected ones.
The ‘green digital skills toolkit’ will equip individuals and sectors with the skills needed for the sustainable use of digital technologies as G20 countries navigate digital and climate transitions.
South Africa closes the first cycle of G20 presidencies with a call to refocus on development, equality, and cooperation amid rising fragmentation in the global order.
The past three G20 presidencies focused strongly on pandemic preparedness and response by highlighting the importance of global solidarity in healthcare.
The G20 can address health system stressors of the Global South and should adopt a healthcare resilience framework that will ensure sustainable healthcare service delivery.
From people to policy: The role of civil society in the G20 beyond 2025
South Africa concludes its G20 presidency at a critical time when geopolitical tensions raise questions about the future and direction of the group, its legitimacy, and prospects for achieving inclusivity and effective reforms. The G20 has long served as the ...