South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gives the opening speech as he chairs the G20 Leaders' Summit plenary session at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on November 22, 2025. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya / POOL / AFP)
Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a G20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday by emphasising the need for "multilateralism" to confront "the threats facing humanity today".
His call was made to a room full of leaders from major economies around the world -- with the notable exception of US President Donald Trump, who boycotted the summit.
"The G20 underscores the value of the relevance of multilateralism," Ramaphosa said in an opening address.
