By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.) Updated at 2146 EAT on Saturday 21st November 2025 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — World leaders are in Johannesburg for the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit, which has officially opened this Saturday, marking the first time the influential forum is being hosted on African soil. The milestone event…
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Tinyiko Ntshongwana on How Science & Tech is Contributing to the Development of South Africa.
On the #SeniorCitizensTalk with Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, we’re in South Africa with Tinyiko Ntshongwana, Deputy Director- Africa Multilateral Cooperation, Department of Science & Technology, Government of South Africa on;She shares about the contribution of Science to the Economic Development of South Africa.Ø South Africa Astronomy & Space ProgramØ Energy, Mining, Agriculture & Manufacturing Industry… Watch…
South Africa Opens G20 Talks as US Officials Snub Meeting.
South Africa has officially opened the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, with President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasizing the importance of multilateralism and adherence to international law in addressing global crises. His remarks come amid increasing tension between South Africa and the United States, as key American officials have chosen to boycott the discussions. US Secretary of State…
UN Secretary-General Remarks at the G20 Session on Sustainable Development & Energy Transition in Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Excellencies, I ask you please to take my words not as a briefing but as a deeply felt appeal. Our climate is at a breaking point. Unless we limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, spiraling disasters will devastate every economy. Current policies would take us over three degrees. That…
G20 leaders call for ‘comprehensive’ ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon
Left-wing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says poverty and hunger the ‘product of political decisions’. Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have called for “comprehensive” ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, while also stressing the need for cooperation on climate change, poverty reduction, and taxing the ultrarich. The economic forum met in…
US not seeking conflict with China, Joe Biden says after Xi Jinping talks
The White House says the two leaders discussed Taiwan, cooperation, competition and human rights at a summit in Bali, Indonesia. Follow us on social media “HICGI News Agency” US ,President Joe Biden has stressed that Washington is seeking to avoid conflict or a cold war with Beijing after meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the…
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