G20 Summit | Update with Sherwin Bryce-Pease

The article is a transcript from an SABC News broadcast covering the final day of the G20 Summit in South Africa 2025, the first time an African nation has hosted the event. Hosted from the media center at the Nazare Expo Center, reporters discuss the strict security separation from world leaders, ongoing bilateral meetings (e.g., South Africa-Germany), and the summit's energetic atmosphere. A key highlight is the unanimous adoption of the outcome document on the opening day, praised as a 'master stroke' by President Cyril Ramaphosa and his team, including Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola and G20 Sherpa Zane Dangor. Today's closed session focuses on a 'fair and just future for all,' emphasizing critical minerals' role in sustainable transitions, digitization, AI, electric vehicles, and robotics. Africa, rich in these minerals, faces challenges like underinvestment, limited beneficiation, and socioeconomic/environmental issues; discussions aim to ensure community benefits, decent work (aligned with SDG 8), and Africa's inclusion in the AI-driven economy. The transcript quotes the document's recognition of rising global demand and the need for equitable supply chains. President Ramaphosa is scheduled to deliver a closing statement around 1 p.m., followed by leaders' departures. Media headlines celebrate South Africa's success, including a 'bloody nose for Donald Trump' due to high attendance by dignitaries despite U.S.-led boycott calls, affirming global solidarity with Africa. On the sidelines, protests against gender-based violence highlighted it as a global issue, while clashes occurred between police and Operation Dudula/MK Party members over protest zones, resulting in injuries, rubber bullets, and charges of public violence and assault. Overall, the event is hailed as a precise, incident-free triumph for South Africa and the continent, boosting economic prospects through critical minerals and SDGs, with rolling coverage promised.