‘Ubuntu promotes collective problem-solving:’ Lamola responds to US snub of G20 summit in SA

Minister of international relations and co-operation Ronald Lamola has affirmed South Africa’s commitment to sovereignty, democracy and the rule of law.This comes after remarks made by US secretary of state Marco Rubio on X that he will not be attending the G20 summit in Johannesburg because of South Africa’s land expropriation law and policies that could be seen as counter to the latest US administration. “My job is to advance America’s national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism,” he wrote.Lamola said there is no arbitrary dispossession of land or…