Leaders of G20 countries pose for a family photo.

South Africa has decided not to attend an official ceremony to hand over the annual G20 presidency to a junior official at the end of the leaders’ summit, after a White House official cautioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over “running his mouth" against the US and President Donald Trump.

As per reports, the South African government said that as the US sent a delegation lower than the head of state, it will also send a delegation lower than a head of state to hand over the G20 presidency gavel, amid Washington’s boycott of the event over claims of discriminatory policies in South Africa.

Ramaphosa “will not be handing over to the charge d’affaires from the US," Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told journalists. “The United Stat

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