Sherwin Bryce-Pease

1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Sherwin Bryce-Pease

US President Donald Trump has taken to social media calling for what appears to be the total surrender of the Iranian Government. Trump returned from the G7 Summit in Canada 24 hours early and is presenting a much more muscular approach towards Iran, after urging Tehran’s population of almost 10 million people to evacuate the capital as he huddles with his national security team at the White House.

1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Sherwin Bryce-Pease

President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his three-day visit to Canada to participate in the G7 Leaders’ Outreach Summit, which focused on the key issue of energy security. Ramaphosa was the only African head of state invited to the Summit in the picturesque region of Kananaskis, in the province of Alberta, as South Africa, in its capacity as G20 President, sought to pursue a strategic alignment within the framework of G7-G20 cooperation.

1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Sherwin Bryce-Pease

United States (US) President Donald Trump has departed the G7 in Canada to return to Washington amid rising tensions in the Middle East.  The White House announced this development after Trump posted on social media that Iran should have signed a deal he had put on the table in their now collapsed nuclear negotiations. He also posted that everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran, a cities of more than 10 million people.

1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Sherwin Bryce-Pease

Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Cyril Ramaphosa will continue to assert South Africa’s calls for de-escalation in conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere during his deliberations at the G7 in Canada. Ramaphosa will participate in the G7 Outreach Session in Kananaskis, Canada, later today, alongside invited heads of state and government. Magwenya says South Africa will continue to play a supporting role in ending conflicts.

1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Sherwin Bryce-Pease

President Cyril Ramaphosa had his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney upon his arrival in Canada for the G7 summit. He’s an invited guest at the summit in Kananaskis, Canada. The Prime Minister of Canada as G7 President, is expected to seek agreements and coordinated action on several fronts. They include global peace and security as well as trade.