By BAKANG MOKOTO
25 November 2025- The Young Intelligent Minds of South Africa (YIMOSA) said the recent success by South Africa in holding a successful G20 World Leaders Summit and the resilience of other world leaders who showed up in South Africa to honour the invite is a great sign that the world is ready to move on without the so-called world super nations. YIMOSA said the boldness of the South African government in a manner in which it handled the situation must be commended with the highest of distinction.
YIMOSA spokesperson, Jeffrey Mabunda said from the setting up of the entire event, the delegation and the confidence shown by each delegate on South Africa hosting a first of its kind G20 of the African continent it’s an indication that Africa is ready. Mabunda said the stance the government took in handling the US boycotting of the G20 Summit in South Africa and the refusal by the SA government to admit representatives from the US embassy to the event, was a true sign that President Cyril Ramaphosa has had enough of the Trump bullying tactics against South Africa.
“When the South African delegation led by Ramaphosa went to the White House to try and sever the relationship between the two countries, we all thought Trump was going to have a change of heart on South Africa.
“Despite the kneeling down by our delegates in the US and a special plea by Ramaphosa that Trump attend the G20 in November, Trump did the opposite. We have all known that Trump had no intentions to attend the G20 in South Africa as he has previously mentioned that his Deputy President JD Vance was going to attend,” he said.
Mabunda further said a few weeks later he announced on his Truth Social that no US Government official is going to the G20 in South Africa. He added that from the arrangement of arrivals of the guests and world leaders in various airports and at the expo centre in Nasrec, from the opening and welcoming speech by Ramaphosa and from him deliberately announcing live that there is an overwhelming majority on the adoption of the G20 Summit Declaration.
“One could see that our President has gone away from the US begging Trump. This will teach many countries to be bold and take a stand in whatever they resolve to do without fear or favour of being victimized. Ramaphosa’s bold move was an indication that small economy countries are shifting away from being reliant on major economic countries.
“As much as Trump is still going to retaliate against South Africa, he has seen that the world is slowly trying to move without the US commanding everything. Trump came back to the White House with revengeful intentions, which included dealing with South Africa,” said Mabunda.
He said his lack of knowledge, insight and lack of knowledge on the South African legal system and population dynamics is a result of the blow by blow South Africa continues to receive from the US President. Mabunda said his allegations that South Africa is committing genocide on white farmers are unfounded and remains unfounded.
“It’s big up to the South African Government for having flown the South African flag higher than anyone has anticipated. This is a clear indication that Africa is ready and the world is ready to move on without other countries.
“To those leaders who send their junior staff or leaders to our Summit we and they are still to talk so that in future they leave whatever they are doing to come and participate in world changing discussions rather than hiding behind their junior staffers with the fear of Trump,” he said.
The Guardian 