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Adoption of G20 Leaders Declaration Welcomed

Dear Editor

The Democratic Alliance congratulates all of the South African government on securing agreement on the Leaders’ Declaration today at the G20 Leaders Summit.

This declaration represents a significant and positive outcome. It reinforces core principles essential to global stability, security and development, including respect for international law and human rights, the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and a renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation.

Importantly, through the declaration, G20 members seek to ease the debt burden on developing countries, strengthen climate-resilience, and support a just transition to sustainable energy systems that have positive implications for jobs and growth.

In addition the declaration welcomes the “Ubuntu approaches” on food security and nutrition, developed under South Africa’s G20 Presidency, and sustainable, climate resilient agriculture. This will expanded access to safe, healthy and nutritious food for vulnerable South Africans.

These priorities are vital for South Africa as government seeks to implement the urgent reforms required to turbocharge our economy.

It has been an honour to be a part of this meeting and the team that made this summit not only possible but valuable. As such it represents an important step toward improved, inclusive global cooperation and, closer to home, to the inestimable value of the GNU.

As a partner in the GNU, the DA will work to ensure that the G20 commitments translate into tangible progress at home.

Regards

John Steenhuisen MP
Leader of the Democratic Alliance

Source – MyZA

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The Oriental Plaza: Architecture

Architecturally, the Plaza is a sprawling 17-hectare complex consisting of North and South malls linked by a three-story circular “Grand Bazaar.” But the true magic is in the sensory experience. Walking through the Plaza is an assault of colors and smells: rolls of exotic sari fabrics stacked to the ceiling, the scent of high-quality leather from shoe-repair stalls, and the aroma of toasted spices. It is a place where “bargaining” is an art form—unlike the fixed prices of Sandton, here you engage directly with the owner, often a third-generation merchant whose family was moved from Fietas fifty years ago.

The cultural heart of the Plaza is undoubtedly its food, specifically the legendary World of Samoosas. This small stall has become a local institution, famous for its unique sweet coconut samoosas and its “Nelson Mandela approved” status (the former president was a fan). Near the south entrance, you’ll find a blue heritage plaque marking Red Square. Long before the Plaza was built, this was an open square where the ANC and Communist Party held mass rallies, and where the Defiance Campaign was launched in 1952. The fact that a shopping mall now stands over this revolutionary ground is a poignant reminder of the city’s layered history. The Oriental Plaza didn’t just survive Apartheid; it outlasted the system that tried to use it as a cage, becoming a symbol of the “tenacity and trading ability” that defines the Johannesburg spirit.