The Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, is leading South Africa’s delegation to the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Development.
“Minister Ramokgopa will reassert South Africa’s continued efforts to advance collective and accelerated action to achieve domestic and global development goals. The Minister will also advance the work done by the Development Working Group (DWG) during South Africa’s G20 Presidency, which culminated in the landmark G20 Ministerial Meeting on Development,” said the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation ahead of Friday’s meeting.
The meeting will be held in in Washington DC in the United States of America.
Minister Ramokgopa chaired the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Development, which took place at Kruger National Park in Skukuza, Mpumalanga on 24 – 25 July 2025.
The July meeting adopted by consensus the 2025 G20 Skukuza Development Ministerial Declaration, a call to action on Universal Social Protection Systems and Social Protection Floors, and a call to action on combatting illicit financial flows.
The Minister also delivered the Chair’s Statement on the optimal provision and financing of Global Public Goods, which include emerging principles for international cooperation and a proposal for the establishment of an Ubuntu Commission to take this work forward.
The G7 Ministerial Meeting on Development takes place on the margins of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group. In addition to participating in the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Development, the Minister will also participate in bilateral and strategic engagements, said the department.
The Group of Seven consists of the largest advanced economies namely: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
In June, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa views the Group of Seven (G7) as a strategic partner in its efforts to drive climate resilience, promote a just energy transition, and secure value-added investment in its rich mineral resources.
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-SAnews.gov.za
