South Africa Hosts the G20, But Can a Country in Crisis Lead the World?

In the following week, South Africa will step onto one of the biggest diplomatic stages in the world. For the first time in history, an African nation will host the G20. On paper, it is a triumph, a symbolic moment for a continent long pushed to the margins of global decision-making, but beneath the celebrations, a painful truth sits heavily in the national consciousness. South Africa is a country in crisis, and no summit, no declaration and no presidential handshakes can hide that.