US President Donald Trump has announced that he will not invite South Africa to attend the Group of 20 (G20) Summit to be held in the US next year.
The decision was made following Trump's action, which once again accused South Africa of committing genocide against white farmers.
However, the allegations were strongly denied by the South African government.
Trump also stated that South Africa had proven to the world that the country was not worthy of being a member of any international institution.
In addition, he announced that all payments and subsidies to the country would be stopped immediately.
Trump also criticized South Africa's refusal to hand over the G20 presidency to a senior US Embassy representative at the end of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg recently.
The action sparked criticism from several other G20 member countries, which emphasized the importance of diplomacy and mutual respect in the framework of global cooperation.
International observers described South Africa's exclusion as a signal of diplomatic tensions that could undermine cooperation in the areas of trade, climate change and sustainable development.