U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trumpthreatened to cut off funding to the African country.

Rubio's announcement comes two days after Trump hit out at South Africa over land reforms aimed at redressing inequalities perpetrated during the apartheid era.

South African private sector activity contracted sharply in January as output fell due to lower sales, a survey showed on Wednesday. The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 47.

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South Africa will take six uncapped players to Pakistan this week for their tri-series against the hosts and New Zealand, coach Rob Walter said on Wednesday. An initial 12-man selection has been named to take on New Zealand in Lahore next Monday in South Africa’s first game of the series.

After recovering from a left hamstring injury, right-arm seamer Gerald Coetzee made a comeback to the national team as South Africa announced the squad for the ODI tri-series in Pakistan. Rob Walter,