NIGERIA, Dec. 4 -- South Africa would "take a break" away from G20 after being barred by the United States and did not expect other countries to lobby for its inclusion, Presidential spokesman, Vincent Magwenya, said in response to a media query.

"For now, we will take a break until we resume normal programming," Magwenya said on social media. President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesman said South Africa did not expect other G20 nations to boycott the US presidency or lobby for its inclusion.

The United States this month took over the year-long presidency of the group of leading economies after largely boycotting South Africa's tenure, including the November summit, in an escalation of its attacks on Pretoria.

The Johannesburg summit, the fi...