South Africa's rand firmed slightly in early trade on Thursday, recouping some of the previous session's losses as focus shifted from a delay in the national budget to the first meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Johannesburg.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has told G20 foreign ministers that a commitment to multilateralism and international law is vital to solving global crises. His comments follow growing concern about the Trump's administration's "America First" policy,