Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his working trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland due to the ongoing energy crisis in the country.
Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya announced on Sunday that Ramaphosa has cancelled his visit to the 53rd Annual World Economic Forum (WEF).
“Due to the ongoing energy crisis, President @CyrilRamaphosa has cancelled his working visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Currently the President is convening a meeting with leaders of political parties represented in parliament, NECCOM and the Eskom board,” Magwenya said on Twitter.
Due to the ongoing energy crisis, President @CyrilRamaphosa has cancelled his working visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Currently the President is convening a meeting with leaders of political parties represented in parliament,NECCOM and the Eskom board.
— Vincent Magwenya ?? (@SpokespersonRSA) January 15, 2023
Ramaphosa had been expected to promote South Africa as an investment destination of choice at the conference which begins on Monday.
This is not the first time that Ramaphosa has interrupted his overseas visits to deal with the energy crisis.
In September last year, Ramaphosa cut short his US/UK trip to address the electricity crisis, reported Times Lives.
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