South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his trip to Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) program.
According the president’s spokesman, his decision comes as a result of the ongoing energy crisis in his country.
The country is facing its biggest ever power crisis with people experiencing rolling blackouts of up to six hours a day.
Mr Ramaphosa was due to lead a government delegation to the event, the AFP news agency reports.
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
But he will instead hold talks with leaders of political parties and the state-run power company Eskom, said presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya.
“President Cyril Ramaphosa has already engaged with the leadership of Eskom and National Energy Crisis Committee(NECCOM) and those meetings will continue,” he said.
Source: BBC