‘He saved taxpayers millions but will not solve the energy crisis’: SA on Ramaphosa cancelling Davos trip

South Africa News News

‘He saved taxpayers millions but will not solve the energy crisis’: SA on Ramaphosa cancelling Davos trip
South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines
  • 📰 TimesLIVE
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 11 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 8%
  • Publisher: 59%

President Cyril Ramaphosa might have saved taxpayers money by cancelling his trip to Davos in Switzerland on Sunday to attend to South Africa’s power crisis, but politicians and some citizens have no hope this will avert rolling blackouts.

16 January 2023 - 11:17President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. File photo.President Cyril Ramaphosa might have saved taxpayers money by cancelling his trip to Davos on Sunday to attend to the power crisis, but politicians and some citizens have no hope this will avert rolling blackouts.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba was not confident cancelling the trip would stop worsening load-shedding. “The more he communicates about solving Eskom’s problems, the worse it gets,” Mashaba told TimesLIVE.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

TimesLIVE /  🏆 28. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Cyril Ramaphosa cancelled his work trip to Davos leaves Mzansi unfazedCyril Ramaphosa cancelled his work trip to Davos leaves Mzansi unfazedThe president is planning to tackle Stage 6 loadshedding. Cyril Ramaphosa announced the cancellation of his trip to Switzerland to resolve the energy crisis, leaving citizens eye-rolling. Read more 👇 Loadshedding Ramaphosa
Read more »

High court interdicts Zuma from pursuing private prosecution against RamaphosaFormer president Jacob Zuma has been interdicted from pursuing a private prosecution against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Read more »

#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: President Cyril Ramaphosa cancels working trip to sort out energy crisis#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: President Cyril Ramaphosa cancels working trip to sort out energy crisisMmusi Maimane took to social media & criticized the 30% pass requirement ✏️ Here is five things you need to know as you wake up. DarrenKeriSkyOnECR FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow
Read more »

Electricity woes front and centre as SA heads to DavosElectricity woes front and centre as SA heads to DavosLast week saw state-owned Eskom open-endedly implement Stage 6 loadshedding, translating to between eight and 12 hours of no electricity per 24-hour period. Moneyweb
Read more »

LIVE | Ramaphosa vs Zuma: Court to deliver judgment on president's interdict application | News24LIVE | Ramaphosa vs Zuma: Court to deliver judgment on president's interdict application | News24LIVE | Ramaphosa vs Zuma: court hands down judgment on private prosecution interdict. Follow it live on News24
Read more »

AS IT HAPPENED | High Court interdicts Zuma's private prosecution against Ramaphosa, pending challenge | News24AS IT HAPPENED | High Court interdicts Zuma's private prosecution against Ramaphosa, pending challenge | News24Jacob Zuma is privately prosecuting president Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged breaches of the NPA Act.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-01 16:02:30