Kubayi to leads Team SA at World Economic Forum

• Published date: 23 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

Human Settlements Minister and Head of Cabinet's Economic Cluster, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will this week represent the South African Government at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

This year's event will be held under the theme, 'History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies'.

The Annual Meeting is the first global in-person leadership event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

In a statement, the National Treasury said the 2022 Meeting will convene at the most consequential geopolitical and geo-economic moment of the past three decades and against the backdrop of a once-in-a-century pandemic.

'Government, business and civil society leaders will convene to simultaneously advance longstanding economic, environmental, political and societal priorities, security challenges, all the while reinforcing the foundations of a stable global system,' said the department.

Accompanied by a strong contingent of over 35 South African business representatives, Minister Kubayi will attend the meeting with the primary focus of promoting South Africa as an attractive investment destination.

In addition, the meeting will also provide an opportunity for the government to share...