The trip to the World Economic Forum in January 2020 combined three separate meetings in one round-trip. These were:
The travel schedule was a flight from Johannesburg – Zurich followed by a car journey to Davos and back to Zurich; with flights from Zurich-Vienna (transit) – Addis Ababa (meeting) – Johannesburg. Travel for international visits are in business class.
The cost for the Addis Ababa meeting will be compensated by the African Union, as I attended in my capacity as Vice Chairperson of the Council of Ministers. The cost of travel, excluding the portion for which a refund has been made to the African Union, is R111 383, covering both airfare and accommodation.
A Ministerial Advisor attended the WEF meeting, at a cost of R58 454 and flew economy class.
No accompanying person from the Ministry travelled to Ethiopia for the African Union segment.
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