Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed Cyril Ramaphosa will be heading to Paris, France to watch the Springboks take on the All Blacks in the final 2023 Rugby World Cup match which will take place on Saturday, 28 October, SABC reported.

SA ON CYRIL RAMAPHOSA HEADING TO SEE THE SPRINGBOKS IN PARIS
As everyone gears up for the final Rugby World Cup tournament in Paris this weekend, social media has been buzzing since it was announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa would be travelling to watch the final game live. Many South Africans on social media were appalled by the announcement as they shared their concerns, questioning the whereabout of Ramaphosa’s travelling budget would be coming from.Earlier this week it was announced that South Africans can expect to see a public holiday on 30October if the Springboks continue to fly the South African flag high and win the game against the New Zealand boys in the highly-anticipated final.

“The president has received a lot of messages in this regard via us and directly. South Africans from all walks of life have reached out to him. He said to me I must relay the fact that he’s considering the request,” EWN quoted the Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya as saying.“So KZN must not waste taxpayer’s funds on SAMA’s but he can fly with state funds to watch the rugby world cup? if the country seriously needs to embark on cost-cutting measures, shouldn’t he lead by example? What is the cost of this trip to taxpayers?.. cry beloved SA,” @ izy56587059 commented.

“I thought as part of freezing of government posts, budget cuts etc, all non-essential travel was also stopped? Asking as a doctor in an understaffed facility,” @ChantelNair wrote.