President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended a warm welcome to the Mr Gay World Contest delegates attending or competing in the annual event in Cape Town at the weekend, according to a tweet the president posted on Twitter on Wednesday.
Mr Gay World will be hosted in South Africa for the fourth time in the organisation’s 11-year history, where Mr Gay World ambassador, Jordan Bruno from Australia, will be crowning this year’s Mr Gay World on Saturday.
Ramaphosa tweeted: “On behalf of all South Africans, I wish to extend a warm welcome to delegates who have arrived in South Africa for the 2019 Mr Gay World event. South Africa is pleased to host Mr Gay World delegates during the event.”
He added: “As we celebrate the freedoms afforded to all people in South Africa and affirm the democratic values of human dignity, equality & freedom enshrined in our Constitution, I wish Mr Gay World delegates well.
“I hope you will enjoy your visit to some of our most beautiful places in the world.”
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