A few days before the supposed cabinet meeting, South Africa’s Business Day chronicled some of Sata’s unannounced international travels, which are euphemistically called working holidays by the president's office and other government officials. 
Siku chache baadae kabla ya kinachodaiwa kuwa kikao hicho, jarida la Afrika Kusini la Business Day lilionyesha mtiririko wa safari za siri za Sata nje ya nchi, ambazo ziliitwa na ofisi ya Rais na maafisa wengine wa serikali kuwa ni likizo la kikazi.