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Apr
27
2020

ANCYL Western Cape welcomes arrival of Cuban doctors to our shores on Freedom Day

Pretoria, 27 April 2020.- The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape welcomes the arrival of more than 200 Cuban doctors into our country to join us in another heroic and selfless struggle: helping to curb the spread of Covid-19.
We believe it is an important symbol that Cuba, who sent combatants to Angola to help defeat the South African Defense Force and thereby open the final stretch of the road to liberation, should have touched  down in South Africa on Freedom Day.

Apr
25
2020

Press Release: Arrival of a Cuban Medical Brigade to South Africa to assist in the efforts against COVID-19

Pretoria, April 25, 2020.- In response to the request made by the government of the Republic of South Africa, the government of Cuba has decided to support the great efforts that are currently made by South Africa in containing and arresting the spread of the coronavirus.

A specialized Cuban Medical Brigade will be arriving at O.R.Tambo International Airport on Sunday 26 April 2020 at 23:59 hrs, in a special flight of South African Airways.

Apr
23
2020

A donation from South Africa to assist in the fight against COVID19 was sent to Cuba

Pretoria, April 23, 2020.- Today, a special flight of South African Airways was loaded, with a valuable donation from South Africa to assist the fight against COVID-19 in Cuba, as part of the close cooperation and solidarity between the two countries.
The donation includes protection gear, materials and supplies for Cuban health facilities.

Apr
17
2020

NEHAWU commends Cuba’s role in the global fight against coronavirus, condemns the strengthening of the anti-Cuba blockade by US administration of Donald Trump

Pretoria, April 17, 2020.- The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] commends the Republic of Cuba, its government under President Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez and the people of Cuba, for the outstanding role Cuba plays in stemming the global tide of a rapidly spreading novel- Corona [COVID-19]. The global response to the coronavirus pandemic underlines the importance of solidarity, international cooperation, the need for the abolition of conflict, wars and aggression, without which the spread of the pandemic cannot be combatted.

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