Mar
26
2018
South Africa hold Event in solidarity with Cuba
Progressive organizations with Cuba and Palestine
Progressive organizations with Cuba and Palestine
By Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Ambassador of Cuba in South Africa
March 23, 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the battle of Cuito Cuanavale, a small town in the Angolan province of Cuando Cubango, 825 kilometers southeast of Luanda, at the confluence of the Cuito and Cuanavale rivers, from which it takes its name.
That remote town became a symbol of resistance and courage, after the victory of the Popular Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA), together with Cuban, Namibian and South African internationalists, against the army of the opprobrious Apartheid regime.
On March 21, the Ambassador of Cuba in Swaziland, Rodolfo Benítez Verson, held a fruitful meeting with members of the Cuban Medical Brigade who provide their solidarity service throughout the territory of that country.
In the exchange, Dr. Raquel Toledo, head of the Brigade, presented the excellent results of the work in the last three years, in particular the experience of permanent efforts of our doctors to keep updated and serve with greater quality to the people of the African Kingdom.
On the occasion of International Women's Day this March 8, the Embassy of Cuba in South Africa organized an exhibition at the headquarters of the Pan-African Parliament, in the city of Midrand, which showed achievements of Cuban women in various fields.
The Cuban stand was visited and enjoyed by hundreds of visitors from all over the world. It included a sample of manual art in fabric, made by the women of the embassy, as well as an exhibition of cigars, traditional guayaberas, music of the Island and tasting of the unique Cuban mojito.
En ocasión de celebrarse el Día Internacional de la Mujer este 8 de marzo, la Embajada de Cuba en Sudáfrica organizó una exposición en la sede del Parlamento Panafricano, en la ciudad de Midrand, en la que se mostraron logros de la mujer cubana en diversas esferas.