Pretoria, August 22, 2025.- The Cuban Embassy in South Africa commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) with a hearfelt political and cultural event. Tribute was paid to the organization's historic leader, Vilma Espín, and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz was also remembered, who always advocated and fought for the rights of Cuban women.
Pretoria, August 21, 2025.- The director of The Forge, Yvone Phillis, visited the Cuban embassy in South Africa. She was received by the diplomatic attaché for Press and Culture, Lauren Luis Acosta, with whom she discussed the possibility of joint cultural, academic, political, and solidarity projects. Both advocated for the strengthening of relations between our countries, based on momentum in these areas.
Pretoria, 13 August 2025. As part of the activities to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and kicking off the centenary celebrations, embassy officials visited the University of Pretoria to remember the life of Fidel, the leader, the strategist, the visionary, but also the human being, the revolutionary, the man of solidarity.
Pretoria, 13 August 2025. Today marked the start of celebrations for the centennial of birth of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, with an emotional morning ceremony at our embassy in tribute to his figure and legacy. Discussions focused on the relevance of his thinking, his example and leadership, not only for Cuba, but for the world.
Pretoria, 6 August 2025. - Cuba's Chargé d'Affaires a.i. in South Africa, Ambassador Esther Armenteros, participated in the conference ‘The United Nations at 80: The Post-World War II Peace Architecture and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,’ organised by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation at the University of South Africa (UNISA).