Pretoria, August 30, 2022.- The official for Press and Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of Cuba in South Africa, Lauren Luis Acosta, received today the visit of the South Africa's National Poet Laureate, Mongane Wally Serote. The famous poet recalled the close friendship between Fidel and Mandela, as a paradigm for the relationship between Cuba and South Africa.
Pretoria, August 27, 2022.- The Embassy of Cuba in South Africa participated in the event Conversations + Consequence, held at Freedom Park, in the context of national celebrations for the Women´s Month. African ambassadors and members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in the nation also attended.
Pretoria, August 25, 2022.- The Embassy of Cuba in South Africa participated in the virtual seminar United against the illegal US economic blockade on Cuba. The event was convened by the Western Cape NEHAWU Division and members of SACP, COSATU and FOCUS also participated in the seminar, as well as the president of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), Michael Mzwandile Makwayiba.
Pretoria, August 23, 2022.- The Embassy of Cuba in South Africa celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the Cuban Women Federation (FMC), in a simple but heartfelt political-cultural event. The work of the organization in more than six decades was recognized, for the achievement of more rights and opportunities for women, as well as in the search for equality and the full realization of women in all areas of society.
The President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, presides over the award ceremony for Cuban women deserving of the Mariana Grajales and Ana Betancourt orders.