Johannesburg, October 27, 2025.- In the context of the United Nations General Assembly vote on the resolution demanding an end to the blockade on Cuba, the “Week Against the Blockade” was inaugurated in South Africa. A billboard displaying images and videos has also been unveiled, adorning the streets of Johannesburg with a clear message: Drop the blockade.
Johannesburg, October 24, 2025.- As part of Cuban Culture Day festivities, members of the Cuban Embassy in Pretoria attended the premiere of the show “Private Presley: The Ballet,” organized and performed by the South African company Mzansi Ballet, which uses the Cuban method of teaching ballet and includes Cuban dancers in its cast.
Johannesburg, October 23, 2025.- Li Liu Jiménez Chang and Lauren Luis Acosta, officials from the Cuban Embassy in South Africa, delivered a lecture about Cuba at the University of Witwatersrand. There, they exchanged views with Spanish students on characteristic elements of Cuban culture and identity. This activity is part of the celebrations organized by the embassy to commemorate our National Culture Day.
Pretoria, 16 October 2025. On Thursday afternoon, Mr Fakri Rodríguez Pinelo presented to Mr Clayson Monyela, Acting Chief of State Protocol at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), the Copies of the Letters of Credence accrediting him as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of South Africa.
Pretoria, 14 October 2025.- Officials from our mission participated in an emotional act of solidarity with Venezuela held this Tuesday at its embassy in the South African capital, with the aim of denouncing the US aggression, the economic, media and political war against Venezuela and revealing the true motive of the threats: to control the vast oil reserves of the South American country.