Tribute to Chávez in Freedom Park, South Africa
Pretoria, March 4, 2026. Officials of the Cuban Embassy in South Africa participated in a tribute held in Freedom Park in honor of Venezuelan leader Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías on the thirteenth anniversary of his passing. In this symbolic tribute, Cuban Ambassador Fakri Rodríguez Pinelo referred to Chávez as “Cuba's best friend,” as Fidel had described him, and noted that he will always be present in the hearts of all Cubans.
South African Provincial Legislatures debates touch on Cuba
Pretoria, February 28, 2026.- The wave of solidarity with Cuba in South Africa has even reached the provincial legislatures, where comrades and friends have raised their voices in defense of Cuban sovereignty and have spoken out against the United States' renewed aggression toward the island. These expressions of solidarity reaffirm the strong and historic ties between our peoples and governments, forged in the struggle against colonialism and imperialism, and reiterate the South African people's support for the Cuban people in their struggle against US aggression.
ANC and SACP in permanent solidarity with Cuba
Pretoria, 25 February 2026.- The head of the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Emilio Lozada García, held two virtual meetings with the secretary general of the African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula and with General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Solly Mapaila. These meetings reaffirm the solid and historic ties that exist between the Cuban and South African peoples, united by their tradition of struggle and opposition to colonialism.
Messages of solidarity with Cuba continue to arrive
Pretoria, 25 February 2026.- Messages of solidarity with Cuba continue to arrive from the African continent, this time from the Basotho Action Party of the Kingdom of Lesotho, which issued a strong statement of solidarity with the Cuban people in these difficult times. Here the full statement.
South African friends honour Cuba's spirit of resilience
Cape Town, 24 February 2026.- The Friendship Association with Cuba in South Africa, FOCUS, especially the Western Cape chapter, commemorated the 131st anniversary of the reigniting of the struggle for Cuban independence in a statement. The statement recognizes the resilience of the Cuban people, who are not giving up today, just as they did not give up 131 years ago, when they had practically won the war against Spain and US imperialism intervened.