South African Artist expresses Support for Cuba through Music
Cuba and South Africa celebrate cooperation in the field of ballet and the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations
Pretoria, 4 July, 2019.- The Embassy of Cuba and the Director of the International Ballet Competition of South Africa, Dirk Badenhorst celebrated a Cultural Gala with the performance of young South African and Cuban Ballet dancers at the Lyric Theatre of Johannesburg.
The show was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Cuba and South Africa cooperation, particularly in Ballet, and the 25th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations.
US Actions against Cuba doomed to Fail, South African Leader
Pretoria, 1st July, 2019 (Prensa Latina).- The tightening of US actions against Cuba was considered as unjust, illegal and destined to fail since these ones will be unable to achieve the coveted change of rule Washington is seeking.
Member of the leadership of the Friends of Cuba Society (FOCUS) Lefika Chetty expressed that the Donald Trump administration took advantage from Venezuela’s issues to put more pressure on the island and cause great difficulties in its economy.
Growing aggressions against Cuba are rejected in First National Meeting Cuban Association Residents in South Africa
Pretoria, 29 June, 2019.- The Association of Cuban Residents in South Africa (ACRSA) held their first national meeting on June 29, in Pretoria. Presiding over the meeting were ACRSA Chairwoman Cristina Flores Fourie, the Ambassador of Cuba Rodolfo Benítez Verson; and the Secretary of Consular Affairs Liliam Tápanes Bellas.
Friends of Cuba Society in Cape Town reaffirms its commitment to the people of Cuba and rejects the policy of blockade
Pretoria, 28 June, 2019.- The Ambassador of Cuba, Rodolfo Benítez Verson held a meeting with the filial of FOCUS (Friends of Cuba Society in South Africa) of Cape Town led by the renowned anti-apartheid fighter, Father Michael Lapsly and Fatima Swartz in the South African city. The meeting was also attended by leading members of the Congress of South Africa Trade Union (COSATU) of Western Cape Province and the Ambassador of Venezuela, Mairín Moreno.