Director of The Forge welcomed at the Cuban embassy
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.
Fidel's life and work celebrated at the University of Pretoria
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.
Commemorations begin in South Africa to mark the centennial of Fidel Castro's birth
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.
Cuba present at conference on nuclear non-proliferation 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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).
Cuban dancers sweep the board at international competition in South Africa
Cape Town, 1 August 2025.- Cuban dancers Greisell Lastre Casuso and Joan Manuel Riera Pérez, from the National Ballet School, won gold medals in the Classical Pas de Deux category, while Jason Baró Benavides won the Grand Prix at the 12th South African International Ballet Competition.