As part of the celebrations of Africa Day, the Government of South Africa organized several activities, in which Cuba was present.
The Cuban Medical Brigade in Swaziland, made up by 21 collaborators, held its III Scientific Conference in the National Hospital of Mbabane, with the participation of all its members.
On the night of May 14, the emblematic Freedom Park in Pretoria was overwhelmed with the participation of hundreds of people in a great event of solidarity with Cuba, in which tribute was paid to the Cuban internationalists fallen in the struggles for the liberation of Africa .
The event served as an ideal setting to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Cuito Cuanavale Battle, the Month of Africa and the Centennial of Nelson Mandela.
On May 11, the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services of South Africa, Dr. Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele and the Ambassador of Cuba in that country, Rodolfo Benítez Verson, signed in Pretoria an intergovernmental agreement aimed at increasing bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
