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.
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).
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.
Havana, 29 July 2025. - Today, the 18th Joint Consultative Mechanism between Cuba and South Africa was held at the headquarters of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chaired by Cuba's First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gerardo Peñalver Portal, and South Africa's Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, His Excellency Mr. Alvin Botes.
Pretoria, 28 July 2025. Dr Rusbel Medina, a member of the Cuban medical brigade in South Africa for almost 30 years, was recently interviewed by South African journalist S'thembiso Msomi, who was interested in learning about the work carried out by Cuban doctors in this country. The full interview here: How Che inspired Cuban doctor's love affair with SA