South African honor Cuban internationalist fighters in the Month of Africa and Nelson Mandela's centenary year
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.
CUBA AND SOUTH AFRICA SIGN A COOPERATION AGREEMENT IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
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).
Radio and Television Company of South Africa opens its doors to the Embassy of Cuba.
CUBA JOINS SOUTH AFRICANS IN CELEBRATING FREEDOM DAY.
27 April 2018 PRESS RELEASE
Today Cuba joins all South Africans in celebrating Freedom Day, the 24th anniversary of the country`s first non-racial democratic elections. This was the first time all South Africans of all races voted to determine their future.
STATEMENT BY RODOLFO BENÍTEZ VERSON, AMBASSADOR OF CUBA TO THE NEHAWU INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
18 April 2018
Dear Comrades and friends,
Thank you very much for the invitation to make a presentation on Cuba to this meeting.
Before referring to my country, I think it is important to make some comments on the current international situation. Let me just mention a few statistics.
815 million persons in the world suffer today from chronic hunger, tens of millions more than in 2015. Every day 18 000 children die of poverty and 760 million adults are illiterate.There are 22.5 million refugees.