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CUBA

South African-Cuban link: Trump’s targets can help each other
Thought Leader
/ 24 March 2025

South African-Cuban link: Trump’s targets can help each other

There is an urgent need to build health sovereignty and sustainability to break dependence on donations

By Nontobeko Hlela & Varsha Gandikota Nellutla
Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements
National
/ 19 November 2024

Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements

It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed

By Des Erasmus
They arrived in Cuba with a suitcase and returned to SA as doctors
Health
/ 13 August 2024

They arrived in Cuba with a suitcase and returned to SA as doctors

Twenty-eight years after the first South African students left for Cuba to study medicine, an increasing number are in senior leadership positions in healthcare

By Sean Christie
The long and short of a 50-year artistic career
Friday
/ 26 July 2024

The long and short of a 50-year artistic career

Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon

By Charles Leonard
Cuba: South-South solidarity saves lives
Opinion
/ 7 June 2024

Cuba: South-South solidarity saves lives

Partnerships such as Cuba’s with Africa can help drive pandemic responses

By Winnie Byanyima
Neither the West nor the ANC support rights for all
Opinion
/ 25 January 2024

Neither the West nor the ANC support rights for all

South Africa is correct and courageous to oppose the West at the International Court of Justice but is not a consistently principled actor

By Richard Pithouse
SA won’t back down on Cuba or Palestine — Mashatile
Politics
/ 15 January 2024

SA won’t back down on Cuba or Palestine — Mashatile

Deputy president says the ANC will continue to act in solidarity with Cuba, Palestine and Western Sahara, regardless of coercion by ‘influential’ states

By Paddy Harper
Africa’s forgotten colony in the Sahara
Opinion
/ 16 November 2022

Africa’s forgotten colony in the Sahara

Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.

By Paweł Wargan
South African government distances itself from Cuban human trafficking claims
National
/ 10 August 2022

South African government distances itself from Cuban human trafficking claims

The Trafficking in Persons report says Cuba benefits financially from its ‘coercive’ labour export programmes to 66 countries

By Eunice Masson
José Eduardo dos Santos, a legacy of kleptocracy
Opinion
/ 12 July 2022

José Eduardo dos Santos, a legacy of kleptocracy

The Angolan autocrat, president from 1979 to 2017, built up the wealth of his family and that of his generals at the expense of the citizens

By Ross Harvey
Cocktail du jour on World Mojito Day
Friday
/ 11 July 2022

Cocktail du jour on World Mojito Day

The mojito is a melange of herbs, citrus and rum. It’s smooth, clean – and Cuban.

By Kimberley Schoeman
How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and diseases of the poor
Opinion
/ 7 July 2022

How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and diseases of the poor

To move from 59 infant deaths out of every 1000 live births in one of the poorest regions of the island to none in the matter of a few decades is an extraordinary feat

By Vijay Prashad and Manolo De Los Santos
More questions remain on saga of Cuba’s Covid-19 drug Heberon, Modise says
National
/ 20 April 2022

More questions remain on saga of Cuba’s Covid-19 drug Heberon, Modise says

The defence minister said South Africa could not accept the return of vials of the drug it had loaned back to Cuba until it could follow due process

By Emsie Ferreira
The role of capitalism in the war in Ukraine
Opinion
/ 19 April 2022

The role of capitalism in the war in Ukraine

Ukraine, per se, is not the issue. It is tragically a war-ravaged pawn in a much larger conflict: the decline of one capitalist empire and the rise of yet another.

By Richard D Wolff
Judgment reserved in AfriForum case opposing R50m Cuba ‘donation’
National
/ 18 March 2022

Judgment reserved in AfriForum case opposing R50m Cuba ‘donation’

International relations department tells court the steps to transferring the money have not been completed, although the decision has already been made

By Eunice Masson
US politicians paper over the social problems caused by capitalism
Opinion
/ 3 February 2022

US politicians paper over the social problems caused by capitalism

Mainstream American politicians — establishment figures in both major parties — apply the denial and displacement mantra to many problems, especially inflation

By Richard D Wolff
Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug
National
/ 26 January 2022

Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug

Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department

By Eunice Masson
The situation in Cuba: ‘Prisoners in South Africa live in better conditions’
National
/ 20 November 2021

The situation in Cuba: ‘Prisoners in South Africa live in better conditions’

South African student pilots training in Cuba complain of slave-like conditions

By Erika Gibson
Mabuza’s Russian jaunts and the slippery consequences of medical tourism
Politics
/ 17 October 2021

Mabuza’s Russian jaunts and the slippery consequences of medical tourism

For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment

By Luke Feltham
Rights groups call out ‘complicity’ of telecoms companies’ in internet shutdowns
Business
/ 25 August 2021

Rights groups call out ‘complicity’ of telecoms companies’ in internet shutdowns

Internet blackouts not only infringe on people’s human rights, but also cost companies and the economy billions, as evinced by MTN’s shutdown in Eswatini

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Cuban engineers ‘displace’ local scientists on state bursaries
National
/ 27 June 2021

Cuban engineers ‘displace’ local scientists on state bursaries

South African scientists’ contracts were allegedly not renewed because of a funding gap

By Khaya Koko and Eunice Masson
Price tag of Cuban engineers is R75mn thanks to ‘extensive’ fringe benefits, says Solidarity
National
/ 2 June 2021

Price tag of Cuban engineers is R75mn thanks to ‘extensive’ fringe benefits, says Solidarity

Benefits allegedly include flights for holidays in Cuba, furnished accommodation, food, clothing, internet and extra money to make landline calls to Cuba

By Eunice Masson
Solidarity says court action against Cuban engineers’ project will continue
The Green Guardian
/ 1 June 2021

Solidarity says court action against Cuban engineers’ project will continue

Trade union will continue its application against the water department’s decision to employ 25 Cuban engineers, valued at more than R18-million a year

By Eunice Masson
Water dept defends deployment of Cuban engineers in reply to Solidarity court application
National
/ 28 May 2021

Water dept defends deployment of Cuban engineers in reply to Solidarity court application

Department says minister Lindiwe Sisulu acted within her executive authority when she signed the agreement with Cuban engineers and scientists, and that keeping the 25 professionals in South Africa would cost R18.3-million a year

By Eunice Masson
Ramaphosa announces ‘substantial changes’ to armed forces leadership
National
/ 15 April 2021

Ramaphosa announces ‘substantial changes’ to armed forces leadership

The SANDF has made headlines over the past year for all the wrong reasons. The new appointments to the Military Command Council aim to offer stability

By Eunice Masson
What does Mkhize have to say about the Cuban and Chinese vaccines?
Coronavirus
/ 11 February 2021

What does Mkhize have to say about the Cuban and Chinese vaccines?

South Africa could receive two million doses of the Coronavac vaccine from China, the health minister told parliament on Wednesday

By Marcia Zali
The political life of Diego Maradona
Sport
/ 3 December 2020

The political life of Diego Maradona

The icon who died on 25 November 2020 was more than just the greatest footballer of all time. From Argentina to Palestine he represented the experiences of the outsider, the oppressed

By Niren Tolsi
‘Before Night Falls’: Reinaldo Arenas breaks down (in) Fidel Castro’s Cuba
Friday
/ 22 October 2020

‘Before Night Falls’: Reinaldo Arenas breaks down (in) Fidel Castro’s Cuba

Reinaldo Arenas’s memoir reveals the contradiction of a revolutionary society ruled by an autocrat

By Percy Zvomuya
SANDF hid R200m expenditure on ‘Covid’ drug it can’t use
Coronavirus
/ 22 October 2020

SANDF hid R200m expenditure on ‘Covid’ drug it can’t use

Military health officials are puzzled by the defence department importing a drug that has not been approved for treating coronavirus symptoms from Cuba

By Sabelo Skiti
200 Cuban medics to help SA fight Covid-19
Article
/ 25 April 2020

200 Cuban medics to help SA fight Covid-19

200 Cubans are flying to South Africa to help the defence force and health department respond to the pandemic

By Thanduxolo Jika
Spain did it, so why can’t South Africa nationalise healthcare to save lives?
Article
/ 12 April 2020

Spain did it, so why can’t South Africa nationalise healthcare to save lives?

South Africa is working towards establishing a publicly-funded universal health service and now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, is the time to implement it

By Nimi Hoffmann
Zuma-ists hope to ace provinces
Article
/ 28 February 2020

Zuma-ists hope to ace provinces

Acolytes of the ex-president gear up take-back regions in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and North West before the ANC mid-term meeting

By Paddy Harper
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