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
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
Reinaldo Arenas’s memoir reveals the contradiction of a revolutionary society ruled by an autocrat
Chris Hani should not be made into an ideal type or used to settle political scores in the present
For the first time since 1976, Cuba’s president is not a Castro
Miguel Díaz-Canel, a Communist Party loyalist, is expected to succeed Raúl Castro as president of Cuba, but will this change bring prosperity?
He outlived his great comrade and compañero Che Guevara by a little over 49 years, but now Fidel Castro is dead.
The Cuban Revolution icon died on November 25.
SACP deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila also lauded the achievements of late Cuban Revolution icon Fidel Castro.
President Zuma attended the funeral of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, where he delivered a graceful tribute.
False prophets and profiting off the pain of others are among the things trending, observes Kuntha Ndimande.
Love him or loathe him, the Cuban leader’s legacy cannot be denied.
History will always judge people differently based on who is writing it writes Ahmed Kathrada
The bearded revolutionary is no more but his verve showcased in his speeches, lives on
"I have never been afraid of death," Castro said in 2002. "I have never been concerned about death."
Photographs of Fidel Castro, which showed the former president meeting with a student union leader, have been released to hush rumours of illness.
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/ 12 February 2012
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro held his second lengthy public event in a week, this time a nine-hour session with writers and intellectuals.
The 1950s Cuban revolution led to an egalitarian society with many admirable features.
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/ 27 September 2011
Cuba wants to re-establish relations with the United States with a focus on humanitarian issues, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Monday.
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/ 26 September 2011
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro accused US President Barack Obama of speaking "gibberish" in his recent address to the United Nations.
Cuba has been partying since Tuesday, with concerts and art exhibitions to celebrate the 85th birthday of former leader Fidel Castro.
President Hugo Chávez has returned home to Venezuela after an extended stay in Cuba, where he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour
Hopes of a major shake-up at a landmark Communist Party congress in Cuba have been dashed as the old guard kept a vice-like grip on power.
The worse the dictator, the more bizarre his rant, history has shown us.
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/ 9 September 2010
Fidel Castro has accused Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of anti-Semitism in a passionate defence of Israel’s right to exist.
Cuba has signalled that it will free its political prisoners and let them stay on the island in a bid to repair ties with the international community.
The Cuban government has begun releasing jailed dissidents in a political concession brokered by the Catholic Church.
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro took his warning of impending nuclear war to Cuba’s Foreign Ministry on Friday.
Fidel Castro made his first known public appearance since falling ill four years ago in a visit this week to a Havana scientific facility.
Illness has forced him from public view, but Fidel Castro is back via a television series that celebrates his escape from 638 assassination plots.
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, reacting to an Americas summit on Monday, urged US President Barack Obama to end the "blockade" of Cuba.
Barack Obama opened a crack on Monday in the embargo against communist Cuba, allowing US telecommunications firms to start providing service.