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We stand with Cuba, our friend
The protests rejected this. They insisted that what we are seeing is the expansion of a single logic: imperial in character, colonial in structure, even when it speaks the…
A moment of diplomacy and global connection
The presentation of credentials is a cornerstone of diplomatic protocol, symbolising mutual recognition and the formal commencement of an ambassador’s duties
NHI is bugbear of the upper crust
It is the political and economic fightback of those who have long enjoyed the luxury of world-class care where wealth buys life, dignity and speed, while the poor are forced to…
SA’s foreign policy at a crossroads
This does not require abandoning old allies but it does require recognising that the world has moved on from the ideological certainties of the past
The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism
The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza
Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do
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
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
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
The long and short of a 50-year artistic career
Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon
Cuba: South-South solidarity saves lives
Partnerships such as Cuba’s with Africa can help drive pandemic responses
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
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 This content is…
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.
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