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Russia and China remain allies, but neither has shown willingness to subsidise the country’s economy in the way the former Soviet Union did for 30 years. (Reuters)

Cuba celebrates 60 years of revolution amid challenges and change

For the first time since 1976, Cuba’s president is not a Castro

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meet in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas

Handshakes that shook the world

When the leaders of North and South Korea reached across the Military Demarcation Line to shake hands, they symbolically united the peninsula

Moerane Commission report tabled in KZN legislature (Photo Archive)

Cuba’s new president: What to expect

Miguel Díaz-Canel, a Communist Party loyalist, is expected to succeed Raúl Castro as president of Cuba, but will this change bring prosperity?

A brick house: Zaza Hlalethwa

Qhawe lamaqhawe!: Read President Zuma’s moving tribute to Fidel Castro

President Zuma attended the funeral of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, where he delivered a graceful tribute.

Some Malagasy are taking steps to prevent infection as the pneumonic plague spreads rapidly in urban areas across Madagascar.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dead at 90

"I have never been afraid of death," Castro said in 2002. "I have never been concerned about death."

Visiting Obama says ‘change going to happen’ in Cuba

United States President Barack Obama makes a rare visit to Cuba this week. This after his December 2014 announcement of renewed relations with Cuba.

Cuba raises flag in Washington as embassy reopens after half a century

Cuba’s foreign minister takes the hugely symbolic step of raising his country’s flag at a newly designated embassy in Washington.

US, Cuba clash over immigration at start of talks

In the first round of historic talks between the two countries, the US vowed to continue giving Cubans safe haven, despite Cuba’s objections.

Hope and anger after Obama shakes Castro’s hand

It was a small gesture: a handshake between Barack Obama and Raul Castro. It’s just what Nelson Mandela would have wanted, but does it amount to more?

Cuba’s lesson for capitalism

Cuba’s lesson for capitalism

The 1950s Cuban revolution led to an egalitarian society with many admirable features.

Cuba plans to pardon almost 3 000 prisoners

President Raul Castro has announced his intentions to release about 3 000 prisoners for ‘humanitarian reasons’ and reform onerous travel laws.

Angola veteran appointed as Cuba’s new defence minister

Angola veteran appointed as Cuba’s new defence minister

Cuba’s General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, a hero of military campaigns in Angola and Ethiopia, has been named as the country’s new defence minister.

Cuba shuffle, geriatrics shuttle

Raul Castro has proposed term limits for Cuba’s rulers, including himself, in an unprecedented effort to rejuvenate the island’s political leadership.

Cuba: Old guard keep vice-like grip on power

Cuba: Old guard keep vice-like grip on power

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.

Castro will talk to US but –

Cuba’s President, Raul Castro, has offered to talk to the United States and ease half a century of enmity.

Cuban prisoners don’t want to be traded for spies

A rights activist says most of Cuba’s political prisoners would rather serve out terms than be part of an exchange for spies imprisoned in the US.

Medvedev to visit Cuba

Ruusian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Cuba later this month, in Russia’s latest move to fortify relations with US adversaries.

Human rights situation in Cuba ‘very unfavourable’

A Cuban group painted a grim picture of the human rights situation in the island nation, saying in a report it was ”very unfavourable”.

Activists hold large gay rally in Cuba

Cuba’s gay community celebrated unprecedented openness — and high-ranking political alliances — with a government-backed campaign against homophobia on Saturday. The meeting at a…

Cuba looks to golf to boost tourism

The only time Cuba’s Fidel Castro is known to have played golf was in 1961, in a stunt thumbing his nose at the United States. Now that Fidel has handed over power to his…