Communist neighbours in crisis: Haiti and Cuba’s divergent paths to failure – Andrew Kenny
Haiti and Cuba, separated by less than 80 kilometres, share histories rife with upheaval, and now share a present of crisis.
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Communist Cuba’s UN aid plea reveals a deepening economic crisis
In a tumultuous Latin America, Cuba’s plea to the United Nations for aid highlights its dire economic crisis.
Malema’s Cuban dream for SA: A basket case nobody would want to live in
Malema has consistently voiced his support for a socialist form of government, often citing Cuba as an example of the direction he envisions.
‘Training medics in Cuba is costly and inefficient’
Haseena Ismail makes the point that the government’s expensive collaboration with Cuba to train South African medical students is not in their best interests.
MAILBOX: Western Cape wants a Singapore model for SA, not a Cuban one
This letter to the editor, on the subject of Western Cape independence rather than devolution, is a fascinating one.
ActionSA hits the courts over SA payment to Cuba
ActionSA is frothing at the SA government’s reported R308m payment to Cuba ‘for doctors and engineers’ with the matter headed for the courts.
Opinion: SA’s slippery slope to lower-middle income status – Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
“By the end of the decade the South African economy might have dropped so far into a vortex of decline that we will become a lower-middle income country.”
🔒 Censorship grows in Cuba – and the US – With insights from The Wall Street Journal
Wherever the legal line is drawn, the rise in Big Tech censorship that happens to align with government preferences ought to draw scrutiny.
🔒 Alec Hogg: How world sees SA’s looting, rioting
“Rioting in SA has hit the global media. For now, the view from abroad is a rapid, appropriate response from govt, the damage will be contained.”
Flash Briefing: SA engineers tell Cubans ‘we don’t need you’; Eskom fraud; Steinhoff Poland IPO; Bitcoin
South African prosecutors said they are seeking the extradition of a British national who’s been implicated in a fraudulent deal with Eskom.