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Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu and next to her in the middle is Deputy Ambassador of Cuba in South Africa during the introduction Cuban engineers who will be working on the country’s water system on April 22, 2021 in Pretoria. (Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
CABINET

Cuban engineers ‘displace’ local scientists on state bursaries

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

  • Khaya Koko
  • Eunice Masson
5 min read
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu and next to her in the middle is Deputy Ambassador of Cuba in South Africa during the introduction Cuban engineers who will be working on the country’s water system on April 22, 2021 in Pretoria. (Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
CUBA

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

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Lindiwe Sisulu (2004-09; 2014-18 and 2019-21). (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CESA

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…

  • Eunice Masson
4 min read