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Fred Mouton writes:
[translation]
Zuma says to Castro: "Good: We'll write of the R1bn debt, and lend you another R210m. Naturally there's a price. In return, we want a couple of cigars, a bottle of rum and a few doctors".
Fred Mouton
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UP IN SMOKE: A R1bn write-off of an unpaid debt, and the extension of a further loan of R210m has warmed relations between Pretoria and Havana. But it hasn't all been one-sided, suggests this FRED MOUTON cartoon. Cuba has reciprocated with a couple of cigars, a bottle of rum and a few doctors.