Write a letter to the editor
Two minutes. A letter of under 150 words for a South African newspaper, about the UN vote on the embargo.
- A letter to the editor of the South African newspaper you choose. Use the letters address that paper publishes.
- Papers print short letters, so this one is under 150 words. If you add sentences of your own, keep it short.
- Most papers ask for your name, street address and a daytime phone number with the letter.
Goes to: Letters to the editor (South African newspapers)
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2. Check and edit your message
Subject: Letter: South Africa and the Cuba embargo
Change anything you like. A message in your own words is far more likely to be read than a copied one.
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Still to fill in: {personal_reason}, {my_point}, {name}, {town}
You edited the message by hand, so the boxes above no longer change it.
Sir/Madam,
On 28 October 2026 the UN General Assembly voted for the 34th time on ending the United States embargo on Cuba. It passed with 130 votes in favour, 17 against and 25 abstentions, the weakest backing in two decades. South Africa voted in favour.
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I hope South Africa keeps speaking up.
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Where the facts in this message come from
- Voting record, A/81/L.5: Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba (28 October 2026), United Nations Digital Library, 28 October 2026
- Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low, UN News, 28 October 2026