---
title: "Ask DIRCO for SA's position"
summary: "Two minutes. Email DIRCO and ask how the US embargo of Cuba affects South African companies and banks, and what the government's position is."
reviewed: 2026-10-29
canonical: "https://cuba.timothybrits.co.za/act/write-dirco-sa-position"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Ask DIRCO for SA's position

Two minutes. Email DIRCO and ask how the US embargo of Cuba affects South African companies and banks, and what the government's position is.

- Email to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), at its published main address.
- It asks what the government's position is on how the embargo affects South African companies and banks.
- South Africa votes at the UN on this every year; citizens can ask what the government does with that vote.

Goes to: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Takes about 2 minutes.

You fill in the blanks, then send the message from your own email app or WhatsApp. The site never sees the message or who sends it.

Subject: Request: South Africa's position on the US embargo of Cuba

## Message template

```text
Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a South African writing from {town}.

On 28 October 2026 the UN General Assembly again voted on a resolution calling for an end to the United States embargo on Cuba, passing it with 130 votes in favour, 17 against and 25 abstentions. UN records show South Africa voted in favour.

{personal_reason}

{my_point}

Please would you tell me the government's position on how the embargo affects South African companies and banks, and whether DIRCO has published any guidance on it?

Thank you for your time.

Kind regards,
{name}
{town}
```

## Sources

1. 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. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4131295 (United Nations)
2. Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low. UN News, 28 October 2026. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168694 (United Nations)
3. International Relations and Cooperation [ Department of ] - Government contact directory. South African Government (gov.za). https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/departments/international-relations-and-cooperation-department (South African government)