Cuba obsession a slap in the face of the unemployed
18 February 2020
A new chapter in the Cubanization of South Africa was introduced with a bilateral agreement to improve water sources. In terms of the agreement, 26 Cuban engineers will be deployed across the country as from April to do maintenance work on water infrastructure in South Africa.
Cuban engineers are, however, not registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Their qualifications do not have the necessary accreditation as required by ECSA and, thus, they may not sign off on any plans.
The FF Plus addressed a parliamentary question to the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, in the National Council of Provinces requesting her to indicate whether her Department consulted with the Engineering Council of South Africa before the agreement was entered into and whether her Department made any attempt to first make use of the services of local engineers.
The FF Plus also wants to know how much her Department budgeted for the engineers and whether the agreement will contribute to job creation.