• Ahmed Kathrada Foundation marks 10 years of youth voices against racism

    “Previous winners Siyemethemba Zuma and Jonathan-Aaron Oktober share how the competition helped them find their voices, as the foundation calls on learners aged 14 to 19 to enter its 10th anniversary edition.” Read the full article hereArticle by Desnay Peterson, Southern Courier

  • Kathrada Foundation slams Kempton Park murders, demands urgent action on GBV crisis

    Neeshan Balton Picture: Neil McCartney  “The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has condemned the “horrific murders” of women in Kempton Park and Olifantsfontein, demanding urgent action and accountability in tackling South Africa’s gender‑based violence and femicide crisis.”Read the full article here Article by Faizel Patel ,The Citizen

  • Ahmed Kathrada Foundation launches 10th National Essay Competition against racism

    The foundation’s 2026 essay competition invites learners across South Africa to explore the country’s history and share their ideas for a more equal and just society. Article by Southern Courier | 26 August 2026

  • Babita Deokaran Commemorative Programme

    Activists demonstrate and remember corruption whistleblower Babita Deokaran, 23 August 2026, in Mondeor, Johannesburg, on the fifth anniversary of her murder outside her home. Organised by the Ahmed Kathrada foundation and supported by various groups, flowers were laid outside her home, with the Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia also attending. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen

  • Women’s Month | Honouring the heroines of 1956

    JOHANNESBURG  – This year marks 70 years since the 1956 women’s march. It was one of the largest demonstrations in the country’s history. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation honoured the 20,000 women who participated in the mass action against apartheid pass laws.

  • Ahmed Kathrada Foundation warns against shutdown calls

    JOHANNESBURG – The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation warns that debates around illegal immigration are being used to mobilise public frustration for political gain ahead of the elections. 

  • Migration tensions escalate ahead of proposed June 30 national shutdown

    The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) has joined a growing number of organisations calling for calm, as tensions around migration and undocumented immigration continue to rise in South Africa.

  • Xenophobia: South Africa declares 30 June normal working day amid anti-immigrant protests

    At the same time, civil society organisations, including the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, have urged restraint, warning that inflammatory rhetoric could fuel xenophobic violence. Several African diplomatic missions have also advised their citizens to remain vigilant ahead of the planned protests.

  • Cyril Ramaphosa’s accountability crisis: Unfulfilled promises and the fight against corruption

    The civil society coalitions, spearheaded by the Civil Society Working Group on State Capture (CSWG), said this is despite Ramaphosa’s promise that the government would finalise its approach to setting a permanent anti-corruption body during his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA).  The coalition, of more than 20 civil society organisations, was established in…