South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter was honoured with the ‘Kathy’ award at the annual Ahmed Kathrada Foundation fundraising banquet this past weekend.

Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter and Treasury’s Ismail Momoniat received the inaugural Kathy Award for courage and service.

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has started with the countdown to the centenary of struggle stalwart and former Robben Island prisoner, Ahmed Kathrada. The foundation is hosting its annual banquet in Johannesburg. SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter will be presented with the Kathy Award for his good service and courageous work. #Newzroom405‘s Ziniko Mhlaba reports from Sandton.

Anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils has described the late Sunny Girja Singh as a courageous freedom fighter who devoted his life to justice and a democratic South Africa.

It was a collaborative effort by the Mahatma Gandhi Remembrance Organisation (MGRO), Progressive Tamil Movement (PTM), Tamil Federation of Gauteng and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation

It was a collaborative effort by the Mahatma Gandhi Remembrance Organisation (MGRO), Progressive Tamil Movement (PTM), Tamil Federation of Gauteng and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation says the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will only rebuild the trust of the public when some prominent people implicated in corruption are behind bars.