The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is pleased to host the next event in its Legacy Fundraising Breakfast Series, featuring Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Development. Taking place under the theme Driving Growth in a Changing Economy, the breakfast will bring together business leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals and stakeholders for a discussion on…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation expresses its profound alarm and concern over two overlapping developments that threaten to undermine South Africa’s fragile democratic institutions, public ethics, and the rule of law. 1. The Appointment of Dina Pule as Minister of Social Development The Foundation views the appointment of Dina Pule as the new Minister of Social…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will host a National Online Rally on Saturday, 27 June 2026, bringing together voices from civil society, faith communities, labour, business, political parties and community organisations under the banner: DEFEND DEMOCRACY. REJECT THE SHUTDOWN. The rally follows growing concerns regarding calls for a national shutdown on 30 June and seeks to…
#YouthLivesMatter: From the Classroom to the Community As South Africa marks 50 years since the June 16 Uprising, young people across Gauteng are carrying forward the spirit of youth activism through the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s #YouthLivesMatter campaign. Launched during Youth Month, the campaign seeks to connect the legacy of the youth of 1976 with the…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) notes with a sense of cautious optimism the recent address by President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding the complex challenges of migration and undocumented entry into South Africa. A Broad Consensus for Reform We welcome the President’s commitment to strengthening border security and enforcing existing labour and immigration laws. This cautious welcome…
YOUTH LEADERSHIP & ACTIVISM PROGRAMME: BUILDING A GENERATION THAT IGNITES CHANGE We are proud to share our impact during the 2025/2026 reporting period. Across Gauteng, young people continue to demonstrate that they are not merely beneficiaries of change, but active participants in shaping the future of their communities. Through civic education, entrepreneurship, academic support, leadership…
We, the undersigned organisations, call for the immediate and unconditional release of (Sheikh) Rached Ghannouchi and all political prisoners in Tunisia. On 25 July 2021, Tunisia’s democratically elected government was removed in a coup that suspended constitutional rule, dissolved elected institutions and concentrated power in the hands of President Kais Saied. Since then, the space…
THE Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has condemned what it describes as racist, xenophobic and misogynistic remarks made on the Bhinca Nation podcast by host Ngizwe Mchunu and his co-hosts. The foundation warned that the comments amount to dangerous hate speech that threatens communities and undermines South Africa’s constitutional values.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has condemned the racist, xenophobic, tribalistic and misogynistic remarks made on the Bhinca Nation podcast by host Ngizwe Mchunu and his co-hosts, describing the comments as dangerous hate speech that threatens communities and undermines South Africa’s constitutional values.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes the publication of an apology and acknowledgement by Jacobus Johannes Lloyd following proceedings before the South African Human Rights Commission. In the signed statement, Lloyd apologises for using the derogatory term “Houtkoppe” during TikTok live broadcasts, acknowledges that the term constitutes hate speech, and undertakes not to use it again.…