On Sunday, the minister led this year’s Anti-Racism Programme in collaboration with the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, held at the Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct in the Vaal.
Executive Director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Neeshan Balton has urged the country’s youth never to forget where they come from. As part of Anti-Racism Week, the Foundation together with communities, the youth and religious leaders have gathered in Sharpeville, in the Vaal, to commemorate the Sharpeville Massacre. Sixty-nine people were shot and killed on the…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and the Gauteng Department of Education (Sebibeng East District) took the 120 learners to see the production during Anti-Racism Week.
From 26 to 29 March 2026, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s Youth Programme participated in the 8th Human Rights Festival at Constitution Hill. The festival brought together a wide range of workshops, dialogues, and public engagements focused on human rights, constitutional values, and active citizenship. As part of Activism Row, youth members engaged directly with participants,…
On 21 March 2026, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation launched the Billy and Elsie Nair Learner Support Programme, marking both Human Rights Day and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The programme focuses on providing targeted academic support to learners, with the aim of improving outcomes in key subjects and expanding access to…
On 15 March 2026, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation commemorated the Sharpeville Massacre at the Phelindaba Cemetery and the Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct, honouring the 69 people who lost their lives in 1960. The commemoration formed part of the Foundation’s Anti-Racism Week programme and took place as South Africa marks 30 years since the adoption of…
As part of Anti-Racism Week 2026, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education (Sedibeng East District), facilitated an educational theatre experience for 120 learners at the Market Theatre. Learners from 11 schools, ranging from Grade 2 to Grade 7, attended the production Skin We Are In, presented by the Windybrow…
On 18 March 2026, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, in partnership with the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, hosted a virtual webinar exploring the evolving meanings of identity and belonging in post-apartheid South Africa. Held as part of Anti-Racism Week 2026, the webinar created a space…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation expresses deep concern and outrage following the killing of 19-year-old Lufuno Khangale, a Grade 12 learner from Daleview Secondary School in Ennerdale. Lufuno was allegedly stabbed to death in an open field in Ennerdale Extension 9 while on his way home. The incident, reportedly involving a fellow learner, is yet another…
It is 2026, eight years since the political transition that many hoped would end the systematic plunder of state resources. The “New Dawn” was proclaimed to a nation desperate for people-centred governance and ethical leadership. The reality has been a painful continuation of kleptocracy. We have moved not away from State Capture, but through it,…