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.
Headed to the Banquet? Here’s Everything You Need. Including How to Get There We’re just days away from the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s 2025 Annual Fundraising Banquet. An evening crafted with purpose, reflection, and celebration at its heart. To help you plan your arrival, here’s a map to guide you straight to the venue. Here’s what…
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.
The untruthful claims by US President Donald Trump of a white, Afrikaner genocide in South Africa should be roundly condemned by all sectors of society. His recent post on Truth Social trumpeted debunked narratives of white Afrikaners being specifically targeted: “killed and slaughtered” with their farms being “illegally confiscated”. The claims pander to his ‘Make…
Twenty-three leading civil society and media organisations have written to Chief JusticeMandisa Maya to express grave concern over the recent gagging order imposed onOpen Secrets. These organisations must surmise what the contents of that order are Open Secrets isprohibited even from sharing the court order or discussing any details such as the dateit was granted,…
Date: Saturday, 1 November 2025Location: Outside the Johannesburg Council Chambers Johannesburg residents, community organisations, and civil society groups will hold a peaceful protest on Saturday, 1 November 2025, outside the Johannesburg Council Chambers to demand urgent action on the city’s worsening water crisis. Non-political movement:Organisers have called on participants to refrain from wearing political party…
Following the recent harrowing destruction and arson at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), over 30 organisations based in the Eastern Cape, and over 140 organisations and individuals across the country, have come together to reclaim andsafeguard this historic institution, and call for democratic values to be restored and upheld. These organisations and individuals are…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation stands firmly in support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) following the repulsive attack levelled against it by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD).
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation stands firmly in support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) following the repulsive attack levelled against it by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD). The NMF has been targeted by the SAJBD for hosting the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, for its annual lecture…
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