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
Sometimes transformation begins with a simple moment: a young person being given the opportunity to step away from what they know, meet people who see possibility in them, and discover that their voice matters. At the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, our Youth Camp is one of those spaces. For four days, young people come together to…
Five years ago today, the quiet of a Winchester Hills morning was shattered by a hail ofbullets. As Babita Deokaran sat in her car outside her home, she was executed. She was not apolitician, a tycoon, or a gangster. She was an accountant. She was a civil servant. She was awoman who looked at a…
Today, August 21, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) celebrates the 97th birthanniversary of our founder, anti-apartheid stalwart Ahmed Kathrada. We honour a lifedefined by courage, humility, and an unwavering belief in human dignity. As an independentand non-partisan organisation, the Foundation remains strictly dedicated to advancing theprinciples of justice, equality, and non-racialism across the political spectrum.…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is proud to launch the 10th National Essay Writing Competition Against Racism, marking a decade of empowering young people to confront racism, challenge injustice and imagine a more equal South Africa. Launched under the theme “365 Days of Justice: 10 Years of Youth Voices”, this special anniversary edition celebrates ten years…