As South Africa prepares to mark 50 years since the June 16 Soweto Uprising, questions are being asked about whether the dreams of the youth of 1976 have been realised. While apartheid has ended, many young people today continue to face unemployment, poverty, crime and substance abuse. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has launched its #YouthLivesMatter…
As South Africa prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the June 16 Uprising, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has launched the #YouthLivesMatter campaign to encourage young people to confront challenges such as unemployment, inequality and unequal access to opportunities.
The launch of #YouthLivesMatter aims to reposition them not as passive recipients of democracy but as agents driving advocacy, community action and policy engagement
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 MK Party and ATM say they will push for a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa following the Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter. Executive Director at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Neeshan Balton and Forum for South Africa National Leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, weigh in.
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation spokesperson Anele Gcwabe said it reflects the reorganisation of long-standing sentiments that have previously manifested through movements such as Operation Dudula and earlier waves of xenophobic violence in 2008.
Families of those killed in the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre insist more than 69 people died during the protests on March 21. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and the Justice Department held a day of remembrance with youth activists and families.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will gather in Sharpeville in the Vaal to remember the 69 people killed during the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will deliver the Keynote Address at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Sharpeville Commemoration and Anti-Racism Programme, which will also mark the launch of Anti-Racism Week…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is in Sharpeville in the Vaal to remember the 69 people killed during the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi is delivering the Keynote Address, let us listen in.