The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is deeply saddened at the passing of anti-apartheid struggle stalwart, Eddie Daniels (89). Daniels, a former Robben Island prisoner, passed away this morning. “We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Comrade Eddie, whose legacy we are sure will inspire generations to come,” said Neeshan Balton, Executive…
“Uncle Kathy, as we knew him, was an ardent supporter of the Palestinian struggle and understood the importance of the historical, and current links between South Africans and Palestinians. Unlike Mandela, Uncle Kathy was no boxer. He did however, have an appreciation for sport and its ability to bring people together. This is what the…
On the eve of what would have been Ahmed Kathrada’s 88th birthday, Derek Hanekom reflects on Kathrada’s remarkable ability to ‘draw people in’… In Ahmed Kathrada’s Memoirs, Edwin Markham is quoted: “He drew a circle to shut me out – heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But Love and I had the wit to win: we…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will on August 30 take the leadership of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) for a tour of Robben Island. The tour will be conducted in accordance with the wishes of former Robben Island prisoner, Ahmed Kathrada, who passed away in March this year. It will also form part of the…
The Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) supported by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will host the Lenasia leg of its “Our Rights” community dialogue series on Thursday, August 24. The meeting, set to take place at Shari Crest Primary School Hall, will begin at 2.30pm and will specifically focus on the Right to…
He let me be his surrogate sister when all the available adoptive daughter positions in his life had been filled. Kathy was protective and kind. Nurturing and guiding. The big brother I had been missing for most of my life. He liked to hang out just to ‘gossip’ as he put it and…
Willem Boshoff, a sculptor by profession, presented a true work of art in the form of a granite sculpture to struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada on May 6, 2016.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s annual Operation Winter Warm campaign will take place over the weekend of June 10 and 11, and calls on young people to join in as volunteers.
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