The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will this month mark what would have been the 93 rd birthday of anti-apartheid struggle veteran, Ahmed Kathrada. A series of programmes and events will be held to celebrate Kathrada’s legacy as a lifelongactivist against racism. Kathrada was born on 21 August 1929 in the rural town of Schweizer Reneke in…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Youth Activism Programme stands in solidarity with young people in South Africa and all across the globe as we continue to advocate for a more just and equal world. Today marks International Youth Day, and we would like to add our voice to the global #BeSeenBeHeard campaign led by the UN…
The Action for Accountability (A4A) project is a project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Accountability Lab South Africa and the Public Service Accountability Monitor. The project team is looking to commission a consultant(s) to carry out a baseline study to inform its implementation of the Action forAccountability program…
The shoulders of young people are forced to carry the burden of ensuring our country does not collapse nor fall into flames. This was the sentiment put forward by Mandla Nkomfe, the Deputy Chairperson of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. Nkomfe was speaking at an event at the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum to inform the…
In commemoration of Youth Day and the courage and sacrifice of the Soweto Uprising, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will host its inaugural Youth Day Parade which calls for justice and change for the lives of young people. The parade will take place on June 16 starting at 10:30am from Loftus Stadium. It will end at…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is appalled at two racist incidents that took place on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean last week. On 15 May, at Stellenbosch University in South Africa’s Western Cape province, an 18-year old white student was filmed urinating on the furniture of a black student. He reportedly said, “This is what…
As South Africans rally behind relief efforts to assist the flood victims of KwaZulu-Natal, we call on authorities planning the post-flood reconstruction programmes not to repeat past instances of the misappropriation of public funds as was the case during Covid-19 pandemic. During that crisis, public resources were stolen under the guise of emergency procurement processes…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes the news of the issuing of red notices by Interpol against Atul and Rajesh Gupta, two of the three prominent members of the Gupta family. The Gupta family, who are fugitives from justice fled South Africa and are believed to be living in Dubai. On 9 July 2021, an extradition…
We are gathered here in the name of a giant. He is fallen but lives forever because his spirit will live in the hearts and minds of many generations to come, for Ahmed Kathrada was one for the ages. Today’s event is dedicated to the memory of Ahmed Kathrada. I am here to propose it…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes news of the appointment of Judge Raymond Zondo as Chief Justice, as well as the appointment of Judge Mandisa Maya as Deputy Chief Justice. Judge Zondo brings 25 years of untainted service to this post. Together with Judge Mandisa Maya, the first woman to serve as the President of the…