The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is deeply concerned by a video made by Kessie Nair which went viral yesterday. In the video, Nair unashamedly and repeatedly refers to President Cyril Ramaphosa as a “kaffir President”. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Neeshan Balton, said, “We condemn this despicable utterance, which is an attack on the dignity of…
Reflections by Executive Director Neeshan Balton Ten years ago, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation was launched at Trade Route Mall, in Lenasia. Over this period, we have celebrated and we have cried. On August 21st, we marked what would have been the 89th birthday of late struggle stalwart, Ahmed Kathrada. In true ‘Kathy style’, we marked…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation supports arguments made by Advocate Vincent Maleka against the Guptas participating via video link up in the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. Last week, Maleka, the Commission’s evidence leader, tore into arguments suggesting that Gupta family members be allowed to cross examine witnesses via video call – the…
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Board member and anti-apartheid struggle veteran, Prema Naidoo, yesterday condemned Suzanne Govender, a now former ANC Youth League eThekwini regional executive committee member. News of a Whatsapp message, wherein she is alleged to have used the word ‘kaffir’ to describe fellow ANC members, followed hot on the heels of another racist…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is hosting a pledge line on ITV – Channel 347 on Saturday from 8pm to midnight for the establishment of 100 community youth clubs in Ahmed Kathrada’s name. The public is urged to support the cause. If there was anything that anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada was ‘big on’, it was…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will be hosting a live pledge-line on ITV Networks (DStv 347) and Radio Al Ansaar to raise funds towards the establishment of the Kathrada Youth Clubs. This is part of the Foundation’s vision to form 10 community youth clubs in the south of Johannesburg within the next year, where young people…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation hosted its 6th annual Operation Winter Warm campaign this past weekend with 450 community volunteers participating. The Foundation’s Dawood Raphalalane said that tallied together over the two-day period, registration numbers amounted to 630. “In a massive show of support for Operation Winter Warm, volunteers flocked to the Lenasia Cricket Stadium over…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s condemns the racist attitude of Kulula flight passenger, Alochna Moodley. Moodley admitted to using the used the k-word in a text to reportedly describe the captain, Menzi Mvelase, and two other passengers. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Neeshan Balton, said that Moodley’s attitude was “repulsive and must be strongly condemned”. “There can…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s annual Operation Winter Warm campaign will take place over the weekend of June 23 and 24. The Foundation is encouraging the community to donate generously when volunteers knock on your doors. The Foundation has further called on young and old to volunteers their time over the weekend to help make Operation…
By Kabelo Kemp The notion that our country is a fully transformed rainbow nation and that we all are able to live in harmony and enjoy our freedoms is proving to be a fallacy. On the one hand we’re faced with navigating a turbulent socio-political sphere and on the other we’re faced with growing concerns…