The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is deeply saddened at the death on 9 September 2020 of Adv George Bizos. The Foundation would like to express its sincere condolences to the family, friends and comrades of Adv Bizos. The Foundation recalls the extremely close personal friendship between its founder, Ahmed Kathrada, and the late Adv Bizos. We…
In the first three months of lockdown, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s (AKF) racism reporting app, ZiRRA, received over 500 reports of racism from across South Africa. Victims and witnesses were linked up with various partners of this project, including the SAHRC, Lifeline, Mediate Works, and the legal body, People Against Racism. A report on this…
Support #OrangeMaskFridays We, the undersigned organisations, call on the public to demonstrate their anger against Covid-19 corruption by donning an orange mask every Friday. The colour is symbolic of the orange overalls which Covid-19 looters should be wearing in prison. The #OrangeMaskFridays campaign forms part of a broad societal effort to stop C19 corruption. The…
MEDIA STATEMENT: Tuesday 25 August 2020 JOHANNESBURG: On Monday 24 August 2020 a delegation of organisations calling for societal action against COVID-19 corruption met with the National Officials of the African National Congress (ANC) led by party president, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa. The delegation, led by the South African Council of Churches (SACC), comprises five other…
Press statement 23 August 2020 The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s online rally held on Friday, 21 August 2020, saw a cross-sectoral call for societal mobilisation against C19 corruption. The ‘Stop C19 Corruption’ rally featured speakers across several provinces, from labour, business, civil society and the faith-based sector. They addressed hundreds of participants, making the call for…
If you missed the closing date, this is your chance. We are offering an extension for submissions into the Youth Essay Writing Competition Against Racism. Deadline is 28 August 2020.
In the next week, the SACC and its partner organisations will work with a number of other formations, academics, and legal experts to mobilise a comprehensive societal response against corruption.
In order for us to reach our target of R162000 for a yearlong supply we challenge you to contribute between R64 and R640 (or more) in commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March.
Damages are being sought against the three Gupta brothers, Ajay, Atul and Rajesh, and their business associate, Salim Essa, as well several former Eskom board members and the former Minister, Mosebenzi Zwane.
Below is a set of 67 quotations drawn from submissions of members of the public from the #FixOurDemocracy initiative. The initiative was started on July 14 by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, supported by several other organisations. It made a call for South Africans to submit suggestions, via an online survey, on how to #FixOurDemocracy in…