Essay: Orange. Coloured. Erased.
I am left with more questions than answers which is somewhat evident of my existence. There has always been the need to debunk, to question and to understand.
Essay: What i heard
I stopped drinking my water, and slowly set my glass on the table. shocked at the ease with which the word had crossed continents to fall upon my ears.
VIDEO: AKF weekly round up
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Ismail Vadi tribute speech at 110th birth anniversary of Yusuf Dadoo
19 September 2019 We are gathered at Heroes’ Acre in Westpark Cemetery (Johannesburg) to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo. Dr Dadoo was born on 5 September 1909 in Krugersdorp and he passed away on 19 September 1983 in London, where he is buried at Highgate Cemetery – a few metres…
VIDEO: #Kathrada90 events Catch Up
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation hosted a series of events under the banner, @Kathrada90 in honour of anti-apartheid struggle stalwart, Ahmed Kathrada would have turned 90 on August 21. The exciting string of events were kicked off by a women’s month celebration which paid tribute to several women who contributed selflessly to the resistance against apartheid…
Societal leaders urged to condemn and act against xenophobic violence and looting
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is extremely worried about the situation that has been unfolding in various parts of Gauteng since Sunday. The brazen looting, pillaging, violence, thuggery and xenophobia should draw our collective condemnation. The Foundation urges community, faith-based, organisational and political leaders to speak out against the lawlessness that has engulfed certain parts of…
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s youth concert a success
‘With spring in the air, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, on Sunday, September 1, 2019, hosted a tribute concert marking the 90th birthday of anti-apartheid struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada. Kathrada was born on August 21, 1929, in Sweizer-Reneke before moving to Johannesburg where his political activism began at age 8. While he was alive, Kathrada would…
Media Release- Defamation case against former President Zuma
I have been shocked, offended and pained by the events that have unfolded over the last weeks. Former President Zuma made an allegation in the Zondo Commission last month that comrades Siphiwe Nyanda and Ngoako Ramathlodi were apartheid spies. Early this month he made a statement on twitter that “I’m not surprised by @Julius_S_Malema revelations…
Remembering women of fortitude
Human and gender rights activist, Elinor Sisulu has called on South Africans, the youth in particular, to read more and know their history. Sisulu was speaking at an event hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada and the Sophie & Henry De Bruyn Foundations which paid tribute to several women who contributed selflessly to the resistance against…
Deadline for essay writing competition extended
Young people wishing to take part in the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s Annual Youth Essay Writing Competition Against Racism will have until Thursday, August 22 to apply. This comes after several requests from young people who have been asking for an extension of the closing date for the writing competition. The competition officially closed on Wednesday,…