As South Africa enters mid autumn 2026, our democracy has reached an age that should signal maturity. Thirty two years after 1994, the promise of freedom ought to feel settled and secure. Instead, it feels unresolved—less like a completed project and more like a draft still being contested by lived reality. This is the uncomfortable…
It is 2026, eight years since the political transition that many hoped would end the systematic plunder of state resources. The “New Dawn” was proclaimed to a nation desperate for people-centred governance and ethical leadership. The reality has been a painful continuation of kleptocracy. We have moved not away from State Capture, but through it,…
29 March 2026 Dr Naledi Pandor Commissioner Kieswatter Ambassador Saleh Former MEC Vadi CEO of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Board Members of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Dr Buthelezi, Kathrada and Moola families Distinguished Guests Comrades and Friends One of the things I remember about Ambassador Moola is that he…
The fundraising dinner to mark what would have been Ahmed Kathrada’s 96th birthday was meant to be an evening of generosity and solidarity, but it became something far deeper.
By: Zane Dangor Thanks and gratitude to the Board and staff of the Kathrada Foundation to ask me to do the talk this year. It is truly and honour and I am humbled. I will try to do justice to the theme but from the outset I must indicate that significant minutes would be dedicated…
This month, the City of Johannesburg was scheduled to deliberate on a submission that recommends to the council the certification of what they termed irrecoverable sums of R1.9 billion and R2.2 billion in irregular, unauthorised, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2025-09-23-financial-mismanagement-continues-in-the-city-of-johannesburg/
The National Essay Writing Competition Against Racism provides a powerful platform for young people to think critically, write courageously and speak authentically about their experiences, hopes and visions for justice.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s annual National Youth Essay, Poetry & Art Competition Against Racism winners in each category have been collated. This is the introduction to the 2024 winners’ booklet.
One of the biggest tramplers of freedom is the immense misinformation and disinformation that goes on daily, says Neeshan Balton
Honouring Kathrada: Bridging Generations for Non-RacialismThe Ahmed Kathrada Foundation marked the anniversary of Ahmed Kathrada’s passing with two impactful remembrance events under the theme: “Achieving Non-Racialism. What Must Be Done?” The two-day programme called on South Africans, especially the youth, to reflect on the unfinished business of building a truly non-racial and democratic society. On…