Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Welcomes President Ramaphosa’s Visit to the U.S.

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Washington, D.C., for high-level talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. This visit is an important opportunity to reset relations and reassert South Africa’s commitment to democracy, multilateralism, and principled global engagement. We commend President Ramaphosa for leading this effort and acknowledge the delegation accompanying him,…

Minister Mckenzie, You Pledged to Uphold the Constitution: Stop the Hateful, Unlawful Directives.

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to express our deep concern andstrong condemnation of the recent public statements and directives issued by Minister ofSports, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie. Speaking at a recent signing of stakeholder compacts with public entities falling within theDepartment of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC), the Minister said of…

Strides in alleged corruption cases welcomed

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes action taken by law enforcement agencies in recent months tackling alleged corruption. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Neeshan Balton, indicated that it “gives one a sense of hope that investigations are now finally yielding results, with big cases being prosecution ready”. Balton referred to Tuesday’s warrant of arrest for ANC Secretary…

No to preferential treatment for Guptas

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…