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…
In 1961, David studied for a law degree at the University of Natal. He served in the Students’ Representative Council alongside Comrade Steve Biko.
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.
He was convicted in May 1964, served his sentence at a prison in Orange Free State, and was released in 1966.
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.
Civil society organisations #UniteBehind and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation extend their support towards former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa board chairperson, Popo Molefe, and all public servants who have confronted state capture at PRASA. Molefe recently provided testimony before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry, detailing the extent to which the PRASA Board of Control…
The list of 67 action points will be made public on Mandela Day to mark the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela, who spent 67 years of his life championing social justice and equality, as well as accountable and ethical leadership.
30 April 2020 Dear Minister Seehofer, We, Jewish scholars and artists from Israel and elsewhere, many of whom specialize in antiSemitism and in Jewish, Holocaust and Israel Studies, are calling on you to replace Felix Klein, the Federal government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Antisemitism, following his shameful attack on…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation joins the global community in condemning the brutality of law enforcement agencies, particularly against black people, both in South Africa and in the United States of America. Police and army brutality is a striking demonstration of the legacy of centuries of racism and violence that continues to persist. The merciless killing…