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…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing on of ANC veteran, Denis Theodore Goldberg (87), in Cape Town last night. Goldberg was the recipient of the Order of Luthuli (Silver) from the Presidency in 2009 for his lifelong contribution to the liberation struggle and service to the people of South Africa. Ten…
Press statement In celebrating human rights, the Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA) launched the 5th Anti-Racism Week at the historic Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct, in Vereeniging. The Anti-Racism Network South Africa is an alliance of like-minded organisations interested in responding to issues of racism nationally. The network calls on all various sectors of society to…
This letter, by the undersigned organisations, is addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the State of the Nation Address. It calls on him to ensure that 2020 will be the ‘Year of the Orange Overalls’ for those implicated in state capture. The letter precedes a public rally taking place today, 12 February 2020, at…
Balton stated that apartheid was declared a crime against humanity because it was exactly that. “It was inhumane and the disastrous impact that it had on millions individually and collectively is an undeniable fact.
The group of veterans have articulated what is behind the sustained attacks against Minister Gordhan and what is at stake for the country.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation condemns the racist attitude displayed by Kanthan Pillay, the now former head of eNCA news, in referring to political journalist Samkele Maseko as a ‘rat’ in a tweet that has since been deleted. This followed Maseko’s resignation from eNCA, with Pillay making the dehumanising reference and likening the SABC, where Maseko…