PRESS STATEMENTTuesday, 22 July 2025 The removal of Dr Nobuhle Nkabane as Minister of Higher Education and Training is an important shift in the leadership of the higher education sector. Her disdain for Parliamentary accountability and reported fabricated Seta Board appointments has correctly led to her removal. Similarly, the decision to suspend Adv Andrew Chauke,…
This Youth Month, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s Youth Leadership and Activism Programme calls on all sectors of society to recommit to meaningful youth development. Not through slogans, but through real action, real inclusion, and real investment in youth-led change, in honour of the spirit of 1976. 49 years since the Soweto Uprising, South Africa’s young…
12 June 2025 The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the National Dialogue as a necessary step toward rebuilding our democracy, restoring social cohesion, and renewing our collective commitment to a united nation. South Africans are known for their ability to face challenges head-on and work together to find solutions. That is…
06 June 2025 The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) strongly condemns the inflammatory and unlawfulcomments made by Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, that are reportedin Africa Report (22 May 2025), threatening to shut down civil society organisations, includingthe AKF. His statements are a direct attack on the values of our democracy, the rule…
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,…
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…
The JHF and JCA welcomes the partial re-opening of the JCL, scheduled for 09.00 on March 21 2025, and we eagerly await the full re-opening of this important civic resource towards the middle of this year. The staggered re-opening is long overdue, following an extended 5-year closure which severely affected the local community, students, researchers,…
This year (2025), we approach the 10th annual Anti-Racism Week. South Africa marks two significantmilestones in the pursuit of justice and equality: the 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter andthe 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of RacialDiscrimination (ICERD). These landmark documents remain foundational to our collective strugglefor human…
For Immediate Release 07 March 2025 Johannesburg, South Africa – The Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) is calling for urgent national intervention to address the worsening crisis in the City of Johannesburg. Years of financial mismanagement, crumbling infrastructure, poor governance, and corruption have left the city on the brink of collapse, failing its residents and businesses.…
18/02/2025 The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation extends heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and community of Imam Muhsin Hendricks. His life was tragically and abruptly taken in an act of violence this past weekend in Gqeberha. In this we echo the sentiments of President Ramaphosa who said in his statement that “While we await the outcome…