The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is proud to announce the continuation and expansion of the Billy and Elsie Nair Learner Support Programme, which officially commenced on 20 September 2025, in preparation of final examinations. According to the latest PIRLS 2021 report, released in May 2023, 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa are unable to…
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express grave concern at the disclosure by MPSongezo Zibi, Chair of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), that he is undersurveillance and facing possible intimidation linked to Parliament’s inquiry into the Road AccidentFund (RAF). These intimidatory acts strike at the heart of Parliament’s constitutional oversightmandate and the public’s…
The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg has promised residents of Claremont, Westbury, and Coronationville that water will be restored within seven days. Today, with six days left, the Joburg Crisis Alliance intends to hold the mayor to his promise. Communities in these areas have lived with intermittent water for more than a decade. Most recently, they…
The preservation of our liberation history is not only about memory, but also about safeguarding truth for future generations. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, in partnership with North-West University’s School of Social Sciences and the National Heritage Council, will host the second phase of its student archival training programme, set to take place at Constitution Hill.…
In its ongoing commitment to preserving South Africa’s rich liberation heritage, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, in partnership with Northwest University’s School of Social Sciences and the National Heritage Council, is equipping 20 students with practical archival skills. This initiative is underpinned by a formal Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and Northwest…
Press Statement For Immediate Release 08 August 2025 AKF Calls for Accountability, Education and Dialogue After Offensive Podcast Remarks The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation notes with concern the derogatory and demeaning remarks made about the Coloured community on the Open Chats Podcast. These comments, reducing an entire community to harmful stereotypes, have caused deep offence, anger,…
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…