6 May 2024 Statement on Israel from South African organisations representing the legacies of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mr Ahmed Kathrada. BANNING AL JAZEERA ON THE EVE OF RAFAH INVASION IS A STRATEGY STRAIGHT FROM APARTHEID COPYBOOK After the advent of democracy, and the revelations of brutality laid bare at South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation…
City of Johannesburg Must Account for Fire The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation expresses its sincerest condolences to the victims of the fire in the Johannesburg building. This has thus far claimed over 70 lives. We wish the injured speedy recovery. Johannesburg city officials have been quick to lay blame for this on NGOs which are supposedly…
22 August 2023The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation notes the plea of guilt by the six accused in the case of BabitaDeokaran. While this is a significant development and ends a case that took almost 2 years, itdoes not represent closure in any meaningful way.Closure requires 4 things to happen.• The people behind the assassins must be…
18 April 2023 The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AFK) Youth Activism Progamme Manager, Irfaan Mangera will be leaving the AKF. Mangera will be joining the Rise Mzansi political movement that will be launched Wednesday, 19 April 2023. He leaves the organization after serving it for four years. Mangera started at the AKF as a volunteer and…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes news of the appointment of Judge Raymond Zondo as Chief Justice, as well as the appointment of Judge Mandisa Maya as Deputy Chief Justice. Judge Zondo brings 25 years of untainted service to this post. Together with Judge Mandisa Maya, the first woman to serve as the President of the…
Don’t let looters and racists in and outside of South Africa succeed in getting us to refocus away from the failed insurrection, writes Neeshan Balton, the Executive Director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. In mid-July 2021, South Africa had to deal with the worst possible attack on its democratic, constitutional order since 1994. It witnessed…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation conveys its deepest condolences to the family, friends and comrades of struggle veteran and treason trialist Dr Hassen Mohamed ‘Ike’ Moosa. Comrade Hassen was born in Johannesburg in September 1923 to Hajira and Mohamed Moosa. After completing his matric, he went on to pursue a BSc degree at the University of…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes the charges instituted by the National Prosecuting Authority against Rajesh and Atul Gupta and their wives, Chetali and Arti, as well as several of their business associates. It also welcomes the Investigating Directorate’s seizure of R520 million worth of assets belonging to the Guptas, their associate Iqbal Sharma and his…
This year marks the 20th anniversary since the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerances took place in Durban. The gathering created a platform where thought leaders from around the world could engage on the global challenges of racism with the intention of adopting a programme of action that would address these…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes the imminent contempt of Court application that the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture will lay against former President Jacob Zuma. This follows the former President’s failure to appear before the Commission on Monday, despite a Constitutional Court ruling compelling him to do so. The Foundation’s Executive…