Young people wishing to take part in the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s Annual Youth Essay Writing Competition Against Racism will have until Thursday, August 22 to apply. This comes after several requests from young people who have been asking for an extension of the closing date for the writing competition. The competition officially closed on Wednesday,…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation condemns the racist and inhumane sentiments reportedly expressed by Black First Land First’s spokesperson, Lindsay Maasdorp, in relation to the Hoërskool Driehoek tragedy. Maasdorp is reported to have come out in support of a comment said to have posted by Facebook user, Siyanda Gumede, in which he said he “doesn’t have…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is deeply concerned by a video made by Kessie Nair which went viral yesterday. In the video, Nair unashamedly and repeatedly refers to President Cyril Ramaphosa as a “kaffir President”. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Neeshan Balton, said, “We condemn this despicable utterance, which is an attack on the dignity of…
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s condemns the racist attitude of Kulula flight passenger, Alochna Moodley. Moodley admitted to using the used the k-word in a text to reportedly describe the captain, Menzi Mvelase, and two other passengers. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Neeshan Balton, said that Moodley’s attitude was “repulsive and must be strongly condemned”. “There can…