Ahmed kathrada
ISMAIL VADI: Keep the activism fire burning by living the legacy of Kathrada
Our activism must focus on the actual and immediate needs in our communities over the next few months - just like Ahmed Kathrada's did, writes Ismail Vadi.
The SACP's Solly Mapaila said they were calling on all South Africans to defend Mandela’s legacy against those who seek to destroy it.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has welcomed the arrests of nine people in connection with the murder of late apartheid struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada’s nephew and his son.
Yunus Kathrada (65) and his 28-year-old son Moulana Ahmed Kathrada were killed by armed suspects during an apparent house robbery in the North West last Thursday.
Police are investigating two cases of murder and attempted house robbery.
The pair were killed by two armed suspects during an apparent house robbery on Thursday night
The documentary titled ‘The State Against Mandela And the Others’ is showing at the Cannes Film Festival as a special screening.
Former ANC NEC member Barbra Hogan is attending the party's conference at Nasrec as a non-voting delegate.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation says that it is disappointed that President Jacob Zuma would think the late struggle stalwart was manipulated into writing a letter calling on him to step down.
The late ANC struggle veteran sent a letter to the president last year asking him to resign. Zuma, in a recent SABC interview, questioned the authenticity of the letter.
Presidential candidate Lindiwe Sisulu says anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada died an angry man due to the state of affairs within the African National Congress.
The foundation says it does, however, have an interest in who will become the president of SA.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation arranged for the EFF leadership to visit Robben Island on Wednesday.
Barbara Hogan went on a visit with the Economic Freedom Fighters leadership, former president Kgalema Motlanthe and members of the Ahmed Kathrada and Nelson Mandela Foundations.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation launched a national tribute programme for the late veteran.
The foundation’s director, Neeshan Bolton, says organisers will distribute educational material about Ahmed Kathrada’s contribution to the struggle against apartheid.
MPs paid tribute to Ahmed Kathrada, who died in March. Veronica Mente quoted from a statement from the Kathrada Foundation, urging MPs to support a motion of no confidence in Jacob Zuma.
Last month, Motlanthe spoke at Ahmed Kathrada’s funeral, quoting the late stalwart’s letter in which he asked President Jacob Zuma to resign.
Ahmed Kathrada's memorial was interrupted and the Active Citizens Movement asked the league to send a written apology to the stalwart’s family.