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The SABC's role in promoting social cohesion and non-racialism was explored at a seminar in Johannesburg. Priya Pitamber The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) was there...

The freedom that we celebrate today is a precious gift bequeathed to us by leaders such as Ahmed Kathrada, says Brand South Africa's CEO...

Former Rivonia trialist and anti-apartheid struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada died today, following a long illness. He was 87. After 1994, Kathrada served as a...

Active citizenry is needed to overcome the challenges facing the country in helping all residents to realise their human rights, from access to water to equality.

The Anti-Racism Network South Africa brings together several organisations, led by the Kathrada and Mandela foundations, that have combined resources to fight racism and discrimination. It is planning an anti-racism awareness week for March 2016, leading up to Human Rights Day.

In delivering the third Mandela Colloquium lecture, his old friend Ahmed Kathrada spoke with great affection, always recounting his memories of their years together in the present tense, as if Mandela was still present in his life. They met when Kathrada was a teenager, and he was inspired by the former leader's strength, courage and deep sense of equality.