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Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada has died at the age of 87. He was a member of the African National Congress who spent 26 years in prison—18 of them on Robben Island along with Nelson Mandela.
Cape Town – The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) will take 40 young people on a tour of Robben Island as part of its Youth Leadership Camp this week. They are from communities based in the south ...
Ahmed Kathrada, a close confidante of Nelson Mandela who dedicated his life to opposing apartheid and racism, died in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning.
Paul Wong JOHN PRATT/Daily A veteran of the South African liberation movement, Ahmed Kathrada was a political prisoner for 26 years on Robben Island. He spoke last night in West Hall about his ...
The Five would be guided on their Robben Island tour by struggle stalwart and longtime political prisoner on the island, Ahmed Kathrada. ANA ...
Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada talks during a tribute to his close friend and former South African President Nelson Mandela at Gandhi Hall on Dec. 8, 2013, in Johannesburg ...
Anti-apartheid struggle veteran, Rivonia Trialist, Robben Island prisoner, parliamentary counsellor to former president Nelson Mandela and a historian – the life of Ahmed Kathrada was nothing short of ...
Former “Isidingo” actor and 919 radio presenter, Jack Devnarain, took to social media to share a heartfelt tribute to former Robben Island inmate and struggle stalwart, Ahmed Kathrada ...
Ahmed Kathrada's Stories A dedicated friend of Mandela who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964-1989, Kathrada recounts how the prisoners smuggled out Mandela's autobiography.
Ahmed Kathrada's Stories A dedicated friend of Mandela who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964-1989, Kathrada recounts how the prisoners smuggled out Mandela's autobiography.