LATEST: Struggle icon Khatrada dies

The late Nelson Mandela (left) and Ahmed Kathrada (right)
The late Nelson Mandela (left) and Ahmed Kathrada (right)

JOHANNESBURG – Ahmed Kathrada, whose life was dedicated to the struggle for freedom of the black masses in South Africa, died on Tuesday after a brief illness.

Kathrada had remained politically active until his dying days, critising the recent direction of his beloved African National Congress, to whom he had devoted most of his life, and even calling on President Jacob Zuma to step down.

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, which he founded, continues to work towards promoting ‘the values, rights and principles enshrined in the Freedom Charter and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa’.

Kathrada is survived by his life partner, Barbara Hogan. – eNCA

 

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