Indian-origin Ahmed Kathrada receives Freedom of the City of Cape Town awardKathrada was a close confidante of South Africa's first black president and global anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
27 Nov, 2015, 01.15 PM IST
Indian-origin Ahmed Kathrada knighted by French governmentThe award is part of the National Orders of the Legion of Honour established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802.
16 Jul, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
Indian-origin Ahmed Kathrada knighted by French governmentKathrada, 85, joined former President Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and author Nadine Gordimer as the only South Africans to have receiv...
16 Jul, 2015, 04.50 PM IST
Hollywood-like Walk of Fame to be inaugurated in South AfricaThe stars, featuring stars inlaid into the pavement with names of people who have excelled in their fields, will be inaugurated in South Af...
11 Jul, 2015, 06.10 PM IST
Jonty Rhodes backs International Yoga Day in South AfricaAs many as 13 cities will hold events to mark the 5,000- year-old Indian physical, mental and spiritual practice that aims to transform bod...
13 Jun, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
Nelson Mandela's Indian-origin companions call for renewed fight against racismAhmed Kathrada and Laloo Chiba had spent 26 and 18 years respectively in South African jails with the country's first black president.
11 Feb, 2015, 02.44 AM IST
Jawaharlal Nehru's policies are of enduring relevance: Rahul GandhiIn a veiled attack on Modi-led dispensation, Rahul Gandhi today slammed those who were trying to "rub out" Jawaharlal Nehru from history.
18 Nov, 2014, 03.50 PM IST
Secularism a compelling necessity for the country: Sonia GandhiShe recalled that Nehru had once warned that he would fight to his last breath of his life to protect secularism if it comes under attack.
17 Nov, 2014, 03.08 PM IST
No Congress invite to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Jawaharlal Nehru's birth anniversary eventInterestingly, the party has put out the eulogising remarks about Nehru made by BJP's first Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the webs...
11 Nov, 2014, 06.39 PM IST
- Controversy in South Africa over hospital with Gandhi link
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation which promotes non-racialism said it should be noted that the project aimed to provide housing for the poor and i...
12 Aug, 2014, 04.54 AM IST
Nelson Mandela united entire world never seen before in history: Ahmed KathradaAhmed Kathrada today said Mandela had united the people of South Africa and the entire world on a scale "never experienced before in histor...
15 Dec, 2013, 03.22 PM IST
Nelson Mandela whitewashed history’s black deeds with sporting movesIt was at Mandela’s behest that the inmates formed the Makana Football Club, given official recognition by FIFA in 2007.
12 Dec, 2013, 05.37 AM IST
- Sonia Gandhi had emotional meeting with Mandela in 2007
Congress President Sonia Gandhi had got a little emotional during a courtesy call she made on former South African President Nelson Mandela...
06 Dec, 2013, 06.27 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi had emotional meeting with Nelson Mandela in 2007Congress President Sonia Gandhi had got a little emotional during a courtesy call she made on former South African President Nelson Mandela...
06 Dec, 2013, 03.53 PM IST
Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada pays tribute to Nelson MandelaVeteran Indian-origin anti- apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, who spent 26 yrs in South African jails with Nelson Mandela, vowed to contin...
06 Dec, 2013, 10.47 AM IST
- Ahmed Kathrada gets Freedom of the City Award, highest honour in Johannesburg
For obvious reasons, nothing excites Ahmed Kathrada more than freedom.The Indian-origin South African leader, who has spent 26 years in jai...
21 Jun, 2012, 06.47 PM IST
- Indian-origin South African activist Ahmed Karthada honoured by Johannesburg
Ahmed Karthada, who was imprisoned for years, is only the fifth person after Nelson Mandela and other ANC stalwarts to be honoured with the...
27 Apr, 2012, 11.21 PM IST