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Legendary South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada passes away

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has confirmed that 87-year-old stalwart Ahmed Kathrada died in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the Donald Gordon Hospital in Johannesburg.

Legendary anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada passes away

Kathrada had been ill for the last month‚ with his condition deteriorating in the last 24 hours. He was taken in for surgery for surgery linked to blog clotting on the brain.

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation's Director Neeshan Balton said that the veteran had "experienced several post-operation complications‚ rendering his condition serious".

OneIndia News

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