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A memorial event for Hanef Bhamjee OBE, secretary of ACTSA Cymru was held at the Senedd in Cardiff on Saturday, 11th June 2022.  Speakers at the event included: Hanef's younger brother, Yusuf Bhamjee;  his close friends Gulam Mayet and Gaynor Legall; his step-daughter Robyn Griffiths; First Minister the Right Honorable Mark Drakeford MS; Mick Anthoniw MS; singer and politician Dafydd Iwan.  The audience also watched a video tribute from Lord Kinnock and clips from the 1992 ITV Wales This Week documentary about Hanef's visit to South Africa.

This year our Annual Soweto Walk will be in remembrance of Hanef as well as the events at Soweto 45 years ago.

It will take place on Sunday 12th June 2022. We will start at the usual location, King George’s Field, St Donat’s at 11:00 and walk to the Plough and Harrow. 

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Hanef Bhamjee on 8 January 2022.  Hanef was Secretary of the Wales Ant-Apartheid Movement from 1981 to 1994 and went on to be Secretary of ACTSA Wales/Cymru.  

ACTSA WALES has since 1976 hosted an annual sponsored walk, the SOWETO WALK, commemorating the June 16, 1976 massacre as a fundraising exercise. The Welsh community has regularly donated to political and social causes in Southern Africa.  Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) is a successor organization to the Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement. For decades, funds raised through the SOWETO WALKs and other initiatives have been regularly channelled into South Africa.  

The latest ACTSA Newsletter can be downloaded here.

The newsletter will bring you up to date with our activities and other news. Hanef has written an obituary on Tony Bianchi who died this year. Our well worn banner made it latest appearance at his funeral.

TONY BIANCHI unfortunately passed away in July 2017. There was a good crowd of people at his Humanist funeral from all walks of life. Much has been written about his contribution to Welsh culture and his work in literature in English and Welsh. He was viewed as one of the finest writers in Welsh society.

DONATIONS TO 17 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FROM WALES

Press Conference to be held at uMsunduzi Museum, 351 Langalibalele/ Longmarket Street opposite Natalia Building, Pietermaritzburg on Monday, 09 January 2017 at 11h00 at which the Secretary for ACTSA, Hanef Bhamjee, who is a member of the ANC, will engage recipients and the Media.

Hello everyone,

It’s that time of the year again. When Hanef is starting to think of visiting South Africa and I start bothering you for sponsorship money and/or donations. 

Over 25 people took part is this year's Soweto Walk on 21st June to raise money for Dube High School in the sprawling township of Kwa Mashu in Durban, the Treatment Action Campaign and the ZISIZE Education Trust.

  1. Donations from Wales

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