WATCH: #AhmedKathrada in conversation with Mandela

Former president Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada on the eve of Mandela's 80th birthday in 2009. Picture: Debbie Yazbek/Nelson Mandela Foundation

Former president Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada on the eve of Mandela's 80th birthday in 2009. Picture: Debbie Yazbek/Nelson Mandela Foundation

Published Mar 28, 2017

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Struggle icon Ahmed Kathrada passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the age of 87.

In the famous Rivonia Trial, Kathrada along with Nelson Mandela and others stood trial for treason against the apartheid government between 1963 and 1964. The pair served together Robben Island before being transferred to Pollsmoor in Cape Town.

Kathrada later served as an ANC MP under Madiba, who remained a close friend until his death.

Here the Struggle icons share memories.

* Video clip courtesy of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

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