News Summary:
On August 21, 2026, the World Karate Federation (WKF) partnered with the NO MORE Foundation, establishing a strategic framework to prevent gender-based violence. The collaboration aims to combine the WKF's global karate network, athlete role models, and values-based education with NO MORE's expertise to empower children, adolescents, women, and vulnerable groups through joint initiatives, awareness campaigns, and educational programs. Previously, on August 5, the WKF appointed a new interim board for Karate South Africa (KSA) amid allegations of corrupt governance, suspending the organization’s entire national executive, including president Sonny Pillay, due to ongoing governance concerns. On July 19, the WKF had confirmed its backing for KSA's interim leadership, stating that interim president Sean Ahmed was in charge and KSA remained a full member despite the national executive's suspension. This followed the WKF’s provisional suspension of KSA's national executive on July 6, citing governance issues and pending disciplinary proceedings, amidst a decade of turbulence and infighting under Pillay's leadership. Earlier, on June 19, the Guardian Girls Karate program expanded across the Americas, marked by an Instructors’ Course in Mexico City that trained 23 instructors from 17 countries to implement and expand the initiative in their home nations.
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