The Foundation together with the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), the Mail & Guardian, Kaya fm, and the Wits School of Governance, hosted the Critical Thinking Forum on the 16 th May 2017. The topic: “Leadership Lessons Learnt from OR Tambo”. The event was...
Ekurhuleni’s executive mayor Clr Mzwandile Masina and the Brazilian Foreign Minister, Honorable Aloysio Nunes Ferreira Filho will lead a wreath laying ceremony at O R and Adelaide Tambo’s gravesite on Monday, May 15. This is part of a series of planned events to commemorate the centenary...
Former Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sachs says there is no need to amend the country's constitution. Delivering a lecture at the Luthuli Museum at Groutville, north of Durban, he said there were sufficient remedies in the current constitution that could be used to bring about change...
The 18th of July marks the birth Adelaide Tambo, it also marks the birth of Nelson Mandela. To this end, the foundations of both stalwarts will be collaborating on their Mandela Day festivities. The launch of Mandela day was held on the 10th of May...
In observation of the 100 years since the birth of Oliver Reginald Tambo, a nine-meter high bronze statue of the struggle icon will be erected at OR Tambo International Airport, in October. This was disclosed at the OR Tambo Memorial Lecture, held in Wattville, recently, which...
Had he continued to live beyond the 75 years he had attained when he died on April 24 1993, Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo would have turned 100 years old on October 27 2017. In a nutshell, the biography of the man who was fondly referred to...
Oliver Tambo was one of SA’s greatest leaders and freedom fighters. As we celebrate Freedom Day on Thursday, Jeff Radebe pays tribute to the Struggle icon. This week marks the 24th anniversary of Oliver Reginald Tambo’s passing. This stalwart of our liberation struggle left us in...
SA needs to do away with this unfounded notion that if some leaders are not in leadership positions that everything is lost, writes Thabile Wonci. Over the past few weeks, South Africans have been deliberating the shameful misfortunes that have risen out of seemingly ill-considered decisions...
The Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation was established in 2010 to preserve, promote, and advance the legacy of Oliver and Adelaide Tambo in order to contribute towards national development and strengthen democracy. This is the mandate that guides our work. The year 2017 has been declared...
Through his activism over the decades, lawyer, revolutionary and politician, Oliver Reginald Tambo left an indelible impression on South Africa and its new Constitution....