On January 8 every year, the ANC celebrates its birthday in a January statement intended to outline its annual plan of action. This year’s celebration was dedicated to one of its iconic founding fathers and former president Oliver Reginald Tambo, affectionately known as OR. As I analyse...
President Jacob Zuma has dedicated this year’s Basic Education Sector Lekgotla to struggle hero Oliver Tambo‚ whom he said was an “embodiment” of all that is good in the teaching profession. “He was an embodiment of all that is good and noble about the teaching profession....
Ruling party should learn from the life of Oliver Tambo about selfless leadership. We are delivering an Oliver Reginald Tambo memorial lecture at a time when our movement is going through a very difficult period. To many of us, perhaps because of our age and laziness to...
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says current circumstances in the country require people to stand up and speak out. Mogoeng was delivering the Oliver Tambo Memorial Lecture in Johannesburg last night. The lecture was attended by African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Dr Frene Ginwala, Zanele Mbeki and ANC...
Constitutional Court Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng is delivering the Oliver Tambo Memorial Lecture taking place at Turbine Hall in Newtown, Johannesburg. Mogoeng will focus on Tambo's values, their meaning and relevance for the country in 2016. Earlier on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to former...
The 5th annual Oliver Tambo memorial lecture will be delivered tonight. CapeTalk/702’s Redi Tlhabi spoke to Mavuso Msimang, CEO of the Oliver Tambo Foundation ahead of tonight’s event. Msimang was a leading member of the Umkhonto WeSizwe high command and from 1969 to 1971 was the...
The struggle stalwart was a humble leader who should be celebrated, writes Aydon Windvogel The ANC has always produced leaders of a high calibre. One such leader was born on October 27 1917 in the village of Kantolo in Bizana, Pondoland. Oliver Tambo was a bright student...
RIGHTS If we did a paternity or maternity test on the South African Constitution, whose DNA do you think would come up? The answer is: Oliver Tambo’s. I recall a moment in March 1988 when I was walking to the microphone in a small hall in Lusaka....
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In partnership with The Wits School of Governance, the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation will be hosting a series of 10 public debates, scheduled to span over 15 months and focussing on the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP). The first debate was hosted...