The ANC’s longest-serving president Oliver Tambo can never be compared to the party’s current leader, the scandal-prone President Jacob Zuma. QUALITY LEADERSHIP: Pallo Jordan speaks at the O R Tambo memorial lecture at the University of Fort Hare’s Miriam Makeba Hall in East London Picture: SINO...
As South Africa celebrates the legacy of OR Tambo, his links with Lesotho evoke memories of the 9 December 1982 massacre of 30 South African refugees and 12 Basotho. Tambo attended the mass funeral, and the party that was governing at the time, the Basotho National Party,...
To mark the 100th anniversary of Oliver Tambo’s birth, the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) revealed four commemorative coins signifying the life and accomplishments of the iconic leader.The event took place at a commemoration ceremony in Boksburg hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni and the...
From Kuda Bwititi in Pretoria President Mugabe and President Jacob Zuma yesterday paid tribute to the late ANC icon, Cde Oliver Tambo, saying the liberation struggle stalwart was an exemplary leader who should never be forgotten. The two leaders made the remarks at the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi...
In commemorating 100 years since the birth of Oliver Tambo, the South African Mint Company, a subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), officially launched the new ZAR5 circulation coins, today 4 October 2017. The official event attended by key stakeholders including Kgalema Motlanthe, Former...
In a partnership between the Department of Tourism, OR Tambo District Municipality and Ekurhuleni Metro, Tourism Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe launched the inaugural OR Tambo Youth Exchange Programme at the OR Tambo Cultural Precinct in Gauteng yesterday. The exchange programme allowed two hundred learners from OR Tambo District Municipality to visit Gauteng attractions, including the OR Tambo Cultural Precinct, with the same number from Ekurhuleni visiting the birthplace of OR Tambo in Mbizana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape. Government has declared 2017 the Year of OR Tambo and as such the programme...
Windhoek-The Speaker of the National Assembly, Prof Peter Katjavivi, has described late South African struggle stalwart Oliver Tambo as a selfless giant of the African revolution who contributed immensely to the liberation of the African continent. Katjavivi paid tribute to Tambo while moderating a panel discussion...
The explosive events initiated by school pupils in Soweto in 1976 resounded throughout the world and had a dramatic impact on the ANC in exile. Within months, events began to escalate. Thousands of fleeing students arrived at the offices of the PAC, MK and the...
On January 8, the ANC declared 2017 “the year of Oliver Reginald Tambo - let us deepen unity”. When we ask what are the lessons for the ANC today as we reflect on the life Tambo, we may be tempted to say “comrade Tambo would have...
Brand South Africa CEO, Kingsley Makhubela, shares his thoughts on leadership from former African National Congress (ANC) leader, Oliver Reginald (OR) Tambo, who passed away in 1993. This year marks the centenary of Tambo’s birth. Oliver Tambo displayed an important quality when it comes to leadership:...