A thread that runs all the way back to the ANC’s watershed consultative conference held in April 1969 in Morogoro in Tanzania darts through the ANC in its current embodiment in the Zuma era. Deep discontent with the personal and political health of the movement’s...
Last year in June, I travelled to Zambia with the Vuka Africa Foundation team and as part of our visit we paid a courtesy call the South African High Commissioner in Lusaka, Her Excellency SN Mji. It was my first time in Zambia but having read...
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng reminded us that Oliver Tambo never betrayed the national democratic revolution by putting his personal desires first; in a time of much danger he led with selfless courage. He was a president who welcomed dialogue and disagreement within the ANC so...
Oliver Tambo’s name and reputation are lauded, not least because he succeeded, remarkably, in keeping the African National Congress (ANC) together as a liberation movement during an exile lasting 30 years. Despite this legacy, the ANC, now South Africa’s governing party, has seen a year...
In the early hours of April 23, 1993, Oliver Tambo suffered a massive, fatal stroke. His death came a mere two weeks after the murder of one of his most talented apprentices, Chris Hani. The shock of the assassination, as well as the very real threat...
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...
Johannesburg - As we come to the end of Women’s Month, it is undisputable that we live in a South Africa where extreme inequalities, gender stereotypes, sexism and rape culture are all commonplace. The most pervasive of these is women and children abuse - one of...
Despite the fact that his career distinguishes him as one of the venerated leaders of the struggle, Oliver Tambo remains largely obscured in the shadow of other eminent members of the ANC. “Never forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us...
Youth Month 2017 will be used to reflect on the life and legacy of Oliver Tambo, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (fondly known as O.R.) was born on October 27, 1917. He died on April 24, 1993, just...