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Oliver Tambo. In 1942, Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo earned a BSc from Fort Hare University (whose students were external Unisa students). Unisa’s administration building is named after him. Tambo was born into a deeply traditional family in the Eastern Cape. He excelled academically, and received a scholarship of £40 from Unisa in 1937 ...
Books. Oliver Tambo: Beyond the Engeli Mountains. Luli Callinicos. New Africa Books, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 672 pages. This biography on the life and times of Oliver Tambo combines the personal and the political, the family and the nation. It explores, under Tambo's steward of the ANC, the making of a culture consensus.
Oct 15, 2018 · Oliver Tambo: Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Directed by Connie Field. The untold story of Oliver Tambo-- who lived a life on the principles of ethics, compassion, inclusion, social justice and equality-- the man behind the release of Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid in South Africa.
Oliver Tambo was born in the village of Kantolo, about 20 km from Bizana, in Pondoland, on 27 October 1917. His mother, Julia, was the third wife of Mzimeni Tambo, son of a farmer and assistant salesman at a local trading store.
Search for: 'Oliver Tambo' in Oxford Reference ». (1917–1993)South African political leader and anti-apartheid activist who spent thirty years in exile before returning to his native country.The son of a peasant farmer, Oliver Tambo was born at Bizana in the Transkei and educated at the Ludeke Methodist Mission School (1924–29), the ...
Oct 27, 2016 · 27 Oct Remembering Oliver Tambo. 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 and leader from the start.
This event featured the conferral of an honorary degree upon Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who also delivered the Oliver Tambo Lecture on “Peace is…”. A reception followed the event in Healy Hall Second Floor Corridor. This event was hosted by Georgetown University's Office of the President.
