ADVERTORIAL
movements
(South
Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo
liberation
Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe).
UNLOCKING OF WALVIS BAY (WINDHOEK) OR
Tambo’s
leadership
and
negotiation skills assisted during the stalemate in South Africa and Namibia’s negotiations, wherein apartheid
SA
wanted
Walvis
Bay as part of South Africa. OR Tambo’s witty leadership helped former President Nujoma to win the negotiations on Walvis Bay. the organisation wanted for the
and fair when dealing with issues.
The Freedom Fighter – Wankie Campaign
future. OR Tambo had consistently
His humility and compassion made
advocated support for a multiparty
him a father figure to all women in
At
democracy and an entrenched
the camps. He called them “The
Bill of Rights.
almighty few”. By recognising their
the
same
time,
MK
and
Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army
(ZIPRA)
began
to
voices, he could name 522 women
work
together with the aim of infiltrating
Also in 1987 OR Tambo, together
in the camps. OR Tambo always
Rhodesia
(now
with
and
advised women on development
1968
Tambo
Zimbabwe).
In
others,
covert
and life skills, as well as constantly
the MK group on a number of
mission by MK known as Operation
reminding them not to lose focus
occasions when they went on
Vula.
and
reconnaissance expeditions along
operatives to infiltrate into the
of leaving the country for the
the Zambezi River, sleeping in the
country
betterment of South Africa.
open with the group. OR Tambo
establishing networks and arms
named
caches.
OR
the
accompanied
group
the
Luthuli
headed
a
conceived
OR to
top-secret Tambo work
chose
the
underground,
He
was
very
their
sacrifice
thoughtful
–
on
foreign travels he would bring
Detachment, in honour of Chief railway accident in July 1967 in
OR TAMBO ON WOMEN’S ISSUES
Groutville, Natal (now KwaZulu-
OR
Natal).
of
Luthuli who was killed in a tragic
applauded
Tambo
was
mindful
was the first significant military
commissioned a Code of Conduct
founding fathers of South Africa’s
campaign
that saw that women’s rights were
liberation
respected and upheld by all in the
democracy. Today South Africa
organisation. He tried to ensure
prides itself with layers of political,
Operation Vula
that the abuse of women was
military, cultural and economic
In 1987 Tambo appointed a high-
eradicated.
leaders
for
the
Campaign liberation
movement.
powered
commission
of
of
very
OR Tambo was one of the key
Wankie
rights
knew each needed.
He
The
the
each woman an item that he
women.
and
legal
and
who
developed
were by
OR
He was a hero, a father, a man of
to
to reflect the kind of country
great dignity, and a friend to all in
positions across gender.
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strategic
mentored
people to draw up a Constitution
the camps. He was confident, firm
occupy
constitutional
Tambo
leadership