The life of Oliver Tambo to be celebrated
It’s all systems go for the Ekurhuleni Metro to render a befitting celebration of the life and legacy of the late icon, Oliver Reginald Tambo.
The official opening of the OR Tambo Narrative Centre on Thursday, October 22, is set to take visitors on a nostalgic journey through the life and times of Tambo. The centre is housed at the Precinct which is a national heritage site.
The exhibition includes the milestones which mark his remarkable contribution to politics, his role in the birth of the democratic South Africa, as well as his personal life.
In preserving the fibre of Tambo’s harmonic flair, choirs from across the City of Ekurhuleni will face one another in the Ekurhuleni regional choral competition on October 11 at the Germiston City Hall.
The winner of the regional competition will secure a spot on the big stage of the annual Ekurhuleni Melting Pot Choral Music Festival taking place on October 31 and November 1 at Carnival City.
On October 24, over 60 learners from Ekurhuleni, Alfred Nzo Municipality, OR Tambo District Municipality as well as learners from Lusaka in Zambia will converge at Willowmore High School in Benoni for a schools debate competition.
The City of Ekurhuleni will pay homage to Oliver and Adelaide Tambo at a wreath laying ceremony at their gravesite situated at the Tamboville Cemetery in Wattville. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, October 27, and a memorial lecture will be held in the evening to reflect on the significant role of the political giant.
Culminating the eventful month will be a theatre production on Thursday, October 29, at the Springs Theatre, where audiences will be mesmerized with an opera interpretation of Tambo’s life.
