Riyaz Patel
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid glowing tribute to the late ANC President Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, who would have turned 102 Sunday.
“We continue to celebrate his birthday although he is no longer with us in honour of the unparalleled contribution he made in the struggle to liberate the oppressed people of our country,” said Ramaphosa at the commemoration of Tambo, at the Wattville Cemetery in Ekurhuleni.
“The story of OR Tambo is like a book full of timeless life lessons to all who wish to become better people in service of humanity.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa
He said young people must draw inspiration from the life of the young OR Tambo and use to the all the educational opportunities provided to them by the democratic government.Â
Ramaphosa also paid tribute to Adelaide Tambo who – as a revolutionary in her own right – “understood and was prepared to pay
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