President Zuma to unveil a life-size or Tambo statue
Submitted by: MyPressportal TeamThe ceremony forms part of the O.R. Tambo centenary celebrations that are being held across the country under the theme “Life and Legacy of OR Tambo”
PRETORIA, South Africa, October 17, 2017/APO/ --
President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday, 19 October 2017, unveil a life-size statue of Mr Oliver Reginald Tambo at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
The ceremony forms part of the O.R. Tambo centenary celebrations that are being held across the country under the theme “Life and Legacy of OR Tambo”.
The ceremony will honour and celebrate Mr Tambo's great life and legacy as well as acknowledge the sacrifices and immense contribution he made towards a free, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South Africa.
During the ceremony President Zuma will also unveil a bust and officially rename the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) auditorium and tower after the liberation struggle icon, to further honour Mr Tambo.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Presidency.
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