{"id":150918,"date":"2017-05-08T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/150918\/massive-statue-of-tambo-to-be-erected-at-airport-2\/"},"modified":"2017-05-08T19:10:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T17:10:47","slug":"massive-statue-of-tambo-to-be-erected-at-airport-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/05\/08\/massive-statue-of-tambo-to-be-erected-at-airport-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive statue of Tambo to be erected at airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

In observation of the 100 years since the birth of Oliver Reginald Tambo, a nine meter high bronze statue of the struggle icon will be erected at OR Tambo International Airport, in October.<\/p>\n

This was disclosed at the OR Tambo Memorial Lecture, held in Wattville, recently, which was attended by some 2 000 people.<\/p>

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Susan Shabangu, an ANC national executive member, was among those addressing the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge that all ANC Ekurhuleni leaders remain humble and put the needs of the people first,\u201d she said.<\/p>

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\u201cIt is important that the leadership goes back to the basics of interacting with its communities in keeping up with the legacy of OR Tambo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe legacy is about working with the people and listening to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tambo\u2019s son, Dali Tambo, thanked the metro for the continuous respect and recognition given to his family.<\/p>\n

Dali also said the ANC must continue to fight the challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment the country is facing, especially among young people.<\/p>\n

ANC Ekurhuleni chief whip Clr Jongizizwe Dlabathi said, \u201cWe are planning to roll out a number of commemorative programmes and events to celebrate the centenary of Tambo’s birth.\u201d<\/p>\n