Minister Malusi Gigaba to deliver OR Tambo Lecture in Welkom
The Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation will host the 2017 O.R. Tambo Memorial Lecture as part of the department’s O.R. Tambo centenary programme. The year 2017 was declared as The Year of O.R. Tambo by President Jacob Zuma and in this regard DSACR has been consistent in implementing various programmes throughout the year to heed this clarion call. These programmes include the O.R. Tambo Marathon, the unveiling of O.R. Tambo statue, O.R. Tambo Boxing Tournament, and O.R. Tambo Games among others.
The 2017 O.R. Tambo Memorial Lecture will be delivered by the Minister of Finance Mr Malusi Gigaba as follows:
Date: 28 October 2017
Time: 18:00
Venue: Kingdom Ministries Church, Welkom
This event will be themed as a Black Tie event and attendance is by invitation only.
“O.R. Tambo was an icon who was opposed to a South Africa divided along racial, gender and ethnic lines. He was a unifier who understood the importance of unity in the struggle for freedom. Not only was O.R. Tambo the figure that kept the ANC together for 30 years during exile, he was also responsible to lead the ANC into a formidable, militant movement ready to defeat the apartheid system. O.R. Tambo would have been 100 years old, had he lived on. It is against this background that the Department remains committed to preserving and promoting the legacy of O.R Tambo” said MEC Mathabo Leeto.
Your media house is invited to cover this event.
Enquiries:
Tankiso Zola
Director: Communication and IT
Cell: 082 940 2392
Tel: 051 410 4742/4786/4735
Email: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
