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South Africa has definitely betrayed Tambo – Madlanga | SA News

JOHANNESBURG – Have we lived up to what Tambo fought for, or have we betrayed his ideas, values, principles and convictions?

This was the question Retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseni Madlanga posed as he challenged South Africa to reflect on whether it is living up to the legacy of Oliver Tambo.  

Madlanga stood firm in his answer, saying “South Africa has definitely betrayed Tambo” pointing to high levels of gender-based violence in the country.

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He was delivering the OR Tambo Memorial Lecture in Johannesburg on Friday evening.  

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