Mr Oliver Tambo Statue.

Mr Oliver Tambo was born on October 27 1917 at Nkantolo village in Bizana pondoland district, he was the president of the ANC during the apartheid regime. As a young boy Mr Tambo herd his father’s cattle with his fellow herders and he soon learnt to hunt birds, and took part in stick fighting and models animals from clay.

He attended school in Ludeke Methodist School which was not far from his homestead and also attended at Holly Cross Mission, for his tertiary education he was admitted to the university of fort hare. In 1940 was expelled for participating in a student strike. He was a teacher and then a lawyer.

His statue in Bizana was built to honour his memory and to let his legacy live on. The statue was built near the public library and everyone can go there and read all about him. The Bizana municipality also initiated a program under Mr Oliver Tambo to help those who do not have the means to go to university and further their studies, they help them with applying through university and pay for their fees especial the deserving children.