Chief Luthuli, Oliver Tambo and Moses Mabhida at Johannesburg Station

Alf Kumalo © Baileys African History Archive

Updated: 24 Jul 2019

Chief Luthuli, Oliver Tambo and Moses Mabhida at Johannesburg Station, before his banning in May 1959. There were more policemen waiting for him at Germiston, where Luthuli climbed out to greet his friend Oliver Tambo. They followed him to Tambo's house, where Luthuli slept. Next day was Saturday, the day for Luthuli to come to Johannesburg. More police at Germiston station. More police and a thousand people waiting on the platform at Johannesburg. These people were not there as an organised greeting. They had come by chance in case Luthuli arrived.

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South African History Online. (2011, August 22). Chief Luthuli, Oliver Tambo and Moses Mabhida at Johannesburg Station. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067824

South African History Online (2011) 'Chief Luthuli, Oliver Tambo and Moses Mabhida at Johannesburg Station', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067824 (Accessed: 6 September 2026).

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"Chief Luthuli, Oliver Tambo and Moses Mabhida at Johannesburg Station." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067824. Accessed 6 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Chief Luthuli, Oliver Tambo and Moses Mabhida at Johannesburg Station." South African History Online. August 22, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0067824.