Tambo, was a south african antiapartheid politician and revolutionary who served as president of the african national congress anc from 1967 to 1991. Upon restoration, the library books were returned and arranged in their original order on the shelves. The maverick genius, jan christian smuts 18701950invented the words holism and holistic in his book, holism and evolution, which stresses the importance of structure and function in holistic referenceframes. The south african government took over the assets and liabilities of union airways on 1 february 1934. General jan christiaan smuts south african history online.
Smuts was a vocal proponent of the creation of a jewish state, and spoke out against the rising antisemitism of the 1930s. The thoughts behind this book laid the foundation for smuts later wideranging philosophy of holism. Previously known as jan smuts airport, so named after a famous politician at the time. The airport traded cape towns past airport, wingfield aerodrome. Originally named after the then south african prime minister, it initially offered two international flights. Another history book on jan smuts released bloemfontein. Tambo became the hub of the subcontinent for air travel.
Old photo of jan smuts airport africa day, south africa, johannesburg city, blue. Icao fagm being built in the 1920s as the original. The airport, which, many still refer to the airport as the johannesburg airport, is located in kempton park, ekurhuleni, just outside. These name changes were at first to remove politically motivated, incorrectly spelt or offensive names such as those named after apartheid leaders from the south african landscape. Enigmatic jan smuts still elusive in new biography.
Jan christiaan smuts om, ch, ed, pc, kc, frs 24 may 1870 11 september 1950 was a prominent south african and british commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. Former home of south african statesman rumored to be. The flawed genius of jan smuts history documentary. Veldmaarskalk jan christian smuts riebeekwes, 24 mei 1870 doornkloof naby irene, distrik pretoria, 11 september 1950 was n vooraanstaande suidafrikaanse en. Although smuts had originally advocated racial segregation and. This unique history book deals with the different themes in the life of smuts, rather than describing the events. The jnb short code for the or tambo international airport, have gone through some major changes since it was founded in 1952. Jan smuts airport was built on the farm witkoppies. Formerly, jan smuts airport, it has been renamed in honour of the late and former anc president, oliver reginald tambo, who was more commonly referred to by the name of or tambo. Previously the airport was known as jan smuts international airport and it was named after former prime minister of south africa. Life and times of or tamborenaming of jan smuts airport. He discourses on how losses obtain from analysis and how gains obtain from holistic views. I think it is somewhat sad that a canadian teenager will know more about jan smuts and what he achieved in world terms, than a south african adult. Johannesburg airport seated in the heart of kempton park ekurhuleni, gauteng in south africa.
See more ideas about south africa, kempton park and africa. Share jan smuts quotations about soul, south africa and defeat. Johannesburg or tambo international airport is one of the few airports in the world with scheduled passenger direct flights between all 6 inhabited continents and also. General view inside the empty chamber of the houses of parliament prior to field marshal general smuts making a.
He died at the close of the wwii period, when turmoil still reigned throughout africa. Malan airport was opened in 1954, a year after jan smuts airport now or tambo international airport on the witwatersrand, near johannesburg, opened. This included 40 staff members and three junkers fs, one dh60 gypsy moth, one dh80a puss moth and a leased junkers f and junkers a50. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as prime minister of the union of south africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. The farmstead of general jan smuts on the outskirts of pretoria. He was a supporter of racial segregation based on separate.
Established in the year of 1952 as the jan smuts airport, traffic was immediately attracted from the citys nearby palmietfontein international airport. Field marshal jan christiaan smuts om, ch, ed, pc, kc, frs was a prominent south african and british commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. Airport history from jan smuts to or tambo bridgewater parking. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Two such books, by ken fuller, are down memory lane, rand airport the early.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In addition to various cabinet appointments, he served as prime minister of the union of south africa. The airport was founded in 1952 as jan smuts international airport, two years after his death, near the town of kempton park on the east rand. The name of the airport was to be highveld, but with field marshal montgomery performing the naming ceremony in december 1947, it was decided to name it jan smuts airport.
Various scenes taken at jan smuts airport johannesburg during december 1970. Jan christian smuts was born on a farm near riebeeck west in the cape colony. Airport history from jan the airport, which, many still refer to the airport as the johannesburg airport, is located in kempton park, ekurhuleni, just outside johannesburg. References and further reading railways of southern africa by o. The airport replaced cape towns previous airport, wingfield aerodrome. Jan christiaan smuts om ch dtd ed kc frs pc 1 24 may 1870 11 september 1950 was a prominent south african and british commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. Departure and arrivals hall, jan smuts airport, c1955. However, since 2000 these name changes have targeted places of mostly afrikaans but also english. Post script johannesburg took the place of cape town as south africas main port of entry when jan smuts airport now o. Holism and evolution by jan christiaan smuts, 1926, the macmillan company edition, in english. Airport history from jan smuts to or tambo bridgewater. It was originally known as jan smuts international airport and was renamed johannesburg international airport. Jan smuts airport 1971 south african airways, south africa, africa day.
All you need to know about the 7 best airports in south africa. Yet, he is virtually persona non grata in his own country and largely ignored in school history books. Two such books, by ken fuller, are down memory lane, rand airport the. Book flights online checkin arrivals departures airline contact airlines. The construction of the airport at johannesburg would take several years to complete. Many hotels offer shuttle services, but you need to book them in advance. Johannesburg or tambo international airport welcome. This airport is situated in johannesburg, south africa. It is africas busiest airport with the capacity to handle up to 28 million passengers annually. Icao fagm being built in the 1920 s as the original airport to serve johannesburg s growing air traffic needs, was unable to accommodate larger planes being used on a new service to britain in the 1940 s, resulting in plans being made to move, and build a new airport. The history of or tambo international airport johannesburg airport history, started with the rand airport iata qra. Smuts defined holism as the fundamental factor operative towards the creation of wholes in the universe. Johannesburg airport history, started with the rand airport iata qra.
On march 1967, south african airways flight 406, also known as rietbok, set off from jan smuts airport in johannesburg but had to return shortly after takeoff due to a faulty front nosewheel. This one hour dramadocumentary, with its dramatized cameo scenes in. Oliver reginald kaizana tambo 27 october 1917 24 april 1993, also known as o. Flights soon linked johannesburg with londons heathrow airport and chartered jet planes quickly became a permanent fixture here. Many aviation related books, especially those of a historical nature, are now out of print. Enigmatic jan smuts still elusive in new biography the. The jan smuts airport attack also shows that the awb attacks over the election lead up and on the day itself were not strictly racially motivated as the injured ranged from across just about every race group in south africa completely indiscriminate, as bombs generally are, consider the ethnic names of the people injured mark craig. The international airport serving johannesburg was known as jan smuts airport from its construction in 1952 until 1994. It replaced palmietfontein international airport, which had handled european flights since 1945. Airways museum societys endeavours to collect the history of civil aviation in. Jan christian smuts was a south african of towering intellect that had as much to do with the shaping of 20th century politics in africa as many much better known figures. Opinion south africas racist founding father was also a. Andre wessels from the department of history at the university of the free state ufs was one of 20 coauthors of jan smuts. He served as a boer general during the boer war, a british general during the first world war and was appointed field marshal by king george vi during the second world war.
A second runway was built at the airport in the late1980s. Apart from being the biggest airport, this is also the busiest one in africa. It was smuts expressed conviction that a time would come when a true holistic and integrative approach to science would emerge. Jan smuts international airport began operations in the city of kempton park, 20 miles northeast of johannesburg, in what was then the union of south africa. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Cape town international airport was opened in 1954, a year after jan smuts airport now or tambo international airport on the witwatersrand opened. Malan airport after the then south african head administrator, it at first offered two worldwide. Viscounts at jan smuts airport nostalgic pictures airport photos inner world viscount british airways poor quality postcard of the busy apron at jan smuts o.
Since 1994, many places in south africa which have been renamed for political, ethnic or even economic reasons. Jan smuts is a man id heard a little about and knew was an influential figure in south africas history. Please excuse the quality but it was a wind up standard 8 movie camera with no zoom lens or exposure settings. R tambo international airport johannesburg airport. In the year 1994, it was renamed as johannesburg international airport. He believed that the compartmentalization of science into separate disciplines created both limitations to knowledge and understanding, and the ability to deal with some of the worlds most intractable problems. A biography and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Throughout his career, he preferred to think of the native problem in abstract terms. In december 1993, a r120,000,000 upgrade at the airport was completed. Jan smuts, south african statesman, soldier, and prime minister 191924, 193948, who sought to promote south africa as a responsible member of the british commonwealth.