The daughter of veteran South African freedom fighter Oliver Tambo, Nomathemba Tambo, said Africa should build stronger Pan-Africanism institutions that transcend borders to foster real development. 

Speaking at the official launch of the Institute for Pan-African Studies in Lusaka, Ambassador Tambo insisted that there will be no meaningful development on the continent if countries continue to work in isolation. 

Today, there is an Oliver Reginald Tambo House heritage site in Lusaka, Zambia. Right at the site where the late OR Tambo lived during South Africa's liberation struggle period.

It is now also home to the Institute of Pan-African Studies (IOPAS). 

IOPAS Chief Executive Officer Larona Tsikwe disclosed the institute's plans for Namibia.

"Namibia's struggles are South Africa's struggles; both countries lack land, and we all want to access it. When I started learning about Namibia, I realised that its situation is exactly the same as South Africa's, except that it was colonised by a different regime. But in terms of details, we face the same challenges. So we want to also unlock these opportunities, so we want to say to Namibians, 'What are you doing to deal with these challenges because we have the same challenges?'"

The event hosted by the National Heritage Conservation Commission was also attended by Zambia's Founding President, Kenneth Kaunda's son, Kaweche Kaunda, and the South African High Commissioner to Zambia, Saad Chachalia.

Tambo was the guest of honour.

The Institute of Pan-African Studies (IOPAS) is an international non-government organisation originally started in South Africa to advance the continent's economic, social and cultural development.