Madiba Archives | Mandela and Tambo became the law firm of last resort

African News Agency | 09.07.2026 20:33
In late 1952, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo opened the doors of Mandela & Tambo in Chancellor House, Johannesburg, directly across from the Magistrate’s Court. It was South Africa’s first Black-owned law partnership, and its location was no accident.