Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College ( SOMAFCO ) , was an educational institution established by the exiled African National Congress ( ANC ) in 1978 at Mazimbu , Tanzania . Its purpose was to give the youth that had fled South Africa after the 1976 Soweto uprising and children of existing exiles a primary and secondary education , an alternative to traditional Bantu education system they would have received at home . It would teach both an academic and vocational education . Farmlands would supply food to the institution and would also include a hospital . It was officially opened by Oliver Tambo in 1985
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College