As We Mourn, We Must Celebrate His Life - Archbishop Makgoba on Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu's Passing

Publisher:
Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Publication Date:
26 December 2021
Tags:
Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Human Rights, International Organizations and Africa, Religion

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. 

"On behalf of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, the whole faith community, and - I make bold to say - on behalf of millions across South Africa, Africa and the world, I extend our deepest condolences to his wife, Nomalizo Leah, to his son, Trevor Tamsanqa, and to his daughters, Thandeka, Nontombi and Mpho, and all of their families," the Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa said in a statement.

  

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