The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will escort trucks carrying four and a half thousand good quality blankets provided by the Anglican Church, as well as 37 tons of maize, beans and oil donated by other churches, to Zimbabweans displaced by Operation Murambatsvina ('Drive Out Trash') today Monday 1st August.
01 August 2005
While I support the UN's condemnation of those responsible for the operation and the call for them to be brought to book for their inhumane actions, my major concern now is with the well being of people so terribly affected by this humanitarian crisis.
25 July 2005
The Diocese of Gippsland, Australia, has completed the first stage of a community development project in its companion diocese of Gahini, Rwanda.
21 July 2005
The Sundays River Valley is the largest citrus producing area in South Africa. One of the problems facing the community is that of seasonal labour and unemployment.
18 July 2005
On Sunday, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will preach at the enthronement service of the Rt Revd Bernard Ntahoturi as the next Archbishop of Burundi during a four-day visit to the Church of the Province of Burundi.
15 July 2005
Meeting in Kwazulu Natal, the Synod of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa is the highest legislative body of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It meets once every three years. Among the guests was the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion based in London.
14 July 2005
Nobel Peace Laureate for 2004, Professor Wangari Maathai who founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, is to launch the newly-established South African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) on July 20 in Johannesburg.
12 July 2005
We are jubilant at the news of our fellow countryman's appointment as the next Archbishop of York, and are grateful to the Queen, the Prime Minister, and the Church of England for recognizing the emerging force of the Christian Church in the Global South.
17 June 2005
The Diocese of Grahamstown is now actively involved with a Land Justice program, transferring the ownership of church-owned land to local people in the poorer rural areas.
14 June 2005
The Rt. Rev. Bernard Ntahoturi, Bishop of Matana diocese, was elected as the 3rd Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Burundi on the 2nd June, 2005. The enthronement is planned to take place on 17th July 2005 when the Archbishop of Canterbury will be visiting Burundi.
10 June 2005