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Call for enquiry into South African Defence Procurement

Call for enquiry into South African Defence Procurement

During these times of severe social distress - when the majority of South Africans earns less than twelve rands per day, when the rate of unemployment is almost 40 percent and when the Government repeatedly cites financial constraints

31 August 1999

Southern African Anglicans Unanimously call for halt to British gold sales

Southern African Anglicans Unanimously call for halt to British gold sales

The 29th Provincial Synod of the Anglican Church of the Province of Southern Africa passed the following urgent motion, moved by the Bishop of the Highveld, the Right Revd David Beetge.

19 July 1999

Archbishop's Charge Sets the tone for Synod

Archbishop's Charge Sets the tone for Synod

The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, presiding over the first Provincial Synod, delivered a thought-provoking and challenging charge to the 29th Session of Provincial Synod.

15 July 1999

Bishop Calls for Un Peacekeepers for Sierra Leone

Bishop Calls for Un Peacekeepers for Sierra Leone

The Anglican Bishop of Freetown, Sierra Leone, the Rt Revd Julius Lynch, has called on the British government to press the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to help secure the future of his country.

09 July 1999

Archbishop of Capetown in Visit to Germany

Archbishop of Capetown in Visit to Germany

The Archbishop of Cape Town the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane will undertake an ecumenical visitation to the churches in Germany at the invitation of the German Evangelical Church (EKD).

21 April 1999

A Note Of The Death Of Bishop Okullu In Kenya

A Note Of The Death Of Bishop Okullu In Kenya

This note is a tribute to the Right Reverend J Henry Okullu, whose death on March 13 was reported in an Ecumenical News International release this morning.

22 March 1999

An Open Letter From Primates of the Anglican Communion to the Most Reverend Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop of ECUSA

An Open Letter From Primates of the Anglican Communion to the Most Reverend Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop of ECUSA

We write as Primates and Archbishops of the Anglican Communion in the Holy, Catholic, Apostolic and Reformed Church, having assembled last year for the Lambeth Conference at Canterbury. We give thanks to Almighty God for granting us that opportunity for consultation, determination and expression of our common mind in the Anglican Communion.

18 March 1999

Sierra Leone's "Darkest Hour"

Sierra Leone's "Darkest Hour"

Sierra Leone is experiencing its "darkest hour". The future of the West African nation hangs in the balance, declares the Rt Revd Julius O P Lynch, Anglican Bishop of Freetown.

08 March 1999

Account of our detention at L'anr

Account of our detention at L'anr

On October 13, 1998, about 11:00 a.m. two officers from Brigade 40 came to the Headquarters of the Diocese, located at 1307 Chaussee de Kasenga/Kampemba. They arrived in a Jeep with their bodyguards.

22 December 1998

Lambeth Conference responds to bombings in Africa

Lambeth Conference responds to bombings in Africa

Archbishop George Carey opened the afternoon plenary session of the Lambeth Conference with sobering news of the bombing of the United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this morning that killed more than 80 people and injured more than 1,000 others.

07 August 1998