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SA: Walk of witness replaces violent protest in Khayelitsha

Instead of violent protests, religious leaders including Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, civil society and a forum representing protesters on Thursday explored the root of the discontent and staged a "Walk of Witness" in Khayelitsha.

05 December 2013

Southern Africa’s Anglicans Pledge Partnership with Anglicans in Sudan and South Sudan

The Anglican Church in Southern Africa has committed itself to form a partnership with the Episcopal Church in Sudan

07 October 2013

SA Primate: "Good education at the heart of our capacity to grow"

"Godly education can help form, inform and transform Christians and the Church." - Abp Thabo Makgoba

02 October 2013

Abp calls for human chain to honour Mandela

Archbishop Makgoba calls on South Africans to join him in Pretoria to form a human chain and pledge to honour the values of Nelson Mandela.

18 September 2013

SA Primate on Marikana killings: "Too little done"

The Primate of Southern Africa urges urgent action one year after Marikana killings

15 August 2013

SA Primate congratulates Desmond Tutu on Templeton prize

SA Primate congratulates Desmond Tutu on Templeton prize

'It is wonderful news that Archbishop Desmond Tutu has won the Templeton Prize’ said the current Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba

04 April 2013

"Change the world in one hour", Southern Africa archbishop

"Change the world in one hour", Southern Africa archbishop

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, has urged Anglicans in Africa and around the world to support Earth Hour by "switching off your lights" and "switching on to saving the world". 

20 March 2013

African Archbishop calls for Carbon Fast for Lent

African Archbishop calls for Carbon Fast for Lent

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has invited Anglicans around the globe to join him in a Carbon Fast for Lent.

07 February 2013

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba calls for urgent prayers for Nelson Mandela

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba calls for urgent prayers for Nelson Mandela

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba, has issued the following call for prayers for Nelson Mandela (known in South Africa by his ‘clan name’ of Madiba), his wife Graça Machel, and family.

22 December 2012

Abp Thabo Makgoba"It is done! Welcome, Bishop Ellinah!"

Abp Thabo Makgoba"It is done! Welcome, Bishop Ellinah!"

We formed into three processions, and, like good Anglicans, we sung our beautiful hymns to a beautifully and prayerfully crafted liturgy. From the back of the procession, I could see nine mitres ahead of me, piercing the sky, as each procession went into the Mavuso Trade Centre, where between three and four thousand faithful gathered to witness Ellinah being 'done'.

18 November 2012