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South African church leaders appeal for calm ahead of elections

With less than a week before hotly contested local elections, church leaders in South Africa have appealed for calm and asked political leaders of all political parties to help contain dissent.

29 July 2016

Southern Africa launches Decade of Intentional Discipleship

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa will launch a Decade of Intentional Discipleship at its biennial renewal conference, Anglicans Ablaze, later this year.

18 July 2016

Orlando shooting: "Words of condolence have little value"

The Bishop of Central Florida, the Rt Revd Gregory Brewer, has responded to this weekend’s shooting at an Orlando nightclub by acknowledging that “words of condolence have little value”. 

13 June 2016

Apartheid heroes honoured for their peace and justice work

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has honoured a number of pioneers in the fight for justice in South Africa by bestowing on them the Archbishop’s Award for Peace with Justice. Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah, Bishop John Osmers and the first President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, received the awards this month.

27 April 2016

ACC-16 is a chance to foster growth and better relations says Primate of Hong Kong

The Primate and Archbishop of Hong Kong, the Most Revd Paul Kwong, has emphasised that the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC-16) is an important platform which can help “foster growth and better relationships within the Anglican Communion.”

09 April 2016

Primate calls for "Tsunami of truth-telling" after SA President loses court battle

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has called for a “tsunami of truth-telling” after the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, lost a court battle brought by campaigners who alleged he benefitted from state funding of R246 million (approximately £11.65 million GBP) for improvements to his private home, Nkandla, under the guise of security.

31 March 2016

Archbishop Makgoba calls for renewed vision for South Africa

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has called for South Africans to stop chanting “this must fall” and “that must fall” and instead work together to “create a deafening chorus of what must rise.”

15 March 2016

Prayers urged as South African MPs debate state of nation

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has called for prayers for South Africa as the country’s Parliament debates the state of the nation.

11 February 2016

Anglicans welcome "end to fossil fuel era"

Anglican bishops have welcomed this weekend’s international agreement at the climate change talks in Paris. Negotiators from around 200 countries have reached agreement on a far-reaching package of measures, which has been dubbed “the end of the fossil fuel era.”

14 December 2015

Climate change victims need help to adapt or move on Archbishop Makgoba says

People suffering from the catastrophic effects of climate change need help to adapt or – where the effects are so significant that adaption is not a possibility – they need help to move on, the Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba said.

27 November 2015