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Archbishop Thabo Makgoba speaks on flooding in Namibia and Angola

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba speaks on flooding in Namibia and Angola

'Continuing exaggerated weather patterns across Southern Africa are a further illustration of the urgent need to tackle global warming' Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said on Tuesday, calling for swift and decisive global action on climate change.   

27 March 2009

Support PM Tsvangirai's Appeal For Help, Says Archbishop Makgoba

Support PM Tsvangirai's Appeal For Help, Says Archbishop Makgoba

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town today (Wednesday) appealed to the international community "to give generously" to Zimbabwe's new unity government in response to pleas for help by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai

25 February 2009

Statement on the withdrawal of anti-retroviral treatment in the Free State

Statement on the withdrawal of anti-retroviral treatment in the Free State

The Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, meeting at Modderpoort in the Free State from 16 to 20 February 2009, have been shocked at the news that the Provincial Department of Health in the Free State has withdrawn anti-retroviral medication from HIV positive patients because of shortage of funds

18 February 2009

Statement from the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town

Statement from the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has sent messages of support to areas of KwaZulu Natal and Mozambique where storms and flooding have caused death and destruction

08 January 2009

Statement by the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town

Statement by the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town

I am deeply pained by the terrible deterioration, disease and despair we are seeing in Zimbabwe

08 December 2008

South Africa Facing a Human Emergency

South Africa Facing a Human Emergency

The State of the Nation is not just how the economy is doing, or how strong the Rand is. The State of the Nation is about how well the people of South Africa are doing

14 October 2008

Death of Bishop David Beetge, Diocese of the Highveld and Dean of the Province

Death of Bishop David Beetge, Diocese of the Highveld and Dean of the Province

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bishop David Beetge, Bishop of the diocese of the Highveld and Dean of the Province

29 September 2008

Statement of the Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

Statement of the Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

A regular meeting of the Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in Gauteng this week reviewed the ongoing mission, ministry and witness of the Church and some of the challenges of the context in which we live.

19 September 2008

South Africa: Engaging with the environment

South Africa: Engaging with the environment

The Anglican Diocese of Capetown is offering the following resources on its website 'A season of creation is a resource book on environmental issues

08 September 2008

Anglican Church throws weight behind environmental awareness

Anglican Church throws weight behind environmental awareness

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has announced the church's support for raising awareness of ecological dangers threatening the planet.

08 September 2008