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Churches Confess Complicity with Apartheid

Churches Confess Complicity with Apartheid

No church in South Africa is exempt from the duty to confess its actions under apartheid, according to Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and now chairman of the nation's official Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which is investigating gross human rights violations committed during the apartheid regime.

25 November 1997

Fast for Poverty urges Archbishop Ndungane

Fast for Poverty urges Archbishop Ndungane

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has called for a national programme of fasting as a way of eradicating poverty.

25 November 1997

Cape Town Synod Speaks out on Arms

Cape Town Synod Speaks out on Arms

The Anglican Diocese of Cape Town has called for an immediate and total prohibition on exports of South African armaments and on the services of mercenaries.

25 November 1997

Cape Town Honours Archbishop Tutu

Cape Town Honours Archbishop Tutu

Cape Town city councillors have voted unanimously to grant the freedom of the city to their city's former archbishop, the Rt Revd Desmond Tutu.

14 November 1997

South African Primate Expresses Condolences

South African Primate Expresses Condolences

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Anglican Primate of Southern Africa, has expressed his condolences to all concerned in the tragic bus accident that occurred this week near Mandini in Natal in which more than 30 supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party were killed.

31 October 1997

Archbishop of Cape Town Speaks out on Poverty and Debt before Commonwealth Meeting

Archbishop of Cape Town Speaks out on Poverty and Debt before Commonwealth Meeting

This statement is based on a keynote speech made at a conference preceding the meeting of the the heads of government of commonwealth countries, on Tuesday 21 October 1997.

31 October 1997

Archbishop Ndungane Speaks out on Debt and Arms

Archbishop Ndungane Speaks out on Debt and Arms

A strong call has been made on international financial institutions to declare foreign debts owed by developing countries odious. The call was made in Washington, USA this week at a conference associated with the World Bank, by the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane.

21 October 1997

Archbishop of CapeTown Delighted at World Bank Initiative

Archbishop of CapeTown Delighted at World Bank Initiative

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has expressed his delight that the World Bank is to take steps that could see up to 80% of Mozambique's debt being written off.

21 October 1997

South Africa: Bishops' synod speaks out on arms

South Africa: Bishops' synod speaks out on arms

Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa have called into question the practice of countries arming themselves to achieve military might and trade in machines of war, violence and conflict.

26 September 1997

Pilgrimage for the Millennium

Pilgrimage for the Millennium

The Anglican Church in Southern Africa is to commemorate the coming of the new Millennium with a number of pilgrimages.

23 September 1997