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Southern Africa a new diocese planned

Southern Africa a new diocese planned

The Church of the Province of Southern Africa (CPSA) is planning to expand its work on the sub-continent by establishing a new diocese in war-torn Angola by the turn of the century.

23 September 1997

South African Primate Speaks out on Debt

South African Primate Speaks out on Debt

What follows is a statement by the Primate of Southern Africa, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, regarding Mozambique and the highly indebted poor country initiative - issued in support of representations to be made to the IMF and World Bank during meetings next week.

05 September 1997

South African Primate to hold summit on Poverty

South African Primate to hold summit on Poverty

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has announced that he is planning to hold a major summit meeting on the eradication of poverty in the first part of next year.

03 September 1997

South African Church Speaks out on Arms Sales

South African Church Speaks out on Arms Sales

South Africa's Anglican leaders have rebuked President Nelson Mandela's government for selling weapons on the international market and for buying military equipment with money which, the Church leaders say, is badly needed to alleviate poverty and to pay for social services like health and education.

03 September 1997

Primates Meet

Primates Meet

It was time for the sleeping giant of Africa to rise up and take its rightful place amongst the nations of the world, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, told Anglican Archbishops from Africa at a consultation in Johannesburg this week.

21 July 1997

Bishop Meets Former President For Talks

Bishop Meets Former President For Talks

South Africa's last state president under apartheid, F.W. de Klerk, had a tragic lack of insight into the evil of South Africa's racial segregation policy, the Anglican Bishop of Grahamstown, David Russell, said last week, 19 June.

01 July 1997

Primate Calls For An End To Corruption

Primate Calls For An End To Corruption

Corruption in South African society is subverting and bedevilling the work of honest, caring policemen and women, the Anglican Primate and Archbishop of Cape Town, The Most Revd. Njongonkulu Ndungane, said on 8 June. if we allow prisoners to be released, only to commit a crime again and be returned to prison."

13 June 1997

Mozambican Church Works to Demilitarise Country

Mozambican Church Works to Demilitarise Country

After they successfully participated in the peace making process that saw the signing of the historical peace accord in Rome in 1992 between the Mozambican Government and the rebel Movement-front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO), the Mozambican Churches are now embarked on yet another national programme. This demilitarisation programme aims to swap weapons with farm implements, for example, for a better Mozambique, reports APS writer Osman Njuguna.

10 June 1997

Primates Demands Sacking of Prison Minister

Primates Demands Sacking of Prison Minister

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa has become involved in a bitter public argument with the country's Minister of Correctional Services, who is responsible for overseeing prison management.

10 June 1997

Archbishop speaks out on debt in America

Archbishop speaks out on debt in America

The debt burden of developing countries will feature high on the agenda of next year's Lambeth Conference according to the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane.

30 May 1997