The Primate of Southern Africa, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, is backing a new campaign that brings businesses and people together to celebrate the “great nation” of South Africa “and share its beauty, culture, diversity and achievements with the world.”
25 November 2015
The first woman to be ordained a priest in South Africa has died, it has been announced. The Revd Canon Nancy Charton served at Grahamstown Cathedral as a lay minister and Sunday School teacher before being ordained there first as a deacon and then, in 1992, she was one of three women ordained priest by the late Bishop David Russell.
11 November 2015
The Umzimvubu diocese’s Glenthorne Centre, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, was destroyed by fire on Saturday as diocesan Synod members concluded their budget-setting meeting in the building.
09 November 2015
Student fees in South Africa will not rise next year, the South African President Jacob Zuma announced in a televised address, following talks between students and university vice chancellors.
23 October 2015
As representatives from almost 200 countries conclude their final round of negotiations in Bonn, Germany, this week, ahead of December’s UN-led international conference on climate change in Paris.
23 October 2015
The Primate of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, has taken part in protests about increases in student fees this morning (Thursday) the day after his son, Nyakallo Makgoba, was arrested for taking part in a similar protest yesterday in Cape Town.
22 October 2015
The Bishop of Saldanha Bay in South Africa has used a speech to his diocesan synod to challenge the exploitation of the world’s resources.
16 October 2015
Representatives of the South African mining sector, civil society and faith communities have met at Bishopscourt in Cape Town, at the invitation of the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, to discuss the future of the mining industry in the country.
12 October 2015
The Diocese of Cape Town in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has launched its stewardship campaign with the message that stewardship is “not just about giving money – it’s about giving everything” - including trash.
08 October 2015
Archbishop of Cape Town urges courage in facing up to the reality of corruption’s impact on society
30 September 2015