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Archbishop of Cape Town proposes prayer for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Archbishop of Cape Town proposes prayer for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

‘Let us all pray that God will bless the World Cup!’ said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Monday as he launched a special prayer for the tournament.

24 May 2010

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa

Statement from the Synod of Bishops, 8-11 February 2010

12 February 2010

Archbishop Ndungane joins faith groups seeking socially responsible mines

Archbishop Ndungane joins faith groups seeking socially responsible mines

Faith groups in southern Africa have condemned irresponsible mining practices by corporations they say have claimed lives, damaged the environment and impoverished communities.

08 February 2010

Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Endorses the "Africa for Haiti" Campaign

Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Endorses the "Africa for Haiti" Campaign

The Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has lent his endorsement to the widely supported "Africa for Haiti" campaign, launched at a press conference on 22 January by Mrs Graça Machel.

28 January 2010

Southern African theologians welcome Indaba Continuation

Southern African theologians welcome Indaba Continuation

The College of the Transfiguration, Grahamstown, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, has been a centre of study and support for the Anglican Church for nearly eighty years, and it was here that seventeen theologians and church leaders met in November 2009 to work on resources for the first formal conversations of the Continuing Indaba project.

29 November 2009

Bishop Geoff Davies was named SAB Environmentalist of the Year

Bishop Geoff Davies was named SAB Environmentalist of the Year

Bishop Geoff Davies, SA’s “Green Bishop”, was named Environmentalist of the Year and received the Nick Steele Memorial Award for his inspiring work. 

19 November 2009

Climate Change - A Challenge to the Churches in South Africa

Climate Change - A Challenge to the Churches in South Africa

The document entitled "Climate Change - A Challenge to the Churches in South Africa", now available in PDF format.

 

07 October 2009

Anglican AIDS and Healthcare Trust

Anglican AIDS and Healthcare Trust

The Archbishop of Cape Town has thanked the British Government and its tax-payers for their support of his church’s work with those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. 

30 September 2009

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Receives US Honorary Degree

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Receives US Honorary Degree

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town yesterday said that the honorary degree he has been awarded by an American seminary ‘is for all South Africans who were denied access to education’.

21 May 2009

The Summit of Religious Leaders of the Southern African Nations

The Summit of Religious Leaders of the Southern African Nations

Faith Community representatives from Southern Africa met from 10th to 12th February, 2009 at Midrand, South Africa, to seek solutions to the growing environmental crisis confronting humanity

17 April 2009