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Archbishop Ndungane Calls For Economic Justice

Archbishop Ndungane Calls For Economic Justice

Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, has spent this week visiting Alma College, Michigan, in the USA as part of a two-month sabbatical. He has given two public lectures. The first, on Wednesday night, was a reflection on those influences in his life, which have led him to his present commitments. He spoke about his life under apartheid, his imprisonment on Robben Island and his passionate commitment to the creation of a new South Africa.

01 October 2004

Cape Town's oldest Anglican Church turns 70

Cape Town's oldest Anglican Church turns 70

The Most Revd Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, attended a special service to celebrate the 70th birthday of Cape Town's oldest Anglican Church yesterday. Langa's St Cyprian's Church has a rich history of survival through the adversity of apartheid's Group Areas Act.

20 September 2004

Archbishop Ndungane calls for assistance for unity

Archbishop Ndungane calls for assistance for unity

"When I visited Swaziland last month, people said to me 'We hid you under our beds in your dark days. What are you doing for us now?'"

31 August 2004

Bishop of Swaziland gives thanks for Communion delegation

Bishop of Swaziland gives thanks for Communion delegation

The Bishop of Swaziland, the Rt Revd Meshack Mabuza, has expressed great thanks for the visit to his diocese last month of a delegation from the worldwide Anglican Communion

11 August 2004

A pastoral visit to the diocese of Swaziland

A pastoral visit to the diocese of Swaziland

A communique from an Anglican Communion delegation to Swaziland... In response to a request from the Bishop of Swaziland, the Rt Revd Meshack Mabuza, the Primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (CPSA) - the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane - formed a delegation of Anglican Communion leaders to visit Swaziland from 8-10 July 2004.

14 July 2004

Anglican leaders' visit marks deep concern for troubled Swaziland

Anglican leaders' visit marks deep concern for troubled Swaziland

Media release from the office of the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Province of Southern Africa

06 July 2004

Archbishop calls on Church Community for understanding over gay appointments

Archbishop calls on Church Community for understanding over gay appointments

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has called for the understanding and patience of the Church community in Africa in the wake of criticism by the African Provinces of the ordination of openly gay persons.

17 May 2004

Ndungane in UK-Africa AIDS discussions

Ndungane in UK-Africa AIDS discussions

Against the backdrop of the British Prime Minister's new Commission for Africa and the UK's preparations for chairmanship of the G8 and presidency of the EU next year, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Archbishop of Southern Africa, has been invited to attend high level discussions on AIDS in Africa.

06 May 2004

Swaziland diocese cries out for prayer

Swaziland diocese cries out for prayer

Twenty thousand people are dying of AIDS-related illnesses every year in Swaziland. National life-expectancy is to drop to just 27 from 62 by 2010. The most productive section of society (around 30 years old) has effectively been wiped out, wrecking the country, which has already been crippled by drought and economic disintegration.

04 May 2004

A New Year Message from Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane

A New Year Message from Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane

As we begin our 10th year of democracy, there is much for our transforming nation to be proud of and a solid platform of achievement from which to set new standards and objectives.

03 January 2004