The warm glint in his eyes, and the boyish mannerism, are still part of Desmond Mpilo Tutu's make-up.
18 July 2001
I am pleased to announce an initiative - supported by Anglicans worldwide and driven by the Anglican Archbishops of Africa - that is geared to assist an effective sub-Saharan response to the AIDS pandemic because we are all working for a generation without AIDS.
11 July 2001
"I came to tears when I witnessed the suffering yet saw the love and compassion of Jesus in persons living with and dying from HIV/AIDS and in the women who attended them." so said Sister Chandrani Peiris of the Society of St. Margaret in Sri Lanka as she visited Katorus.
09 June 2001
As the politicians fail to negotiate peace in Palestine and the horrors of that situation continues to escalate at the expense of the entire world, it is time for religious leaders and people of prayer to step in, especially those of the three Abramic faiths viz. Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
25 May 2001
The Anglican Bishops of Southern Africa have, despite a moral dilemma and deep concern at the level of private profiteering within the gaming industry, agreed to assist the Minister of Trade and Industry with the distribution of charity funds generated by the State lottery.
15 May 2001
As Freedom Day 2001 dawns we thank God for seven years of democracy and liberty in South Africa, and look forward to building on what has been achieved.
01 May 2001
At the recent meeting of primates (archbishops representing the worldwide Anglican Communion) it was resolved that the church’s first priority is to adopt a holistic and effective approach to HIV/AIDS. I was commissioned to facilitate a workshop in order that a strategic plan for sub-Saharan Africa may be developed.
11 April 2001
I have just returned from a visit to Northern Mozambique where I witnessed soul-searing poverty and its diabolical impact on a community ravaged by colonialism, war and floods.
02 April 2001
The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, who called for a judicial inquiry into the feasibility of a controversial arms deal, has again called on the South African President to put the country and its future first by implementing parliament's recommendations.
19 January 2001
December 16, the day of reconciliation, will be marked by the launch of a national anti-racism forum, the start of a decade of mobilisation against racism and public pledges by white apolitical South Africans who believe there is a need to acknowledge the damage caused by apartheid and its legacy
14 December 2000