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desmond tutu

April 29, 2009

Tutu launches Solomon Islands truth and reconciliation body

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has flown to the Solomon Islands to launch a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, modelled on the body he chaired in South Africa to tackle crimes and injustices under the former the apartheid regime.
April 26, 2009

Tutu hopeful about South Africa despite doubts over the new president

Desmond Tutu has re-iterated his belief that corruption allegations against the new president should have been tested in court, but remains hopeful for politics in South Africa.
April 19, 2009

South African elections create debate about religion and politics

Religion has always played a part in South African elections say voters, but this year the voice of churches and their leaders at times has been strong during campaigning for the 22 April general election.
April 8, 2009

Cardinal regrets decision to drop charges against Zuma

South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier has criticised the National Prosecution Authority for dropping graft, money-laundering and racketeering charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma.
March 25, 2009

South African anti-racism conference postponed over Dalai Lama row

The organizers of a South African anti-racism conference in the run up to the soccer World Cup have postponed the gathering after protests about its refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to attend the event.
March 24, 2009

Tutu will boycott anti-racism conference if Dalai Lama stays banned

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has said he will pull out of a Johannesburg conference to fight racism after a "disgraceful" decision by Pretoria to ban the Dalai Lama from attending.
March 4, 2009

Tutu and church activists issue challenge on the future of South Africa

South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has warned that people who become "arrogant" and "drunk with power" will one day be nobodies in the country like its former leaders.
February 23, 2009

Tutu urges Obama to apologise over Iraq invasion

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has urged new US President Barack Obama to signal a real change of heart on Middle East policy by apologizing for the Iraq war.
February 11, 2009

Tutu to receive spiritual leadership award

Desmond Tutu is to receive an international award recognizing his "vision, understanding and building of bridges".
January 12, 2009

Religious leaders salute the courage of Helen Suzman

Helen Suzman, for many years a lone white liberal crusader against apartheid in South Africa's parliament, and who died on New Year's Day aged 91, has been praised by religious leaders at her burial.