Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Services have responded to a fire that broke out at a cathedral where the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu was buried.
South Africa has bid farewell to Archbishop Desmond Tutu in a funeral stripped of pomp but freighted with tears and showered with rain.
Read Bishop Michael Nuttall's moving sermon delivered at the funeral of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
NatJoints said that it had been meeting daily to prepare for the day following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of the special official funeral for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Cape Town residents queued at Government Avenue early on Thursday morning to say their goodbyes.
The World Council of Churches' Professor Isabel Phiri said that despite the worldwide fame and praise that the Arch's successful work brought him, he remained a humble servant of God.
Canon Masemola said that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was spiritually awakened long before he started studying at theological school.
Thursday is the last leg of the Johannesburg tributes for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Leaders from various faith organisations attended the event at the City Hall.
The daughter of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu fondly remembered her father in an interview with the media.
The prayer session will be led by the Anglican Church in the Johannesburg region, alongside the City of Johannesburg.
It's just one of the events being held to honour the Arch, who has been described as a one-of-a-kind national treasure who lived his life in service of others.
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse hosted a media briefing on 28 December 2021 announcing a series of events that the city will be hosting for citizens to pay their last respects to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The events will occur throughout the week in the lead-up to the Arch's funeral in Cape Town on 1 January 2022. #DesmondTutu #CityOfJoburg #TutuDies
CEO of the TB HIV Care Organisation, Professor Harry Hausler, on Tuesday said that for years they'd worked to promote safe sex, the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, ARVs and long-term TB treatment.
The funeral will take place at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town on New Year's Day.
The public has been invited to lay flowers at the Anglican Cathedral at the Wanderers until 6pm on Tuesday in honour of the late Archbishop Emmeritus Desmond Tutu.
It has emerged that the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu chose to follow in the footsteps of another anti-apartheid activist for his final resting place.
Western Cape Legislature Speaker Masizole Mnqasela said that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu worked hard to make a difference in society and he's called on South Africans to continue doing this in his honour.
