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Installation of New Dean of Cape Town

Installation of New Dean of Cape Town

On Sunday 22 May 2011, at 3pm, at the Cathedral of St. George the Martyr, the Most Revd Dr Thabo Cecil Makgoba will institute the Very Revd Michael Weeder as Rector of the Cathedral Parish of St George the Martyr and install him as 15th Dean of Cape Town.

19 May 2011

Anglicans prepare for Climate Change conference

Anglicans prepare for Climate Change conference

The eyes of the world will be on South Africa from Sunday 27 November to Friday 9 December this year. 

18 May 2011

Primate of Southern Africa: "Climate Change issue is Moral Imperative for All"

Primate of Southern Africa: "Climate Change issue is Moral Imperative for All"

The Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of Southern Africa, who is a participant at the World Economic Forum in Africa, has written to the church that Climatic change issue must be regarded as a moral imperative for all and hopes that others at WEF will take heed of his call.

06 May 2011

Primate of Southern Africa: "Action against Climate Change is Moral Imperative for All"

Primate of Southern Africa: "Action against Climate Change is Moral Imperative for All"

The Archbishop, who is a participant at the World Economic Forum in Africa, has written to his faithful that the issue of climatic change must be regarded as a moral imperative for all and hopes that others at WEF will take heed of his call. His full statement follows:

06 May 2011

Archbishop of Cape Town speaks about visit to Tatane family and Easter hope

Archbishop of Cape Town speaks about visit to Tatane family and Easter hope

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba, reflects on his visit to the Tatane family in Ficksburg and sends a message of Easter Hope to all South Africans amidst this despairing situation.

21 April 2011

Churches Outraged by Threats Against SACC President & Anglican bishop

Churches Outraged by Threats Against SACC President & Anglican bishop

The South African Council of Churches and its international ecumenical partners are shocked and outraged by the death threats against its President, Bishop Jo Seoka, and members of his family

18 March 2011

Anglicans in Cape Town delight in Mission, Evangelism and Church Growth

Anglicans in Cape Town delight in Mission, Evangelism and Church Growth

‘It wasn’t just another conference, it felt as if the Lord was speaking to his beloved church’ said one participant at the Anglican conference on Mission, Evangelism and Church Growth, held in Cape Town on the eve of the Third Lausanne Congress.

01 November 2010

Southern Africa: Major step in adopting Covenant

Southern Africa: Major step in adopting Covenant

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa voted on Friday October 1st to adopt "The Anglican Covenant", the document setting out a statement of common "affirmations and commitments" by churches of the worldwide Anglican Communion which has been drawn up in response to disagreements over issues around human sexuality.

04 October 2010

Southern Africa bishops disturbed by Swaziland's rights abuses

Southern Africa bishops disturbed by Swaziland's rights abuses

Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa say they are deeply disturbed by news of growing human rights abuses in Swaziland, a kingdom sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique.

01 October 2010

News Release from the Provincial Synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

News Release from the Provincial Synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, said today that one of his dreams during his term of office was to consecrate the Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s first woman bishop.

30 September 2010