"Jesus Christ is the standard for discerning the path between authentic cultural expression and flawed syncretism, between ensuring we do not quench the Spirit and yet properly testing what we believe may be the Spirit's leading," said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
11 June 2010
We, the Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa call upon the Government of South Africa to seek the release of Stephen Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who were recently sentenced in Malawi to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour, after they shared in a traditional ceremony of engagement.
26 May 2010
‘Let us all pray that God will bless the World Cup!’ said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Monday as he launched a special prayer for the tournament.
24 May 2010
Statement from the Synod of Bishops, 8-11 February 2010
12 February 2010
Faith groups in southern Africa have condemned irresponsible mining practices by corporations they say have claimed lives, damaged the environment and impoverished communities.
08 February 2010
The Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has lent his endorsement to the widely supported "Africa for Haiti" campaign, launched at a press conference on 22 January by Mrs Graça Machel.
28 January 2010
The College of the Transfiguration, Grahamstown, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, has been a centre of study and support for the Anglican Church for nearly eighty years, and it was here that seventeen theologians and church leaders met in November 2009 to work on resources for the first formal conversations of the Continuing Indaba project.
29 November 2009
Bishop Geoff Davies, SA’s “Green Bishop”, was named Environmentalist of the Year and received the Nick Steele Memorial Award for his inspiring work.
19 November 2009
The document entitled "Climate Change - A Challenge to the Churches in South Africa", now available in PDF format.
07 October 2009
The Archbishop of Cape Town has thanked the British Government and its tax-payers for their support of his church’s work with those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.
30 September 2009