One of the issues closest to my heart is the dignity and rights of women and children. It is an issue that strikes at the heart of our nation and involves so much more than simply putting legislation in place and talk about Constitutional rights.
07 August 2001
Representatives from various stakeholders including the Government, NGOs, Civil Society structures, the media and faith-based communities today committed themselves to starting a campaign to mobilise men into active involvement in promoting the dignity and rights of women and the fight against all forms of violence and abuse of women and children.
07 August 2001
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