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Statement by the Archbishop of Capetown, The Most Revd Ndungane

Statement by the Archbishop of Capetown, The Most Revd Ndungane

I have just returned from London where I had a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury regarding the forthcoming Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops from all over the world. This conference, held every 10 years, will be held at the University of Kent in Canterbury in July this year.

15 February 1998

Anglican Primate Condemns Military Deal

Anglican Primate Condemns Military Deal

(ENI/CPSA)The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town this week sharply criticised a South African deal which will supply military aircraft to Algeria.

30 January 1998

Primate speaks of an Episcopal Church of Africa

Primate speaks of an Episcopal Church of Africa

(ENI) One of Africa's leading Anglican churchmen has called for a single Anglican Church to unite all of Africa's Anglicans.

23 January 1998

Archbishop Ndungane speaks out against death penalty

Archbishop Ndungane speaks out against death penalty

The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, gave the opening address to the hearing on the death penalty organised by Amnesty International this week.

22 December 1997

South African Primate assures Mrs Mandela of Prayers

South African Primate assures Mrs Mandela of Prayers

Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been assured of the pastoral support of the Anglican Church and of the prayers of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane.

05 December 1997

Churches Confess Complicity with Apartheid

Churches Confess Complicity with Apartheid

No church in South Africa is exempt from the duty to confess its actions under apartheid, according to Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and now chairman of the nation's official Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which is investigating gross human rights violations committed during the apartheid regime.

25 November 1997

Fast for Poverty urges Archbishop Ndungane

Fast for Poverty urges Archbishop Ndungane

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has called for a national programme of fasting as a way of eradicating poverty.

25 November 1997

Cape Town Synod Speaks out on Arms

Cape Town Synod Speaks out on Arms

The Anglican Diocese of Cape Town has called for an immediate and total prohibition on exports of South African armaments and on the services of mercenaries.

25 November 1997

Cape Town Honours Archbishop Tutu

Cape Town Honours Archbishop Tutu

Cape Town city councillors have voted unanimously to grant the freedom of the city to their city's former archbishop, the Rt Revd Desmond Tutu.

14 November 1997

South African Primate Expresses Condolences

South African Primate Expresses Condolences

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Anglican Primate of Southern Africa, has expressed his condolences to all concerned in the tragic bus accident that occurred this week near Mandini in Natal in which more than 30 supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party were killed.

31 October 1997