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Southern Africa Bishops support Anglicans in Zimbabwe, Primate heading to Harare

Southern Africa Bishops support Anglicans in Zimbabwe, Primate heading to Harare

Southern Africa’s Bishops have reaffirmed their support for Anglicans in Zimbabwe, as Archbishop Thabo Makgoba prepares to accompany the Archbishop of Canterbury on his pastoral visit there next month.

29 September 2011

Anglican Archbishop reflects on Restitution, Freedom of Information and Hate Speech

Anglican Archbishop reflects on Restitution, Freedom of Information and Hate Speech

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba participated in the unveiling of the Memorial Tombstone to Revd Tiyo Soga on 9 September 2011, at Thuthura, Eastern Cape, using the following prayer.

19 September 2011

Faith leaders take HIV prevention message to African sports tournament

Faith leaders take HIV prevention message to African sports tournament

Nairobi, Kenya--Faith leaders are taking HIV and AIDS prevention messages to Africa's largest multi-sports tournament, currently underway in Maputo, Mozambique.

06 September 2011

Cape Town diocese calls on the world to "tread lightly"

Cape Town diocese calls on the world to "tread lightly"

This Heritage Day, 24 September 2011, environmental organizations the world over – including in Cape Town – will take to the streets to call for a new way of moving, a way that moves beyond fossil fuels and a dependency on private vehicles and leaves behind a sustainable, low-carbon legacy.

05 September 2011

Archbishop Tutu: lingering effects of apartheid include "self-hate"

Archbishop Tutu: lingering effects of apartheid include "self-hate"

Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said apartheid had left South Africans suffering from "self-hate" which is partly to blame for the country's vicious crime rate and road carnage.

15 August 2011

Church of Southern Africa to join campaign to end violence against women, children

Church of Southern Africa to join campaign to end violence against women, children

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa will next week officially join an international campaign to end violence against women and girls known as the White Ribbon Pledge campaign.

05 August 2011

Anglican Archbishop responds to violence in Norway

Anglican Archbishop responds to violence in Norway

Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Reacts to Acts of Violence in Norway in an Open Letter to the Christian Council of Norway and the People of Norway

25 July 2011

Anglican Archbishop to lead religious leaders on Khayelitsha sanitation visit

Anglican Archbishop to lead religious leaders on Khayelitsha sanitation visit

On Thursday 30th June at 14h00 the Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, will lead a delegation from the Western Cape Religious Leaders’ Forum to a number of informal settlements in Khayelitsha, to stand in solidarity with local people suffering from inadequate sanitation. The Social Justice Coalition will be conducting the visit.

29 June 2011

Interfaith service commemorates colourful and courageous fighter for justice

Interfaith service commemorates colourful and courageous fighter for justice

Cape Town, 24 June 2011 – An interfaith service of commemoration was held yesterday in Cape Town in memory of Fr. Bernie Wrankmore, an Anglican priest and courageous and distinctive fighter against apartheid. Wrankmore died last week in the city aged 86.

27 June 2011

Southern Africa Archbishop writes to brother Primate in Sudan, calls for end to violence

Southern Africa Archbishop writes to brother Primate in Sudan, calls for end to violence

On Africa Day, 25th May 2011, Archbishop Dr Thabo Makgoba, wrote this open letter to his colleague, the Most Revd Daniel Deng Bul Yak, the Archbishop of the Sudan

26 May 2011