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Archbishop Ndungane Indicts World Leaders On Poverty

Archbishop Ndungane Indicts World Leaders On Poverty

In a sermon to leaders and representatives from over 40 religious organisations, including every major faith group, Anglican Archbishop, Njongonkulu Ndungane said that he believes public opinion against poverty "is growing like never before." 

10 June 2005

Statement from The Church of the Province of Southern Africa

Statement from The Church of the Province of Southern Africa

Statement from the Anglican Church on Marriage and Same-Sex Relationships in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa in Bloemfontein, 30 November 2004

06 May 2005

Inter-Faith Service Sermon: Global Week of Action on Trade

Inter-Faith Service Sermon: Global Week of Action on Trade

Some years ago, a journalist asked me what sort of world I wanted to see. The answer came to me instantly: I wanted a world with a human face. In a world with a human face, every individual would be able to smile together in complete freedom, in unity, in peace, in prosperity.

14 April 2005

Archbishop challenges USA to share American Dream

Archbishop challenges USA to share American Dream

The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane gave the annual Martin Luther King Jr. lecture at Duke Divinity School in North Carolina, USA yesterday

11 April 2005

New plan of action for South African Church

New plan of action for South African Church

An intense three-day planning meeting of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa this week has resulted in a call to action to all Anglicans to address meaningfully some pressing issues affecting our society. 

18 March 2005

CPSA to assess role in society

CPSA to assess role in society

The Church of the Province of Southern Africa or CPSA is to hold a planning meeting from Monday 14 March evening until Thursday 17 March in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. This meeting was called in response to a decision by Archbishop Ndungane and a representative body of clergy and laity that there is a need for the CPSA to rethink its current modus operandi if it wants to make a tangible difference in the world in which it exists.

15 March 2005

Anglican Church launches new HIV/AIDS web site

Anglican Church launches new HIV/AIDS web site

"AIDS is not God's punishment for the wicked...AIDS is a disease." This quote from Anglican Archbishop, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, is what scrolls across the home page of the new Anglican Church HIV & AIDS web site to be launched on Thursday this week [10 Feb].

09 February 2005

Somalia worst tsunami-affected area in Africa

Somalia worst tsunami-affected area in Africa

The Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, was briefed in Nairobi yesterday (18 January) on conditions in Somalia following the tsunami.

19 January 2005

Archbishop to visit Somalia, CPSA raises R1.1 million

Archbishop to visit Somalia, CPSA raises R1.1 million

The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, is about to make good on a commitment he made last year to send donations from the Anglican Church in Southern Africa to Tsunami-affected countries.

17 January 2005

Church highlights government GMO support

Church highlights government GMO support

The Cape Times newspaper has reported that the Church in Southern Africa has spoken out against their government's support for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and food. 

10 December 2004