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Anglican leaders' visit marks deep concern for troubled Swaziland

Anglican leaders' visit marks deep concern for troubled Swaziland

Media release from the office of the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Province of Southern Africa

06 July 2004

Archbishop calls on Church Community for understanding over gay appointments

Archbishop calls on Church Community for understanding over gay appointments

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has called for the understanding and patience of the Church community in Africa in the wake of criticism by the African Provinces of the ordination of openly gay persons.

17 May 2004

Ndungane in UK-Africa AIDS discussions

Ndungane in UK-Africa AIDS discussions

Against the backdrop of the British Prime Minister's new Commission for Africa and the UK's preparations for chairmanship of the G8 and presidency of the EU next year, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Archbishop of Southern Africa, has been invited to attend high level discussions on AIDS in Africa.

06 May 2004

Swaziland diocese cries out for prayer

Swaziland diocese cries out for prayer

Twenty thousand people are dying of AIDS-related illnesses every year in Swaziland. National life-expectancy is to drop to just 27 from 62 by 2010. The most productive section of society (around 30 years old) has effectively been wiped out, wrecking the country, which has already been crippled by drought and economic disintegration.

04 May 2004

A New Year Message from Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane

A New Year Message from Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane

As we begin our 10th year of democracy, there is much for our transforming nation to be proud of and a solid platform of achievement from which to set new standards and objectives.

03 January 2004

Address by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane at an Interfaith Service on World AIDS Day

Address by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane at an Interfaith Service on World AIDS Day

Greetings to you all and thank you for setting aside this time to meet together on World AIDS Day. To stand together as we honour those living with and dying from AIDS and to express our ongoing concern about the present situation.

02 December 2003

Archbishop of Cape Town responds to Nigerian Bishops' statement

Archbishop of Cape Town responds to Nigerian Bishops' statement

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, has issued a statement responding to the reported severing of ties with the Episcopal Church in the USA by the Anglican Church in Nigeria.

23 November 2003

Archbishop of Cape Town to convene civil society conference on reparations

Archbishop of Cape Town to convene civil society conference on reparations

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane is to convene a two-day conference on reparations for various categories of apartheid survivors, who he believes are the responsibility of every South African.

19 August 2003

Statement issued by Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, regarding the government's stance

Statement issued by Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, regarding the government's stance

So how can one even contemplate doubling AIDS related national infant mortality - an estimated 100 infants a day - as government seems hell bent on de-registering a treatment that even our Constitutional Court acknowledges is the best resource we have at the moment.  How can our government, born out of a struggle for justice, strive to ignore the directive of its own court?

06 August 2003

Archbishop of Cape Town joins Global Fund Conference in Paris

Archbishop of Cape Town joins Global Fund Conference in Paris

Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, flies to Paris tonight (14 July) to attend a high-powered post G-8 summit Global Fund conference.

14 July 2003