Honour memory of Mandela by following example, Desmond Tutu urges
Cape Town: Peace activist Desmond Tutu has urged South Africans to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday by following his unifying example of tolerance that brought together a divided country. “The...
View ArticleDesmond Tutu wins $1.7m Templeton Prize
ARCHBISHOP Emeritus Desmond Tutu was on Thursday awarded the $1.7m Templeton Prize for his lifelong work to promote "love and forgiveness". The 81-year-old Nobel peace laureate will be presented with...
View ArticleMandela is frail - Tutu
Nelson Mandela is “frail”, fellow Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu said on Tuesday. “I saw him last week,” he said at an anti-tuberculosis event in Gugulethu, Cape Town. “He was all right, I mean...
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize Archbishop Desmond Tutu To Participate at Better World Forum
Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be making a special extended statement to all participants of the Better World Forum this weekend April 28-29, 2012. Tutu has had an extraordinary...
View ArticleFormer UN chief Kofi Annan appointed new joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria
UNITED NATIONS - Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan on Thursday was appointed the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis. Annan's successor, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon,...
View ArticleDesmond Tutu urges compassion over Kenyans fighting for damages
In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron he accuses the Government of continuing to refuse to deal with "these elderly torture victims with the dignity they deserve". He adds: "It is high time that...
View ArticleFor the Future of Our Planet, a Dialogue Between Generations
The month of June is upon us and as Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, draws nearer, I find myself reflecting on the many great changes the past 20 years have brought, since that...
View ArticleService marks Archbishop Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday
South Africa's Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been celebrating his 80th birthday....
View ArticleNew UN envoy to Syria has experience of intractable conflicts
Lakhdar Brahimi has dealt with 'very bad characters' in his career – but even he feels his new task is almost impossible Lakhdar Brahimi, who replaces Kofi Annan as the UN's envoy to Syria....
View Article'I will not vote for ANC' - Desmond Tutu declares
South African elder statesman and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu has said he would no longer vote for the ruling ANC. "I would very sadly not be able to vote for them after the way things have gone," he...
View ArticleArchbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu in hospital
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was admitted to hospital at the weekend for a medical procedure, says the University of Cape Town. UCT spokesperson Patricia Lucas...
View ArticleKofi Annan named UN-Arab League envoy to Syria
Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan on Thursday was appointed the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis. Annan's successor, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, and Arab League...
View ArticleArchbishop Desmond Tutu's last ditch bid for a visa for the Dalai Lama has...
DESMOND Tutu's last-ditch appeal to South Africa to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama on the eve of his 80th birthday has been rejected, marring the start of the celebrations. The exiled Tibetan...
View ArticleLeaders laud Tutu in new book
Cape Town - Tutu: The Authorised Portrait was released on Monday ahead of Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday, with first-hand perspectives on the South African anti-apartheid hero.Here is a selection of...
View ArticleWorld figures laud S.Africa's Tutu in new book
CAPE TOWN ' 'Tutu: The Authorised Portrait' was released Monday ahead of Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday, with first-hand perspectives on the South African anti-apartheid hero. Herewith a selection of...
View ArticleWorld Food Programme honours Archbishop Desmond Tutu for battling hunger
Desmond Tutu The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has honoured South African and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu as a Global Champion in the Battle...
View ArticleUN: Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as peace envoy...
FILE - AUGUST 17: According to reports August 17, 2012, former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi was names as the UN envoy in the Syrian crisis. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 13: United Nations...
View ArticleAlgeria’s Brahimi to replace Kofi Annan in Syria
The United Nations has announced that Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria. UN deputy spokesman Eduardo del...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Desmond Tutu: 'I will not vote for ANC'
South African elder statesman and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu has said he would no longer vote for the ruling ANC. "I would very sadly not be able to vote for them after the way things have gone," he...
View ArticleNelson Mandela taken to hospital as family visits spark growing fears for...
Nelson Mandela was taken to hospital yesterday amid fears about the failing health of the first South Africa’s first black president. Spokesmen for the 92-year-old, who has appeared increasingly frail...
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