The Desmond Tutu Peace Centre on Tuesday defended the archbishop’s criticism of Israel, saying it was part of his quest for world peace.
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/ 14 January 2011
Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein said it was wrong to call for the resignation of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a patron of the Holocaust Centre.
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/ 14 January 2011
The South African Zionist Federation chairperson has been accused of being "disingenuous" in his attempt to distance the federation from a petition.
The South African Zionist Federation has distanced itself from a petition to remove Archbishop Desmond Tutu as patron of the Holocaust Centre.
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/ 12 January 2011
Prominent people have signed a petition in support of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, after he was labelled an anti-Semite for his views on Israel.
A petition has accused Archbishop Desmond Tutu of "demonising Israel" and its organisers demand he be axed as the patron of local holocaust centres.
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/ 17 November 2010
A group of human rights campaigners have protested outside the Tel Aviv Opera House, denouncing the Cape Town Opera for performing in Israel.
Desmond Tutu has become the world’s voice of peace, courageously raising issues irrespective of who might take offence
After an uproar over Cape Town Opera’s tour to Israel, opera managing director Michael Williams has written a letter of apology
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies on Wednesday rejected a call by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the Cape Town Opera to cancel a planned trip to Israel.
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/ 22 October 2010
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Czech president Vaclav Havel joined forces in urging China to free jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
Desmond Tutu fans have flooded social networking sites, wishing the struggle icon happy birthday on Thursday as he officially began his retirement.
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/ 24 September 2010
Archbishop Desmond has added his voice to calls for the University of Johannesburg to sever academic ties with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University.
Despite my lack of faith, the conviction of this man of the cloth in speaking out about injustice has had a profound impact on me.
Desmond Tutu is one of history’s extraordinary people as the right man in the right place at the right time.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu said on Thursday he would retire from public duties later this year.
South Africa deserves to pat itself on the back for the way it is hosting the Soccer World Cup, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said on Monday.
The Elders met with African youth leaders in Newtown on the weekend in an encounter they described as "the high point" of a working visit to SA.
Israel’s deadly attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was "inexcusable", Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu said on Monday.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu applauded the decision to move a Super 14 rugby semifinal to Soweto, local media reported on Friday.
Nelson Mandela would be hurt if he was fully aware of the "gutter level of discourse" among politicians in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond has said.
Desmond Tutu has delivered a withering verdict on the state of South Africa as the country prepares to host the continent’s first Soccer World Cup.
Threat of death punishment in Uganda and arrest of Malawi’s first gay couple to marry sparks decriminalisation campaign.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu moves between homely anecdote and high theological abstraction in a wide-ranging interview with Drew Forrest.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has become the latest prominent figure to have his full genome deciphered, scientists revealed on Wednesday.
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/ 10 February 2010
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Wednesday urged all South Africans to recapture the spirit of the day Nelson Mandela was released from prison.
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/ 7 December 2009
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Monday called on President Jacob Zuma to reverse the appointment of national prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane.
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/ 24 November 2009
Pointing fingers at the administration of former president Thabo Mbeki is not helpful in dealing with SA’s Aids problems, Desmond Tutu says.
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/ 3 November 2009
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Tuesday welcomed a decision by cleric Allan Boesak to quit opposition party Cope and join ”God’s party”.
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/ 30 October 2009
Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu criticised European Union leaders on Friday for standing in the way of a global deal to combat climate change.
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/ 19 October 2009
Desmond Tutu has commended UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen for withdrawing charges against four students behind a videotaped racist incident.
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/ 23 September 2009
Part cooking method, part national obsession, the braai is a shared social custom that cuts across race and social divisions in South Africa.