Desmond Tutu will be laid to rest at St George’s Cathedral, fittingly known as the “people’s cathedral”, on Saturday.
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Arch was one of the most positive, funny, life-affirming people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, writes Richard Branson.
‘The Arch’ never stopped joking as he fought oppression locally and globally, writes Thembisa Fakude.
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Tutu’s influence on South Africa has been immense, offering hope for a brighter future while never shirking the responsibility of doing what is needed to achieve it
The archbishop was a ‘strong tree’ who made life’s journey more bearable, writes Zubeida Jaffer.
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The archbishop was a man of forgiveness who was bravely outspoken during apartheid and in the democratic era persistently asked us to look deeper and be better.
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As the confessor-in-chief of South Africa’s transition to democracy, the archbishop upheld a vision of political justice rooted in atonement and empathy, rather than action and accountability
Michael Brown, a reader from Cape Town, tells how Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu taught him that a strong man can cry
Farouk Arie, a Mail & Guardian reader, writes what Archbishop Desmond Tutu meant to him
Global leaders send their condolences after the passing of the Arch, hailing him as a pioneer, a friend and a great warrior for justice.
One of the world’s most respected spiritual and human rights leaders, Tutu was a living testament to faith in action, insuppressible in his opposition against the evils of racism
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