ARTICLES RELATING TO DESMOND TUTU

Peace talks useless: Palestine leaders

2013-06-12 10:01

Leaders of a growing Palestinian movement to boycott Israel have opposed any peace talks, even if they include a long-demanded freeze of Jewish settlements on Palestinian land.

Tutu prays for Mandela

2013-06-10 17:05

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has made Nelson Mandela the focus of his prayers, as the former president spent a third day in hospital receiving intensive care.

Tributes pour in for 'Sharp Sharp' Mbuli

2013-05-19 16:06
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President Jacob Zuma, political parties and the broadcasting community have paid tribute to SABC television and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli.

Tutu: I won't vote for the ANC

2013-05-10 09:49
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will not vote for the ANC because there is a need for change in South Africa, he has said in an opinion piece.

Tutu admitted to hospital

2013-04-24 16:14

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu checked into a Cape Town hospital for non-surgical treatment and tests related to an ongoing infection.

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Tutu receives R15m Templeton Prize

2013-04-12 09:17

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has won R15m along with the Templeton Prize for his "exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension."

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Tutu: SA has lost its self-worth

2013-04-11 13:47

South Africa has lost its sense of self-worth, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says.

Tutu's spirit recognised

2013-04-04 17:40

The award of the 2013 Templeton Prize to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is an acknowledgement of his spiritual journey on Earth.

Tutu's son in court for maintenance

2013-03-08 09:42

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu's son Trevor has appeared in the Randburg Magistrate's Court for failing to pay maintenance for his son.

Tutu to meet Suu Kyi in Myanmar visit

2013-02-26 10:03

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to meet fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, says her party, during a visit to Myanmar that also includes talks with dissidents imprisoned by the former junta.

Miracle of SA liberation comes to small screen

2013-02-08 16:25

DStv will, for the first time on TV anywhere in the world, premiere the new documentary special Miracle Rising: South Africa, a stirring and emotionally resonant account of South Africa's road to the 1994 democratic elections.

Tutu: Anti-gay bill like apartheid

2012-12-12 12:57
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for Uganda to drop controversial proposed legislation that would impose draconian punishment on homosexuals.

Tutu awarded Unesco human rights prize

2012-12-11 07:18

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been awarded the Unesco/Bilbao human rights prize for "his exceptional contribution to building a universal culture of human rights at the national, regional and international levels".

Dalai Lama can visit for my 90th, says Tutu

2012-11-29 20:01

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu may invite his friend the Dalai Lama to attend his 90th birthday, despite South Africa unlawfully delaying his visa application last year.

Govt acted unlawfully against Dalai Lama - court

2012-11-29 11:54
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The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that government “deliberately delayed” a decision to grant the Dalai Lama a visa last year.

Home affairs confident about visa case

2012-11-12 22:06

The home affairs ministry has expressed confidence about an appeal by the IFP and Cope regarding the Dalai Lama's visa.

SCA to hear Dalai Lama case

2012-11-09 15:38

The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear an application by the IFP and Cope relating to whether it was unconstitutional and unlawful for the department of home affairs to turn down a visa for the Dalai Lama.

Tutu condemns Taliban shooting of girl

2012-10-11 22:27

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says he is "devastated" by the Taliban's shooting of a Pakistani girl who had campaigned for girls' rights to education.

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Tutu receives $1m award

2012-10-05 09:40

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was awarded a one-off R8.52m ($1m) prize by the Mo Ibrahim foundation on Thursday. Watch Ibrahim explain why.

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Tutu wins one-off R8.5m prize

2012-10-04 16:53

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been awarded a one-off R8.5m prize by the Mo Ibrahim foundation that promotes good governance on the continent.

Zuma appointed to UN education panel

2012-09-27 07:32
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President Jacob Zuma has been appointed to serve in United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon's Education First initiative.

Blair: Tutu can do what he wants to

2012-08-30 22:33

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair says Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is perfectly entitled to do what he wants to do, after he pulled out of a summit in protest at Blair's attendance.

Blair arrest bounty pays out over £10 000

2012-08-29 21:12

Payouts for attempts to arrest former British prime minister Tony Blair now exceed £10 000, a report claims.

Tutu slams 'tidal waves' of violence

2012-08-21 22:17
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Desmond Tutu has condemned the "massacre" of miners by police at Marikana, but says officers seem powerless against violent crime and protests.

Desmond Tutu calls for axing of TV show

2012-08-14 07:37
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Nine Nobel Peace Prize winners including Desmond Tutu have called for NBC to halt reality show Stars Earn Stripes which they say treats military manoeuvres like athletic events.

 

Well-wishes pour in for Mandela

2013-06-10 19:45

Well-wishes were pouring in for former president Nelson Mandela after he spent a third day at a hospital in Pretoria.

Sign arms treaty, says Tutu

2013-06-03 17:39

All nations must sign the arms trade treaty adopted by the United Nations, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says.

Tutu takes flak from ANCYL over vote talk

2013-05-13 21:47
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu should stand for the truth as he is a man of the cloth, the African National Congress Youth League says, responding to comments he made regarding next year's elections.

Tutu back home to recover his sparkle

2013-04-29 22:26

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been discharged from hospital after a "persistent infection" was successfully treated.

SA 'is safer now' says Cabinet

2013-04-14 09:16
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Claims by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu that South Africa is one of the most violent nations have been dismissed by a Cabinet spokesperson.

SA needs to regain compassion - Tutu

2013-04-11 14:22
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South Africa can regain its worth by spreading the spirit of compassion, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says.

Zuma congratulates Tutu on prize

2013-04-05 07:57

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for being awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize, saying it is a well-deserved honour.

Desmond Tutu wins $1.7m prize

2013-04-04 07:28

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been awarded the $1.7m Templeton Prize by the US-based Templeton Foundation for his lifelong work to promote "love and forgiveness".

Tutu meets Suu Kyi, political prisoners

2013-02-26 14:02

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has met fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi during a visit to Myanmar that also included talks with dissidents imprisoned by the former junta.

Trevor Tutu arrested

2013-02-24 14:00

Trevor Tutu, the son of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, has been arrested in Swaziland, police sources say.

Poor South Africans angry 'over ANC rot'

2012-12-14 22:31
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Beneath the undying loyalty of poor blacks to the ANC, there is a growing resentment towards the party.

Tutu slams Nkandla, govt

2012-12-12 08:21
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has had harsh words over the expansion of President Jacob Zuma's home in Nklandla and the general state of the nation.

Tutu rejects Nobel Peace Prize for EU

2012-11-30 09:36

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and two other Nobel Peace laureates have written to the foundation in protest at the decision to award the 2012 prize to the EU.

Dalai Lama court ruling welcomed

2012-11-29 14:29

Opposition parties have welcomed the ruling that the government acted unlawfully by dragging its heels on the Dalai Lama's visa application, saying it vindicates the view that government broke the country's laws.

Tutu calls for Middle East ceasefire

2012-11-16 22:26
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has appealed to the authors of the recent violence in the Middle East to urgently lay down their arms.

Court questions Dalai Lama visa timeframe

2012-11-12 16:07

The Supreme Court of Appeal has said it found it difficult to accept that a visa application for an international figure could take several months to be processed.

Tutu: Child marriages as repugnant as apartheid

2012-11-06 19:20

Coercing girls under 18 into marriage is as repugnant as apartheid and should be battled with the same vigour, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says.

Strikes about more than wages - NGO

2012-10-07 21:53

Unprotected strikes in the mining industry are about more than just wages, the Bench Mark Foundation says.

Tutu speaks 'the uncomfortable truths'

2012-10-04 22:21

Billionaire entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim, whose foundation awarded Desmond Tutu a special one-off award, says the archbishop emeritus displays a "consistent obligation to speak the uncomfortable truths'

Graça Machel: SA needs healing

2012-10-03 09:01
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Renowned women and children’s rights advocate Graça Machel has called for a rethink about how to tackle the high levels of violence in South African society.

Tutu shocks audience with outburst

2012-09-04 08:02
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Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has shocked the audience at a Cape Town book launch with an outburst of outrage and anger about the state of the country.

Blair shrugs off arrest threats

2012-08-30 10:25

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has shrugged off protests and threats of a citizen's arrest against him by South Africans saying there are others they should be protesting against.

Blair sorry about Tutu's withdrawal

2012-08-28 19:58
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has expressed sorrow at Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu's decision to withdraw from a conference they were both attending in Johannesburg.

SADC leaders set to meet in Maputo

2012-08-16 10:32

Southern African leaders are set to meet in Maputo for a summit that will try to nudge Madagascar and Zimbabwe toward new elections under "roadmaps" that are a test of the region's commitment to democracy.

Tutu: Education problems unacceptable

2012-07-18 19:09

Children without schoolbooks in the third term and classes under trees are unacceptable South African problems, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says.

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