Indholdsfortegnelse for 2021-12-28 i Cape Argus

WHEN news spread on Sunday of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu’s death, it came as no surprise. For years he had been battling illness, most notably prostate cancer, which forced him to withdraw from public life in 2010. But despite this his voice against injustice and corruption, which subsumed South Africa, forced him to the front lines. This meant that he was often subjected to abuse from those in the ANC who were perhaps irritated that Tutu held them to a different standard than the apartheid regime they replaced. While most of the leaders of South Africa’s liberation organisations were either jailed, or in exile, Tutu along with many others, including Winnie Mandela and Allan Boesak, lead the fight against the apartheid regime from inside the country’s borders through peaceful…

OXFAM is greatly saddened by the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We express our deepest condolences to the archbishop's wife Leah, their children and grandchildren and to the South African people. Rarely does a name inspire so much courage as that of Archbishop Tutu's. The flame that he carried against injustice lit a million more. The world is a better place because of him. Archbishop Tutu remained a friend to Oxfam and a critical friend when needed, too. He was Oxfam's former global ambassador raising global attention and tackling issues with us. Most recently he gave his support to tackling the issue of global vaccine inequity. Oxfam’s role in supporting the anti-apartheid movement forges our own connection with his generation of leaders. Oxfam will play its part in preserving his…

Issued by the Nelson Mandela Foundation on behalf of Graça Machel I FIND myself profoundly saddened by the departure of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and simultaneously in celebration of his rich legacy. Amid these mixed emotions, I mourn the loss of a brother, my loyal friend and my spiritual leader. Arch is the last of an extraordinarily outstanding generation of leaders that Africa birthed and gifted to the world. I, as a Mozambican, can recall a time where the struggle against apartheid was epitomised by the faces and voices of three giants: the exiled and revolutionary Oliver Tambo booming across radios and television screens on the world stage; the imprisoned yet omnipresent symbol of resistance that was Nelson Mandela; and Desmond Tutu, the leader from inside South Africa whose messages were…

Shakirah Thebus shakirah.thebus@inl.co.za RELIGIOUS leaders have remembered Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu as a unifier and a leader when it came to using the leaders of various denominations and faiths to stand up and challenge the apartheid regime. In a statement, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) said farewell to the “international icon, anti-apartheid and human rights activist and freedom fighter”. “Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a friend of the Muslim Judicial Council (SA), who has shared many platforms with the late president of the MJC, Shaykh Nazeem Mohamed, during the apartheid struggle,” said MJC secretary-general Shaykh Zaid Dante. The MJC said the archbishop would be remembered for his vocal activism around Palestine and its criticism of Israel for its treatment of the Palestinians. “Bishop Tutu was a critical and moral voice during…

Holiday travel headaches and safety worries swelled on Sunday with thousands of flights cancelled, events scrapped and new Omicron cases soaring, as people wrap up Christmas celebrations bruised by a resurgent Covid-19 pandemic. Some 8 300 flights have been grounded and tens of thousands more were delayed from Friday to Sunday – one of the busiest travel periods of the year – with multiple airlines acknowledging that Omicron spikes have prompted staffing shortages. Effects have rippled worldwide and the hurt was expected to bleed into the work week, with more than 1 100 flights already facing cancellations yesterday and almost 300 more tomorrow, according to flight tracker FlightAware. The highly transmissible Omicron strain has sent new cases rocketing across the globe, with countries reviving harsh lockdowns, major sports…

Zubeida Jaffer MY HEART broke with the news that a great tree has fallen. Our dearest Arch Tutu has left us. He waited to bless us with his presence for the last Christmas and then he passed onto the other world, gracious and free. He has been with us every step of the way for decades. This tall strong tree has provided the soft cool shade to make our life’s journey more bearable. I will miss him dearly. He represents everything that we long for in our souls – a connection to the spiritual dimension and a commitment to act for the common good. Often when we witness corrupt and disgraceful behaviour, we know too that we were blessed with leaders who conducted themselves differently. We will remember him,…

| #Africa4Palestine #AFRICA4Palestine joins fellow South Africans, Africans and peace-loving peoples across the world in mourning the loss of Archbishop Desmond Tutu – a dear friend of the Palestinian people. Archbishop Tutu was a close confidant of #Africa4Palestine – someone whom we consulted with, asked for advice and sought support from. Tutu was an ally of all oppressed peoples across the globe and specifically of the Palestinian people in their struggle against Israeli apartheid. We and the Palestinians have lost an indomitable fighter, a courageous leader and a moral icon without equal. We are bereft of a prophet who consistently warned against ideas of cheap peace which may come without justice. I am immensely grateful for having travelled and worked with the archbishop in the Struggle against apartheid in…

IT IS with great regard and sadness that Gun Free SA marks the passing of our beloved patron, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The Arch, who himself admitted that he couldn’t, and wouldn’t shut up in the face of injustice, was a moral compass for the world, who lived his values with courage and conviction. A globally respected peacemaker, Tutu recognised that “real peace never comes from the barrel of a gun”. His commitment to silencing the guns was not limited to South Africa: In 2018, the Arch awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize to the Parkland students in the US for establishing an international movement after a deadly school shooting. Presenting the award, Tutu called the March for Our Lives movement one of the most significant youth-led mass movements in…

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za FRIENDS, prominent figures and dignitaries, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, flocked to the Tutu family home in Milnerton yesterday to pay their respects to the family. Outside the home, many police and law enforcement officers were seen, while the streets leading to the house had been closed, including the open space in front of the home where tents have been erected. Public figures who arrived at the home included former finance minister Trevor Manuel, former executive director of UN Women and former deputy president of South Africa Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Gift of the Givers founder Imtiaz Sooliman, City mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and others. Sooliman said on arrival at the home they were received by a visibly emotional Leah Tutu. “Upon realising that she just had an emotional moment, we…

With Tigrayan rebels announcing a retreat to their stronghold in northernmost Ethiopia last week, fresh hopes have emerged of a possible end to the 13-month war marked by allegations of massacres and mass rapes. But as forces loyal to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed chalk up a string of military victories and dismiss the rebel announcement as a cover-up for battlefield losses, prospects for peace remain hazy. Here is a look at where things stand and the challenges that lie ahead. Why have the rebels declared a pullout? Officially, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) says the pullout from the Afar and Amhara regions is intended to pave the way for a cessation of hostilities followed by peace talks. But the retreat to Tigray marks a huge reversal for the TPLF.…

Sam Ramsamy | Anti-Apartheid Activist Former SA’s Olympic Committee president MY interactions with Archbishop Desmond Tutu began immediately after my return from exile in 1990. Discussions with him were always educative containing norms and values of the highest moral doctrine. He was sn evangelist for social justice and correctness in all its manifestations. After it was decided that South Africa will take part in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, a bloody and horrible massacre was committed in Boipatong by some so-called supporters of the IFP, killing 45 people, with many more injured. There were then calls for South Africa’s withdrawal from the Olympic Games. Archbishop Tutu helped calm the situation. And South Africa’s first non-racial team took part in Barcelona bringing back two silver medals. Archbishop Tutu’s support…

patricia De Lille THE apartheid regime knew what to do with people it regarded as opstokers (instigators). It bristled with the weaponry to subdue them. It included intimidation, banning, banishment, arrest, assault, torture, imprisonment and murder. There was a cold-heartedness to use them without hesitation. But in Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, it encountered an opstoker it couldn’t contain because despite the brutal imposition of a rigid racial hierarchy, which should have kept him in his place, he lived his life at a higher level of humanity than they did. Their bullets couldn’t reach him. They couldn’t reach him because he was a Christian leader and they purported to be Christians. He was internationally regarded as more moral than they were, and because they found it difficult to contradict him –…

THE universal, spontaneous, fond remembrance of Nobel Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu – by citizens and leaders alike in South Africa and abroad – is testimony to his committed, principled and courageous struggle for social justice and the quest to restore our common humanity. His widespread national respect saw this man of all seasons officiate at the funerals of Steve Biko, Robert Sobukwe and Chris Hani. Recovering from polio and burns as a child, tuberculosis as a teen, diagnosed with prostate cancer in later life, he survived the apartheid system, which he abhorred. He devoted himself to social justice in South Africa and wherever else oppressive regimes brutalised their citizens. A deeply spiritual and compassionate human being, he was comfortable in his belief. Not for him the need to…