Desmond Tutu
11 Nov
South Africa's last segregationist president, FW de Klerk, occupied a "historic but difficult space", Archbishop Desmond Tutu's office said in a statement Thursday.
30 Oct
South Africa's veteran anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu appeared before journalists on Saturday for the third time in 2021
7 Oct
Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and a man dubbed the "moral compass of the nation," marked his 90th birthday Thursday with a rare public appearance.
17 May
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and retired archbishop Desmond Tutu was among South Africa's first seniors to receive jabs on Monday as the country launched a massive immunisation drive for over-60s.
12 Oct 2018
South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, 87, has returned home after a two-week stay in hospital, his office said Friday, adding he was "re-gathering his strength".
6 May 2018
“Archbishop Desmond Tutu has a quote attributed to him. “Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.”
15 Feb 2018
Retired archbishop and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu announced Thursday that he had quit his role as an ambassador for Oxfam after the British charity was hit by sexual misconduct allegations.
7 Oct 2016
South African retired Anglican archbishop and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu celebrated his 85th birthday Friday presiding over eucharist at his home church in Cape Town, an AFP photographer said.
21 Sep 2016
South African anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu was discharged from hospital Wednesday following his re-admission on Saturday, his family said.
17 Sep 2016
South African retired archbishop and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu was on Saturday readmitted to hospital in Cape Town just days after being discharged following surgery, his family said.
7 Sep 2016
South Africa's retired archbishop Desmond Tutu successfully underwent minor surgery to fix nagging infections that have kept him in hospital for two weeks, his wife said.
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