The Police and army have beefed up security at both the Catholic and Anglican martyrs’ shrines at Namugongo and Nakiyanja respectively. Access to the main grounds has been restricted.
01 June 2011
The New York Times' Celia W. Dugger writes that as President Robert Mugabe, 87, pushes for an election this year, the harassment of independent churches seen as hostile to his government has intensified.
31 May 2011
On Africa Day, 25th May 2011, Archbishop Dr Thabo Makgoba, wrote this open letter to his colleague, the Most Revd Daniel Deng Bul Yak, the Archbishop of the Sudan
26 May 2011
A local church leader in the contested Abyei area in Sudan has called for urgent support for civilians after troops swept through the town over the weekend. He said civilians were "lying on the ground without medical attention, shelter, food and water. We are left no choice but to raise the voice of the voiceless for relief assistance”
25 May 2011
China's Delegation visits ACK to learn from the relationship between church and state
20 May 2011
On Sunday 22 May 2011, at 3pm, at the Cathedral of St. George the Martyr, the Most Revd Dr Thabo Cecil Makgoba will institute the Very Revd Michael Weeder as Rector of the Cathedral Parish of St George the Martyr and install him as 15th Dean of Cape Town.
19 May 2011
As Sudan waits for the birth of two nation states following its referendum, Sudan's Christians have issued a strong statement of solidarity and unity.
18 May 2011
A bishop in the Sudan diocese of Ibba has warned that the chances of students passing their exams have been "endangered" because of a lack of qualified teachers.
13 May 2011
The Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of Southern Africa, who is a participant at the World Economic Forum in Africa, has written to the church that Climatic change issue must be regarded as a moral imperative for all and hopes that others at WEF will take heed of his call.
06 May 2011
The team leader at the centre for Gospel Health and Development in Jos, Nigeria, has warned that blankets, mattresses and medical care are urgently needed for victims of post election violence in Jos.
30 April 2011