The Rt Revd Musa Kahurananga, a retired Bishop of the Diocese of Western Tanganyika who became the second Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Tanzania, died on 30 September at Kasulu. His funeral took place at Kasulu and was presided by his Grace Archbishop John Ramadhani.
31 October 1997
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Anglican Primate of Southern Africa, has expressed his condolences to all concerned in the tragic bus accident that occurred this week near Mandini in Natal in which more than 30 supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party were killed.
31 October 1997
This statement is based on a keynote speech made at a conference preceding the meeting of the the heads of government of commonwealth countries, on Tuesday 21 October 1997.
31 October 1997
The house of Bishops in its today's extraordinary meeting called purposely to discuss the issue of famine in the country, is making an urgent appeal to its partners to come to rescue the Rwandese population who are dying slowly but surely.
21 October 1997
A strong call has been made on international financial institutions to declare foreign debts owed by developing countries odious. The call was made in Washington, USA this week at a conference associated with the World Bank, by the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane.
21 October 1997
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has warned that Churches must not be the "lap-dog" of the state. Former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and now chairman of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Desmond Tutu said that Churches must always reserve the right to be "in critical solidarity" with the state.
21 October 1997
A Sudanese Anglican priest who has just been elected to one of Africa's most influential Church posts has lamented the fact that most people around the world do not even know their own human rights. Canon Clement Janda, who was elected this week as the new General Secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, told journalists that teaching human rights has been one of his main tasks as director of the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation in Zambia.
21 October 1997
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has expressed his delight that the World Bank is to take steps that could see up to 80% of Mozambique's debt being written off.
21 October 1997
Changes in weather cycles have had a devastating effect on Africa's abilities to feed itself. Drought conditions that normally recur every five to ten years in Tanzania have recently occurred every three years. The government in Ethiopia says 4.6 million people need relief assistance. The lack of rain in Mauritania again this year is expected to result in widespread crop losses. Action by Churches Together (ACT) is appealing for help with its efforts to feed the hungry.
21 October 1997
Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa have called into question the practice of countries arming themselves to achieve military might and trade in machines of war, violence and conflict.
26 September 1997