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South Africa will “stop and reflect” for funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

The funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will cause South Africa to “stop and reflect”, Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, said.

09 April 2018

Anglican leaders pay tribute following the death of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Tributes have been paid to anti-Apartheid leader Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday.

03 April 2018

Archbishop of Cape Town marks anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s first speech as a free man

A plaque has been unveiled on the spot where a newly-released Nelson Mandela first addressed the world’s media at Bishopscourt.

13 February 2018

Young Anglicans in South Africa create garden on 'Mandela Day'

Young people from a parish in a suburb of Cape Town have cultivated a garden at their church as a way of remembering Nelson Mandela on what was his birthday, July 18th.

19 July 2017

Archbishop of York Youth Trust Offers 'Nelson Mandela' Lesson Resource Pack Free To All Schools

The Archbishop of York Youth Trust today has offered its Nelson Mandela lesson resource pack free to all schools

09 December 2013

Abp calls for human chain to honour Mandela

Archbishop Makgoba calls on South Africans to join him in Pretoria to form a human chain and pledge to honour the values of Nelson Mandela.

18 September 2013

Prayer vigil for Nelson Mandela held in Dublin

A prayer service for the former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, took place in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.

20 June 2013

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba calls for urgent prayers for Nelson Mandela

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba calls for urgent prayers for Nelson Mandela

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba, has issued the following call for prayers for Nelson Mandela (known in South Africa by his ‘clan name’ of Madiba), his wife Graça Machel, and family.

22 December 2012