Desmond Tutu

Uganda’s anti-gay laws are a new apartheid. I urge President Museveni to think again | Mpho Tutu van Furth

My father, Desmond Tutu, abhorred homophobia and he would support my call for justice for a hounded LGBTQ+ community, says priest and activist Mpho Tutu van Furth

Mpho Tutu van Furth

28, Jun, 2023 @6:30 AM

Church of England’s homophobic cruelty risks making it a laughing stock | Letters

Letters: Jayne Ozanne and Geoff Reid on the church’s decision to bar Mpho Tutu van Furth from conducting her late godfather’s funeral

Letters

25, Sep, 2022 @4:47 PM

Church of England bars Desmond Tutu’s daughter from officiating at funeral

Church says same-sex marriage means Mpho Tutu van Furth cannot preside over godfather’s service

Harriet Sherwood

22, Sep, 2022 @3:38 PM

The Africa Centre is back. Now will Britain finally embrace all of its cultural heritage? | Jason Okundaye

The famous centre was forced to uproot itself from Covent Garden. Then came Black Lives Matter. Maybe this time it will be treasured, says writer Jason Okundaye

Jason Okundaye

01, Jul, 2022 @9:07 AM

From a Thatcher nutcracker to a Trump toilet brush: my curious collection of political memorabilia

As a foreign correspondent I used to report on dictators and democrats. Now I collect them

Ian Black

12, Mar, 2022 @11:00 AM

What is aquamation? The process behind Desmond Tutu’s ‘green cremation’

The anti-apartheid hero requested an eco-friendly cremation, which uses water instead of flames to process the remains

Agence France-Presse

02, Jan, 2022 @1:23 AM

Desmond Tutu laid to rest at state funeral in Cape Town

Ceremony takes place in cathedral the South African cleric and Nobel laureate turned into centre of struggle against racial injustice

Jason Burke in Cape Town

01, Jan, 2022 @1:29 PM

Hundreds pay respects to Desmond Tutu ahead of low-key funeral

Mourners queue in Cape Town to see casket of former archbishop, who requested a funeral without lavish expense

Jason Burke Cape Town

31, Dec, 2021 @1:51 PM

Can white South Africa live up to Ubuntu, the African philosophy Tutu globalised? | Panashe Chigumadzi

In failing to repair relations and right land dispossession, there is yet to be meaningful reconciliation with Black people, says author Panashe Chigumadzi

Panashe Chigumadzi

31, Dec, 2021 @8:00 AM

When Desmond Tutu stood up for the rights of Palestinians, he could not be ignored | Chris McGreal

After visits to Israel and Palestine, Tutu used his moral authority to speak out and, despite abuse, refused to back down, says Guardian journalist Chris McGreal

Chris McGreal

30, Dec, 2021 @9:00 AM

Desmond Tutu’s devotion to the planet and to justice for all | Letters

Letters: Readers commemorate the late South African archbishop, and the causes of peace, equality and environmentalism that he championed